He's a sterling offensive talent imo. He puts his punches together very well and very fluidly, his jab is impeccable in both stances, he's a capable inside-fighter, he's a great body-puncher, his counter-punching is quick and accurate, and he seldom gets too far out of punching range. Boots' combination-punching is very satisfying to watch and his variation is excellent. What really strikes about Boots is how creative he is with his offence. I mean, who else has the creativity to move in slow-motion while throwing a combo like Boots did against Villa?
I agree, he is incredibly gifted with his offense and ability to set his shots. For me, at least, he is the second most dynamic fighter in the sport. First being, who is IMO, the most offensive gifted fighter is Inoue.
He's great and I think if he does beat Stanionis and perhaps another champion (Barrios/Brian Norman Jr) plus a very winnable rumored mini tournament involving himself, Teo, Haney and Garcia then he'd start to get the recognition his talents deserve. For real greatness I feel like he needs to go up to 154lbs. With that said Inoue, Bud, Bam have amazing offence and massive toolset of techniques to choose from. More so than Boots IMO
Usyk and loma, followed by inoue. It’s easy to be creative when your opponent poses no threat to you. He’ll join that list if he continues to look spectacular at higher weights.
No. He's very good offensively, but he would not make my top 5. Honestly, I think Benavidez might be as offensively creative in that he can wing punches with snap from all kinds of angles.
