If you look at photos of Deontay being separated from the collapsed form of Bermaine Stiverne you'll notice his intense expression and body language. Can you think of a better place than a ring to have unconstrained primordial tendencies? Can the harnessing of primordial instincts be advantageous in the sport of boxing?
Am I a better poster than the detached emotionless bores? Yes I am. But like with me, sometimes my emotions get me into trouble, and I end up looking like a maniac or an ass, but just as frequently I can knock it out of the park and occasionally be exemplary. Same goes with boxers, it can work for them with some opponents, and against them with others.
Sometimes yes, like with Bud Crawford, sometimes no, like with Jonathon Banks. There's pluses and minuses with every approach.
Mike Tyson used an inborn ability to harness his ferociousness. He was a well-trained emotional mess of a fighter.
Eh... Ive rarely seen the combination work except in the rare ATG... usually (not always) the two work against eachother at some point in their career. Obviously theres exceptions that come along once or twice a generation. But those are exceptions... and not really a basis for the question this thread asks imo.
i agree. the key is to be clear headed enough to take advantage of every opportunity that presents itself, and emotionally ferocious enough to get maximum effectiveness at each of those opportunities. if you lose control, like in poker, a good opponent will know and catch you, while protecting himself from your lack of control.
Mike Tyson was just a stone cold killer. They dont make em like that anymore. Boxers these days are just businessmen, Mike Tyson was a bad man.
No, at the absolute highest level emotional intensity is a disadvantage. A "cold killer" is the perfect fighter.
Interesting. In the modern era, Vlad was clearly a bit unsettled by Fury’s unpredictable behaviour. Even Joshua said recently that Fury is ‘crazy’ and the ones with a screw loose are the ones you have to watch out for. On the flip side, we’ve all seen the negative effects of Fury’s instability. Totally depends how you harness it.