70's Ali and the entirety of Larry Holmes career were won by the jab, run, clinch method. Plus a little creative judging at times.
Only a handful of fights where this was not the case. Reminds me of the Barrera fight. In the leadup to this fight, Ward talked a lot about changing up his style due to the weight and his age. He mentioned Floyd several times. And it shows in the Barrera fight; Ward was boxing differently that night. But all of that went out of the window when Kovalev cracked him early. This content is protected