Adjusting mid-fight.

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who were the fighters who were the best at adjusting in the middle of a fight?
     
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    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    In the modern era: Floyd Mayweather; Bernard Hopkins might be a distant second.
     
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    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Agree
     
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    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Andre Ward is good too
     
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    I haven't seen too many who were. I guess most fighters fight the way that brought them success and find it difficult to change.

    Julio Cesar Chavez usually fought one way-straight ahead-but in the Whitaker fight, after realising his usual pressure tactics weren't paying off, he changed tack and backed off, attempting to lure Whitaker in and counter him.
    It didn't work cause Pernell was too wise for that, but it did show Chavez' versatiliy and his ability to change things up if plan A didn't work.

    But it's all too rare a quality in most fighers.