Does Loma beating Linares with a broken shoulder make the win even more impressive?

So not only can Linares ''not punch'' but he's actually an ''extremely light puncher''?




Ismael Salas: ''Linares is a really hard puncher he KO'd 32 or 33 of his sparring partners with 16oz gloves on''

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Here's one going down face first like they've been shot in the face at point blank range. With 16oz gloves on lol

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Another former trainer of Linares

Kenny Adams

''I trained Linares before, he is an outstanding fighter, he’s very skilled, can box and punch, can do everything''

Vicious right hands

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'Crolla believes September's fight turned in the sixth round after one of the hardest punches he has received.

Defending the WBA title he claimed in 2015, he was beaten for the fifth time in his 39-fight career.

If Crolla avenges the defeat, he will also claim the Ring Magazine title, becoming the first English lightweight to do so.

"He's (Linares) a sharp counter-puncher with power in either hand, so I've got to fight using my head and not just my heart," added Crolla.




Rocky Juarez: Best I've Faced

BEST JAB
Jorge Linares: It would be between Linares and Barrera. Linares could throw two, three jabs at once. He had better movement than Barrera. He could throw the jab on a dime. Barrera’s jab was sneaky, a long jab. I was pretty good at knowing an opponent’s jab and Barrera just happened to have a longer reach than I expected. I’d have to say Linares. He had better speed with the jab. It was a range finder; a set up punch.

BEST DEFENSE
Linares: He just moved. He knew how to get out and get himself out of harm’s way. On the inside, he knew how to smother my shots and how to get out; knowing when to retreat at the perfect time.

FASTEST HANDS
Zahir Raheem: It would be between Zahir and Linares. That’s all (Raheem) had was his speed. Punching power wasn’t that effective. His jab was his strongest shot.

FASTEST FEET
Linares: He just knew how to keep distance. One of the reasons I’m picking Linares is because he’s probably the only guy that beat me where I knew I lost with no question. I just couldn’t catch him. I couldn’t find my distance. I just couldn’t land my shots flush like I wanted to.

BOXING SKILLS
Linares: I think Linares being a bit taller than (Barrera and Marquez). He could throw the double jab, he had good feet, he was an overall rounded fighter: good speed, good movement, good power. He dropped me in the fifth round