Juan Laporte's power....lowered as his career went off...

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  1. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    Im interested in your opinions.

    While not a kayo destroyer, Juan Laporte had a decent ko percentage after beating Rocky Lockridge with a kayo of the year candidate, and Mario Miranda. he had won 13 of his 22 wins by knockout, by no means a great ko percentage but not very low either.

    Then his ko percentage seemed to get lower and lower and lower. I believe that of hos next 18 wins, he only won 9 by ko. Im sure everyone he fought could not have a great chin although several did. (Chavez, Nelson, Padilla, Tszou come t o mind, Tszou being stopped twice but those were more long beatings and not one punch ko's).

    What is your opinions on this?
     
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  2. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I seem to remember some of his opponents rated him as a really hard puncher in their Best I Faced series with The Ring, but I think Juan’s lowering KO percentage over time was as much a mix of (a) fighting better opposition, so not landing as often or as cleanly as against lesser opponents and (b) a very conservative approach.

    He doled out punches like a miser handing out $100 … very stubbornly. I remember many times watching and thinking he was the better fighter than, or at least as good as, the opponent … but he just wouldn’t let his hands go.

    I will say his chin ranks with the best of all time. Fought some high-class punchers who couldn’t make a dent.
     
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  3. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    When I saw his fight with John John Molina, I thought he did not throw a single punch until the 9th lol.

    Seeing it now I was wrong and it was a great fight.

    But yes I agree with you, at times he did not throw punches for 30, 45 seconds.
     
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  4. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There was always talk of how Laporte was very naturally talented but did not work as hard as he should and could be very lax in training and I remember a few trainers,names i have forgotten unfortunately, that always claimed he was so talented naturally that things came too easily for him.
    So it could also be that he knew at times he didn't train as hard as he should have thus worrying about the pace and distance because certain bouts he was almost like rationing his punches .
     
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