Great examples, Flo. Marquez is top draw in terms of recuperative abilities. He had no right whatsoever to get up after the third KD against...
Basilio is an outstanding example of all three qualities.
Rate the following fighters (or fighters of your own choosing) on the three criteria - chin, recuperative powers, heart - with a rating of ‘poor’,...
Exactly right, John. Tommy Hearns never showed a lack of desire to continue, he just didn’t have the same ability to recover as some fighters....
Wilfredo Gomez - average chin, average recuperative abilities, great heart. Maybe that’s a bit of a harsh assessment but the point is that his...
It’s a very good example.
I can’t believe we got to page 3 until Saad was brought up! Yeah, he genuinely fits all three categories.
Rafael Ruelas.
Patterson was definitely one of the fighters I was thinking of regarding weak chin/big heart. Of course, there were limits to it (Sonny Liston).
It all comes under the umbrella of ‘resilience’ but for the premise of this thread, I think there’s a distinction to make here between the three....
At the top level, Roy Jones v Bernard Hopkins 1 was dull. I’ve never watched their rematch.
I think so. If we’re comparing him just against other heavyweights and you have a scale of 1-10, his is probably above average but nothing really...
Hugo Corro says hi.
This would come down to heart and Benn had a bigger one. He wins by KO but probably gets off the floor to do it.
Is there no end to his evil?!
