Constants in Boxing - Observations and Discussion

In your time watching the game, whether it be decades or months, what constants have you noticed?

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Are fighters truly never the same after being knocked out and receiving a concussion? Does it truly make a fighter more vulnerable to future punches?

Are southpaws always a problem for orthodox fighters, even if there is a gap in quality between the two fighters?

Do you consistently notice trends in the betting aspect of the game, such as the British almost always putting more money than any other country on their fighters, therefore skewing odds in an unusual manner?

Do fighters that cross over from other sports into boxing almost always fail ? If you're not conditioned to take a punch from fairly early on in your life, is this an obstacle that's almost impossible to overcome?

"Once they crack they don't come back?"

Any and all discussion and observations are encouraged and appreciated.

Keep it smart, please and thanks.

 

How about this one.

Robberies are a constant to preserve future mega fights.

Examples would include De La Hoya over Sturm to protect the Bernard Hopkins megafight.

Trout had no chance to win, none the less be competitive on the score cards, to preserve a Canelo/Mayweather megafight.

Ricky Burns recently received a gift draw, more than likely to keep their bargaining chip for a potential big fight with Broner or another big name opponent.

 

Do you have an opinion of what the most, and least, effective styles in boxing seem to be?

I remember a few years ago unorthadox "ambush" speedsters dominated the P4P charts, in Sergio Martinez and Manny Pacquiao.

 

Another example of a robbery to preserve an immediate super match would be Devon Alexander getting the decision against Kotelnik.

Alexander was immediately rushed into a Bradley unification fight afterwards.

 

More food for thought -

If a puncher faces an iron chinned fighter, is there a statistically higher chance of one of the archetypes winning more often than the other?

It doesn't always work the way it should on paper. Amir Khan despite all logic somehow beat Marcos Maidana for example.

 

Bump

 

Wouldn't mind some more observations on this myself.

Yes, punchers that have the ability to be mobile and force their opponents to chase them are extremely dangerous. Good observation.

 

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