Is Mikey up for a dogfight ?

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  1. bandeedo

    bandeedo Loyal Member Full Member

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    fighting tall is just a catch all for fighters not fighting navel to navel.
    everybodys power is at the end of their punches.
    give me an example of spence breaking someone down from the outside so i can see what you see.
     
  2. mthez

    mthez Active Member banned Full Member

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    Thats because Mikey has been fighting bums
     
  3. minemax

    minemax Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spence prefers hooks, Mikey prefers straight punches. So Spence does need to close on his opponent to be effective.
     
  4. mthez

    mthez Active Member banned Full Member

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    Thats an over simplification of things

    Spence only uses hooks when he is upclose on the offensive and has his opponent on the backfoot or on the ropes. But most of the time he uses straight punches.
     
  5. minemax

    minemax Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well, let's hope they won't exchange those sniper shots for all 12 rounds. Spence should get up close and punish that arrogant small guy. :smile:
     
  6. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    If he’s smart he will box and use angles
     
  7. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    Tell that to a canelo fan lol
     
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  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    If Spence wants to make this easier for himself than using his fists and size advantage to beat this little blown up featherweight's ass all he has to do is ram that Jupiter-sized noggin of his into Mikey's face like he did to shatter Brook's orbital socket into a dozen pieces in round 8 of their fight. But instead of trying to take out an eye he needs to aim for that big snozzle of Mikey's because Mikey has a track record of pulling a no mas when you give his poor widdle nose a little tap and he's even more wary of damaging it now since having that sneaky nose job done after the Salido fight.

    Couldn't have landed any sweeter on that eye if he tried 1000 times

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  9. sparta

    sparta Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yep, mikey got those feet.
     
  10. SpeedKills

    SpeedKills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Spence has some decent straights, but garcia is just a better boxer, if it's both of them standing at center ring spence will be giving garcia the chance to line up that straight right. At the same time garcia's gameplan shouldnt be to move outright, he needs to react appropriately to spence, it's best he gives spence the illusion that he's going to stand but always be ready to dash back to stay out of the inside and he'll have to stay off the ropes to have that space. The constant movement should only come in once spence has gotten desperate, and if garcia can plant power on him it will discipline him. Team garcia should have seeked out triple g for pointers on keeping center ring. GGG's footwork is godlike.
     
  11. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mikey hurt his nose in a fight that he had control of and aborted mission. Him engaging in a dogfight is laughable.
     
  12. SpeedKills

    SpeedKills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Salido broke his nose with a headbutt and the doctor waved it off taking the fight to decision. What was he supposed to do?
     
  13. amunz81

    amunz81 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mikey Garcia is being very underrated here. he can box, brawl and has power. I think he may surprise a lot of peeps come this weekend. im excited to see this one.
     
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  14. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    that's what I remember from the Spence Brooks fight haven't been able to find the full fight to do a rbr tho
     
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  15. travolt

    travolt Trolling the trolls Full Member

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    He only brawls vs people who can't hurt him.

    Against Broner he was on his bicycle the last 2 rds.

    I think he will quit, frankly speaking.