Am I the only one who wants to see Frankie Sanchez get plastered? I've never rooted against Wilder nor fury before a fight but I strongly am disappointed in his safety pin style. The dude has power, speed, great boxing skills, and is a southpaw (? Right or wrong?) BUT he never takes risks !!! I just want to see him get his bell rang because of the glencoffee johnson formula: beat up Glen on a lot, so Glen becomes an offensive machine "so he doesn't leave it in the hands of the judges by points." This is how glencoffee became an offensive machine, too many losses. Frankie Sanchez is a rare talent, but his safety first style I hope I'm not being too mean-spirited on: as Jake Lamotta once said he would like to see a young fighter get ktfo instead of a ref saving him so that he gets beat up real bad and realizes the sport is not right for him and then retires. Teaching him a lesson that you don't play this (something along those lines) I'm not familiar with the raging bull, but I swear he said this post boxing career. Mean but true, tough love. Could Frank Sanchez become the first Cuban heavyweight champion of the world? Ruiz and Ruiz were both the first mexican and Puerto Rican champions. What do you guys think about Frankie? I noticed most don't rate him in their top ten, but on the other hand another poster on the message board told us that he's just 31. So pros and cons can you opine for?? Or am I just being too harsh on the young man.
I like Sanchez and I think he's very good - but he's frustrating. Give you the impression that there's not enough dog in him because it's clear he can end fights simply by hitting the gas a bit more. He fights with an inherent caution. Not a guy who excites the boxing public, so he might wind up being nothing more than a trialhorse. Can't see anybody picking him as a voluntary and he hasn't got the promotional power behind him to jockey for the mandatory. BTW: Scott Alexander (believe it or not) is the boxer who came closest to beating Sanchez. When the two fought in late September, Alexander nailed Sanchez with a huge overhand right late in the 2nd round that had Sanchez hurt and holding on until the bell. Sanchez recovered, got back in gear, and stopped Alexander in the 4th - but he got a big scare.
I like Sanchez. He did come into great shape for this last fight, the biggest fight of his career, I like that humility. When the belts scatter (rather not) then he got as good a chance as anyone else to pickup a belt. That first Cuban Heavyweight Champion angle can always sell at the Hard Rock Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for example.
Oh no, he took a step backwards. Big deal. I'd much rather see that then a 1-2 into a clinch. Sanchez lets his hands go with venom and it's often trading with his opponent rather than just pot shotting to a UD. Tank Davis fights on the backfoot like that a lot and he's praised as one of the most exciting in the spot. Wilder did the same in many of his fights throwing even less .