He can't defend going backwards; he's a pressure machine whose defense consists in it's offense; once he's made to go backwards, he's like a fish out of the water and a sitting duck.
What a dimension it is, though. I actually think he's a very good boxer myself, however he doesn't have enough accuracy for me.
a very good pressure fighter but not all round skilled. He gave it all last night, i really thought he would catch and stop marquez.
I think there's a psychological factor involved here; he REFUSES to be in the ring anything else than the attacking fighter; he would rather walk into a punch instead of trying to retreat and clinch/ survive. Juan is courageous, but a bit dumb.
I agree with this. His boxing is good enough against B level fighters, but once he steps it up, he doesn't have the answers anymore.
Juan Diaz is an exciting fighter. He was not facing a faded 35 year old future great. If he could have just boxed for the last few rounds, he likely could have won on points. It was interesting that for a while he was able to answer Marquez's attacks. However, as mentioned on this post, there were points where he was not moving his head and Marquez landed 3 or 4 punch combos that were right on the button. Juan will learn a lot from this fight and can feel proud that he put forth a great effort. He will only get better and in time be able to add more dimension to his game. Boxing is about winning the fight. I think when too many boxers try to prove they can knock someone out, it becomes more ego than anything else.
Diaz made some mistakes in that fight but he's not one-dimensional, he lacks big fight experience. He should have stayed in JMM's chest and smothered him like he was doing early on in the fight. JMM needs room to operate. Any time the fight was at range JMM got the better of him.
Not one dimensional at all. His defense was pretty good up until after the cut.. and he is more than just a straight pressure fighter, but that is his main offense to apply pressure and bully his way to a win.