Do You Prefer A Clean Potshot Puncher????Or A Puncher With A High Workrate????

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  1. MUNOZEMK

    MUNOZEMK Bite The Ear Then Nipple Full Member

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    I'm New To ESB....Well I Just Never Started A Thread......So Sorry If This Is A Dumb Topic,Or If It Has Been Used.....Do You Prefer A Clean Potshot Puncher Like Mayweather And Bernard Or A Boxer With A High Work Rate Like Margacheato and Calzaghe
     
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    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Best of both worlds Pacquiao high work rate and a lot of them land clean.
     
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    MUNOZEMK Bite The Ear Then Nipple Full Member

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    That Is Definately True Im More Of A Fan Of Boxers Who Potshot Their Way Into Knockouts
     
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    FINITO Boxing Junkie banned

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    I prefer Floyd and Hopkins.... TO me high workrate dont mean much if the punches arent landing flush and doing real damage...
     
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    MUNOZEMK Bite The Ear Then Nipple Full Member

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    Wouldn't A Higher Workrate Though Cause The Ref To Step In If The Opponent Isn't Punching back???
     
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    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Im with the woo...I like a bit of both...Duran and McCallum are two of my personal favourites and they were both busy, intense fighters with a high level of technical ability..they threw a lot punches but didnt waste to many in the process.
     
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    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think unlanded punches can be highly under rated some times though. It's true that there are some guys that just throw and throw and don't accomplish **** but guys like Margo and Calzage are not in that category. Their opponent is often so busy avoiding the onslaught that they can't accomplish anything of their own and the punches take their toll as the fight wears on.
     
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    i like a mauler like hatton..all action
     
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    If everybody was a potshotter, boxing would die.

    If everybody had a mad workrate, boxing would thrive.

    So workrate.
     
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    MUNOZEMK Bite The Ear Then Nipple Full Member

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    My Favorite Fighters That Are Great At Potshotting Is Mayweather And Cotto In The FIrst 6 Rounds Of The Margarito Fight (Even The He Lost)
     
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    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Those are 2 other really good examples, also Trinidad, Chavez and prime Mosley come to mind.
     
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    ...when he's not clinching...
     
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    Mind I Tell You That Hopkins Clenches Too
     
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    You watch his last fight?
     
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    Mike_S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There arn't just 2 types. But I appreciate successful "pot shotters" more, they use their energy more economically and need to rely on their brain and skills more rather than their conditioning.
     
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