Back To The Primitive: Boxing In Its Purest Form Is Two Gladiators Going To War.

I said "may have" there are cave paintings that were discovered five thousand years ago depicting two men fist fighting for sport and then I went on to state that The Romans and the Greeks made it official, who knows how long it existed in those countries before becoming an official sport.

 

Actually its not markq....I'm not even that big a fan of Pacquiao's, sure I like him but I prefer the Eastern Europeans I think that much should be obvious. But of course because you live in the world of Pacquiao Mayweather 24/7 that' the only prism in which you can view this through. But the reality is I've been very consistent with my disdain for what I consider runners in the sport since I've been on this site. And I never miss an opportunity to criticize Rigondeaux, Mayweather, Lara, The Charlos, Monroe Jr., Andrade, Ward, Andre Dirrell, Vasquez, Bey the list is endless, because I do not find that style of boxing appealing and this thread is an Op-Ed of sorts written from my perspective, and I prefer the perfect mixture of offense and defense, not too much of either, Kovalev is both, Matthysse can be both, Golovkin is both etc etc. Not everything is about Floyd, I've been planning this article for awhile, I wrote an article of a similar nature last year in the summer.

 

I know and I know, but I wanted to leave them last because I had to go into the most detail about them, and most people know more about the Romans because of Spartacus and Gladiator so I figured I'd lead with them.

 

Watching Floyd run from lions that would be worth a 100 bucks.:yep

 

Floyd and Lara are incredibly skilled fighters who have a tendency run depending on the threat level of their opponent, I've never really considered Guzman that much of a runner to start with. Spinks is dull as hell but not necessarily a runner. But Calderon is a runner.:deal

Skill is fine I have No problem with skill and I think you know by now my thoughts patterns are a little more complex than I let on in these threads at times. But using skill to overwhelm and beat your opponent down in close while being offensively minded but defensively responsible is the best style there is, it should be pleasing to both the purists and to the Neanderthals. Fighters like Morales, Barrera, Soto, I. Vazquez and JMMarquez who are skilled as hell but are willing to take one to land one but can still fight intelligently is preferable and where is the love from all of the supposed Sweet Science lovers, rarely do you hear them sing their praises. Lomachenko sums this up to perfection yet rarely does get the praise he deserves at least on this forum, Kovalev, Usyk, Beterbiev, Golovkin all possess a high level of skill that is showcased in their brilliant demolitions of their opponents yet all of that is lost by the simple act of a KO, which has seemingly become something you should be ashamed of in the eyes of many Mayweather and Rigondeaux fans. Because they are all seen as mindless plodders who are KO Machines with no skill whatsoever. And that exposes them as the fakes that they are, the fact that they cannot see how skilled Sergey and Gennady are should be an indication they may not know what the **** they're talking about. If they love the sweet science so much they'd be up Loma's so far it would take a coal miner to pull them out. But most are just Mayweather fanboys who occasionally spread the love when they see someone that resembles their idol. If he retired tomorrow most of them would jump ship to Kirkland he pulls the upset on Canelo.

Also if people like the Sweet Science so much then where's the Love for Il Maestro Herrera and Paulie....and Kell Brook and Thurman.:think

 

Well let me tell you what I think about Migu....:zzz

 

This is pretty much my point behind this thread.:good I never skills weren't a good thing, but just fight goddamn it.