Estrada: "Adamek Thinks He's Faster Than Me - He's Not, I've Seen His Fights"

"Adamek probably thinks he's faster than me, but he's not. I've seen some of his fights. As for my punching, all the people who have been in there with me know I can hit. They always change their gameplan when I hit them, and they start surviving. That's why I don't have alot of knockouts. Experienced fighters like Shufford know how to survive. When I want to I can take a guy out. I prefer to box their head off and make them look like they don't belong in there with me. I don't go crazy. That's not for me. The game is boxing."

Jason Estrada, The Ring Magazine, March 2010

 

Them's fightin' words. :good

 

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Maybe not, it doesnt really matter though.


Estrada simply has no punching power. If he did, he would be a good fighter. He can box well and has well rounded skillset.

As it is, Ive no doubt that Adamek hits much harder, and is simply the better fighter as well.

 

Estrada is a lighter hitting version of Banks, with probably a better chin. But has that chin really been tested by Goofey and Povetkin, his two best opponents to date? Adamek was getting beaten to the punch by Banks in the first 3 rounds. No big deal. He adusted and took all the remaining rounds. Banks is a much bigger puncher than Estrada and Estrada is no where near as quick as Cunningham. Adamek can handle this. Estrada is a well picked opponent for TA. When Estrada says his power is under rated because of his stiffer comp when he started pro, thats plausible. When Estrada says he could KO more guys if he wanted to, thats bull.

 

Adamek is in over his head.

 

Estrada has twice the arsenal and boxing skills cunningham will ever have.

 

I bet you thought as much when he fought Bell.

 

He probably is faster.

He isn't more active or powerful though and those will be the deciding factors.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl You should seriously consider stand up.

 

estrada has had his chin tested on the world amateur stage for years and 18 pro fights with heavyweights...he has never been down in his whole life...i think it is fair to say he has a good chin...if he comes to fight like he says he will he has a shot....if he plays it safe adamek will win by dec

 

KDs occur much less frequently in amateurs because of the head gear and the emphasis on volume. At the pro level, his heaviest punching opponent was a past it Goofey and Walker.Aside from Povetkin, the rest of his opponents are lower tier gatekeepers (you know thats the case, when the man cites Shufford to show how dangerous he is). Im not impressed by his resume at all.

 

good to have confidence but that wont keep estrada from goin night night against adamek:bbb

 

Good summary

I think you mean American stage, he didn't win anything on the world level. Winning a golden gloves or even a National title doesn't make you a 'great' or 'world class' amateur. It makes you a good American, which now-a-days isn't saying much, especially at HW.

 

Not against Estrada, but with Arreola he might be biting more than he can chew.