Name fighters that have/had the same exact styles

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He was clinchin there. I'm wrong. I thought I remembered the fight being different. For sure he was fighting up close with two hands, but there were definitely some clinches.

I would say B Hop is a good comparison also. But what I meant with Bradleyi s that when they fight...IE not clinching...they are technically very great fighters...and so is B Hop.

 

I didn't even watch a minute of the ****in' clip and already at 11 seconds and 36 seconds into the video he's clinching, but since it's one arm he's allowed to "fight it out"...that's the same **** B-Hop did in his 30's bro...cmon now.

I'm assuming you've also seen the Miranda fight...Clinch central. Kessler? Clinch central.

 

The be clear I am not saying that there is a similarity in greatness. However, Chavez Jr. REMINDS me of Arguello when I look at the body type and posture in the ring. Chavez Jr. throw nice combinations like Arguello.

Tall, frail looking punchers.

 

The Bradley comparison is a bit weak...I can see your point in some spots, but Bradley hardly grabbed arms and was much more resourceful in his ability to use lateral movement to avoid shots as opposed to smothering the space. He fought much more like Calzaghe in the sense that they both share a swarming in'n'out style that smothered the space without clinching and then BAM! they move out of range.

Bhop and Ward moved their opponents to the ropes for those reasons. Bradley on the other hand hardly ever has opponents locked against the ropes...

 

You're right.

I hope that Bradley doesn't incorporate that bull**** into his game. Ward can fight and he's a great technical fighter, but at what? 27 maybe? Does he really need to incorporate that much clinchin into his game?

 

I personally think he relys on it a bit much and when he comes across a guy who is a rough housing volume guy...he's getting smoked. Possibly even a mover like Dirrell would give him far too many fits.

People claim he has versatility, but I have yet to see it. I'll jump on the bandwagon if he decisively beats his olympian buddy

 

I'm not sure Bradley will go far...the damn guy sadly is just too ****in' small and can't compensate that with power...he doesn't have that either.

He's getting as far as he is on pure heart and speed...he's gonna lose BAD one day coming soon...I predict within 2011.

He reminds me of Danny Jacobs...I would have NO problem putting money that if Kotelnik and Bradley square off...Kotelnik wins! Ortiz would ice him inside 6 and Maidana would stop him late. His highlight would be defeating Devon in a close SD.

 

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He fought a great fight against Kessler and displayed his skill level and boxing ability. It wasn't hard to watch that fight.

I believe he uses different strategies depending on his opponent. Miranda is not a great boxer, but he has a huge reach advantage, and Green was also a guy who was taller, and prefered to box and use his reach, so Ward's gameplan was to smother them and fight inside.

Agianst Kessler, he used a different approach and looked very versatile.

Against Dirrell, I'm guessing that he'll try to smother him and fight inside, but I bet that's what Dirrell and his team are preparing for, so Ward might suprise by fighting outside.

 

I think you're underrating Bradley badly. I know that he's small, but he has great skills and work ethic which is what got him this far.

Danny Jacobs is striaght up and down, and one dimensional, as soon as I saw Pirog start fighting, I said my head, if the kid has a chin, he's going to beat Jacob's.

The thing with Devon is he comes in straight lines. He doesn't give you any angles. He's a fighter that has fast hands and good power, but he isn't anything special in the skill or boxing IQ department.

Bradley comes in using lateral movement and angles, I think that overhand right would find it's way several times behind Kotelnik's guard. And if Kotelink is the aggressor, he'll play right into Bradley's hand and get countered repeatedly.

Bradley would mix up his style in that fight and take him apart.

I think outboxes Maidana. The thing with maidana is that he's tough though and he can hit, so it might be hard to repel him, but I think Bradley's accuracy and counterpunching will really come into effect in this fight.

Devon is just too ordinary to deal with a fighter of Bradley's calibur. Yes, he has speed and power, but he's easy to hit, and I think as long as Bradley plays careful, he'll beat him by UD.

 

He always tries to smother his opponents...his tactic on getting on the inside is what changes...but otherwise it's the same **** different day.

I'd be INCREDIBLY surprised if he fought outside and boxed with Dirrell.

Dirrell IMO is the versatile one. He went from this frantic mover with Froch to this tactician against Abraham...he only started his running towards the later rounds (I think he naturally fights that way), but he seems to come to each fight with a new gameplan and fighting style...it's amazing.

 

I agree with the Devon assessment and that is why I think Bradley beats him. But Tim had trouble with Witter's speed, but JR. didn't have the heart to carry him through and Devon has a grip so it would give Tim more fits than he'd like.

Kotelnik has excellent defense and couterpunching ability. Bradley leans in way too much and exits with his hands by his waist. Abregu exposed this in spots but never capitalized. If he can be floored by Holt...he's getting tagged REPEATEDLY by Kotelnik...I think it'd be a tight UD for AK

Maidana is the one that gets incredibly underestimated. He'll earn his rightful due once he sparks Khan back to sleep. After that fight we'll talk Maidana vs. Bradley.

 

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