Eder Jofre: Biggest disparity between resume and ATG standing?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by horst, Oct 3, 2010.


Page 4 of 5
  1. horst

    horst Guest

    In itself, no. Along with Whitaker's ability, accomplishments, etc, then pretty much. There or thereabouts. Edging the fight with an absolute peak, undefeated De La Hoya (as I scored it) is just a staggering achievement, absolutely staggering. Look how difficult a clearly inferior version of Oscar made it for Mayweather; a prime Mayweather as compared to the well past-his-best version of Whitaker that tangled with the Golden Boy.
     
    horst, Oct 5, 2010
    horst, Oct 5, 2010
    #46
  2. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

    13,744
    88
    Nov 8, 2004
    Yeah no doubt he beat quite a few rated guys, it's just that I know hardly anything about them. That's more my ignorance than anything else though...
     
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    #47
  3. horst

    horst Guest

    The same. :good
     
    horst, Oct 5, 2010
    horst, Oct 5, 2010
    #48
  4. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

    42,502
    402
    Jun 14, 2006
    Yeah. I haven't watched much of Whitaker. :oops:
     
    Addie, Oct 5, 2010
    Addie, Oct 5, 2010
    #49
  5. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

    13,744
    88
    Nov 8, 2004
    Is there a reason for that? How does one decide "I know, I'll watch everything from Myung Woo Yuh before watching Whitaker fights" ?

    Does his style bore you or something?
     
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    #50
  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

    42,502
    402
    Jun 14, 2006
    Not really, I just haven't got around too it.

    Becoming acquitanted with Myung Woo Yuh was by accident. I had never even heard of the guy, but Popkins posted his fight with Tokushima in a Classic Forum thread, and that fight really impressed me. His body punching, and uncanny ability to maneuver out of the way of punches intrigued me. This was a fighter I'd had never heard being praised before, whereas Whitaker is very popular among the hardcore crowd. I was more interested in exploring a fighter I knew nothing about, and who I felt was obscure at the time, than I was looking at Pernell Whitaker.
     
    Addie, Oct 5, 2010
    Addie, Oct 5, 2010
    #51
  7. ricardoparker93

    ricardoparker93 Well-Known Member Full Member

    2,831
    11
    May 30, 2009
    Whitaker was in some good fights but it seems to be heresy on this board to point out that he was in some snoozers.
     
    ricardoparker93, Oct 5, 2010
    ricardoparker93, Oct 5, 2010
    #52
  8. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

    13,744
    88
    Nov 8, 2004
    Fair enough.... And I suppose it's a good thing too. Once you watch Whitaker, everything else will seem mundane. :good
     
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    #53
  9. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

    42,502
    402
    Jun 14, 2006
    I'm actually just about to go watch his fight with Greg Haugen.
     
    Addie, Oct 5, 2010
    Addie, Oct 5, 2010
    #54
  10. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

    13,744
    88
    Nov 8, 2004
    If you are looking for a contest in particular, just about every single fight he competed in will appear to be a snoozer. If you are interested in the craft of boxing though, there's hardly anyone more enjoyable to watch.
     
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    #55
  11. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

    28,075
    54
    Oct 15, 2007
    I know i always say this, but Whitaker, more so than any other fighter inm history, gives me the impression that he's thinking 'what are you doing in my rong?' when he was fighting.
     
    teeto, Oct 5, 2010
    teeto, Oct 5, 2010
    #56
  12. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

    13,744
    88
    Nov 8, 2004
    Sweet. One of, if not the most clinical performance of his career. Make sure you stay awake for the theatrics in the last round. :good
     
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    #57
  13. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

    42,502
    402
    Jun 14, 2006
    Sounds like Whitaker was too good for his own good.

    I'm off to go watch his schooling of Haugen.
     
    Addie, Oct 5, 2010
    Addie, Oct 5, 2010
    #58
  14. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

    28,075
    54
    Oct 15, 2007
    So so so so good.
     
    teeto, Oct 5, 2010
    teeto, Oct 5, 2010
    #59
  15. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

    13,744
    88
    Nov 8, 2004
    A confidence only cocaine can provide :D
     
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    sweet_scientist, Oct 5, 2010
    #60
Page 4 of 5