Uhm, okay.. what world do you live in where you would call a former linear world champion someone who "can't fight"? He'd wreck you the **** up, thats for sure.
thread title should be fighters that look tough but arent tough at all not good fighters and baldomir was about as tough as they come
Baldomir is by no stretch of the imagination an upper elite fighter, but you go and watch him in the gym, you spar the guy, and you come back with a straight face and tell me he can't fight.
on the flip side; Fighters who look like choir boys but are tough as hell, john duddy for sure, oscar deserves a shout too
i was thinking same thing a i looked through here but didnt write anything cause there are so many non fight fans on here who only **** cuddle floyd,pac,pvlik or paul willams an these are obviously pac fans uselessly trying to discredit floyd it goes on all the time an gets annoying cause those 4 small part of this beautiful sport an these guys are lame ****s. But you are absolutly right anyone who wins a world title has to be pretty good
These are people who never stepped in a boxing gym and never took a punch, so I guess its not fair to even discuss these things with them. Baldomir is a relatively average boxer technically, but he based his career by being the guy who beats people with his sheer toughness. He's probably the better fighter than everyone on this forum. I've seen Carlos beat up a heavily hyped turk in Aguzum by TKO1, and Aguzum rebounded with a few wins, only to be beaten so bad he had to quit in tears against Carlos. And Aguzum was a boxer with a good amateur pedigree, likely able to beat the **** out of 99% of this forums posters, yet Baldomir "can't fight".
****in relax fellas. I have nothing against Baldo... He's just not the best 'champion' there ever was...and he LOOKS hella tough. It was a joke, relax. I respect any and all fighters who get in that ring and would NEVER claim to be on any of these guys level. lol
Just keep in mind the level of boxing you are discussing. Some people go and watch kids box and have the hide to say the kid is a bum and cannot fight. While the truth is the smart ass making the comment would be beat to a pulp by some 15 year old kid.