Yeah, if they get them right. Pryor-Rosario aint possible to get right I'm afraid. So not sure exactly where the praise comes from regarding Pea's comments. Not that I'm taking anything away from his opinion on a fight thats impossible to call correctly.
I only said he'd get payed good for predicting boxing matches, not mythical matches :good. but yea, i get what your saying, :good.
Get paid for putting in the effort and breaking it down, even though it doesn't matter if he gets it right or not? Regarding mythical ones, thats what Pryor-Rosario is though. :huh
Not according to most accounts. He was somewhat lacking in experience but not ability, and experience is only built up through testing ability.
It is a shame Rosario fell in love with his power as he was a very skilled boxer when he first started off.
I don't care who you are, letting Rosario get off a bomb when he had optimal space to get a good show off was not a good idea. His one shot KO of the ultra tough Viruet is one of the best examples there is of a one shot stoppage over a iron chinned fighter. Right up there with Fullmer/Robinson. Then, of course, there's the Bramble fight...
At what career stage would you say Rosario got carried away with power? Also, what exact Rosario are you using in this match?
I'd say he started declining in terms of using his overall technical skills to his advantage after the Ramirez fights (and slowly since then, though he still had some very good performances) in other words the majority of his supposed "prime" career, similar to Tszyu. I'd take the version who faced Viruet in this matchup.
pryor overwhelms rosario with his aggression and non-stop punching after hitting the canvas 2x's pryor by tko in 9.
Not bad mate. Rosario is a fascinating study. He didn't really have what i will call a "combined" peak. That is technical and physical/mental/effectiveness. His best ever win is Bramble, but by that time he was definitely letting his technique suffer at the expense of power/aggression. The exact point is hard to nail, tho you must surely be close. The Ramirez rematch certainly featured him uber aggressive. I'd have to see the Randall fight again, that would be a good barometer. Rosario just stopped developing technically. I'd personally undoubtably go with the Bramble version. I don't think the Viruet version was mature enough in other area's to have a good chance. Edwin was my personal fave lightweight from his era with Davis just behind. I didn't know what to do when they fought
Ill make it easy for you JT...Rosario stops him at some stage..I quite like Davis aswell, not sure Ive seen faster hands ever. Would it be fair to say there are some parallels between the progressions of a young Tszyu and a young Chapo? Kostya in his late amateur days was just brillant..as his pro career developed though he soon seemed to fall in love with his power.