He's on the US Olympic team this year at 152. He's 6'1 and I guess 20 years old or so, won the World Amateur Championships this past year. I think he could turn out to be really special in a few years time. Here's his performance in the finals of the Worlds. [yt]eDtr5Ln_LJc[/yt]
He's good, he reminded me of RJJ in some moments. But saying that, ever since Andre Ward came along and didn't really deliver I'm skeptical of the supposed next big pro fighter.
I've seen him workout at my gym; he has some serious power! Put some professional gloves on this kid and that guy would of been ko'd!
:rofl Stick to analyzing the pros, man. You don't put someone away in the ams with a vicious KO, it's extremely rare.
Because power is irrelevant in the amateurs. It's about points, particularly when you're boxing for the world championship. You don't load up on your punches, you whip them fast and turn into them, and that gives you enough pop to score points. A point is a point, regardless of how hard it is. And it's very hard to RSC another top level boxer in the amateurs, due to headgear, the style of gloves used, and the fact that most of them will be good enough defensively not to get clocked that clean.
i remember watching a holyfield documentary and he knocked out almost all his olympic competition. What a beast
So why do pro boxers with a very good amateur pedigree still get clocked clean? It is to do with the lack of headgear and different gloves?:think
Because they're fighting guys who also have good amateur pedigrees, and the style changes when you switch to the pros. You go from a point system where you play the computer to a system where it's subjective and power and style count.
