Boxing has a problem..

take that **** to the fanclub threads

 

voila

yeah, i caught what Steward said too lol. I was like, where did this come from? He's ****-talking about the fighters hahah. But its too true, and why MMA has grabbed a good portion out of boxing. Thats Dana White's selling point in UFC - americans love KO's, thats just a fact. In boxing, Punchers sell pretty big, and they WILL get hyped up because they got a high ratio of KO's vs C & D class opposition.

George Foreman - frontrunning KO artist
Mike Tyson - ungodly explosive
These guys had a ridiculous amount of hype attributed to them (though well-earned)

We got these mini-hvyts who are KO artists, who are starting to pick up a big following of their own - JM Lopez and Gamboa. A great blend of speed, power, AND stamina is the perfect combination to combat MMA.

 

Dont get me wrong, I agree with what he's saying but he's the man who taught Wlad this safety first style. And yes, he did the same thing with Lennox. (Although Lewis wasn't anywhere near as bad).

 

Yes, he stopped punching and started looking too hard for openings once he started hitting gloves. While this is generally an intelligent approach, Chad's got to force himself out of his comfort zone and take the KO that late in a fight when obviously down on the cards.

 

there's two trains of thought that I've heard.

A trainer of mine told me the object is to knock your opponent the **** out.

Then I hear some trainers on TV say, "Hit and Not get hit"

2nd rule of thumb seems to take advantage of the time rules set in place

 

that had happened a few times in the fight, the funny thing the commenator confronted Dawson about not being able to pull the trigger when he had Pascal in trouble a few times...

his energy lvl seemed low and didnt seem to be mentally there

 

well, that covers the two distinct styles - Puncher and Boxer

 

Bingo, the main problems this sport has is too many weight classes and straw that really broke the Camel's back is that the number of paper straps, which makes it all too easy for fighters to duck each other.

 

I liken it to college basketball before the shotclock was set in place. Back when UNLV went to the Final Four in 1977 against UNC, there was no Shot Clock.

UNLV, which scored like 110 points a game back then lost because UNC would go to the 4 corners offense. All they would do is pass the ball all day long and not be penalized because there was no shot clock in place. In essence, they could have held the ball for 1 possession the whole game and could have won.

 

The problem with boxing is that the best fighters aren't fighting the best in their division. It's a shame. We had a great run in boxing from 2007 to 2009 but 2010 has marked a real decline for the sport.

 

It has nothing to do with fanclub, its completely relevant to the topic.

 

I think we have plenty of KO artists, and plenty of guys who fight with real intensity. The real problems stem from to many divisions, to many "world titles," and to many journalists, broadcasters, and fans, who **** all over a guy if he loses a fight.

 

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Its more an American problem,the US fighters seem to put too much effort into not getting hit and looking cool in fights than actually getting down and fighting.Ward and Dirrel are good examples.Too many Floyd wanna be fighters coming out of the states.

 

He's always on Wlad for being too cautious, though. Same with some of his other fighters (Lewis against Tyson for example).