Fighters who were notorious for giving rounds away

De La Hoya was the first that came to mind

 

Lomachenko gives away a couple early rounds. That's why he lost to Lopez and Haney.

 

Muhammad Ali in his later years.

 

Wilder, mainly for just waiting around for the right opening.

David Tua as well...

 

Hagler against Leonard unfortunately.

 

I feel like Winky Wright had a habit of doing it in a couple of his big fights the 12th round vs Jermain Taylor and the later rounds vs Fernando Vargas spring to mind.

Jose Luis Lopez has to be the poster child for this thread though, all the talent in the world but he just wasn't willing to work hard enough and liked to fight in spurts too much. He had James Page down twice and rocked numerous times but just wasn't willing to let his hands go enough, vs Quartey he spent a majority of the first 6 rounds just stalking Quartey without letting his hands go. He also had Quartey down twice and didn't enough early on to get the nod in another winnable fight had he just let his hands go more.

 

he also lost the 12th round of those fights whhile he seemed to have the momentum and needed to close strong

 

Micky ward- he quoted that he always started late in the fights, giving away early rounds and he didn't know why, so he vowed to come out from the opening bell starting faster. No late starts.

 

Joe Frazier used to take some time to get into a rhythm, build the fight and warm up to a guys timing. Strategically “Smokin” Joe didn’t take a rest or anything. I can’t think of fighters I watch often enough to say who took rounds off.

 

Juan LaPorte could be too passive at times.

 

Deontae Wilder gave away whole fights till he landed ... or not.

 

Unlike the norm, his stamina level was inversely proportional to what round it was.

 

Ali in many fights

 

Yes. Thank you.

Rocky Juarez also. Too complacent.