Robert Garcia is an Amazing Trainer, Shares Credit with Maidana for Win

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  1. WindyDay77

    WindyDay77 New Member Full Member

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    Did anybody else notice how perfect Maidana's style was last night for getting around the tight defense of Broner's Philly Shell? The angles he used on his overhand rights, sometimes put way in the air and swung directly down to get over the shoulder, the head/body/head combinations ending with left-hooks, meant to drop the guard ever so slightly to find the sweet spot on Broner's chin. The strategy was there for Maidana, but I felt like once he put down Broner, Broner made some adjustments and fought well in the middle rounds. It was Maidana's grit and determination which let him withstand the middle rounds in which he seemed tired and slightly confused. Garcia has done wonders with Maidana, putting a dangerous level of strategy behind a man with much power and heart, the two are a great combination.
     
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  2. busstonedfx

    busstonedfx Active Member Full Member

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    well said!
     
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  3. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Deserves a nod for trainer of the year!
     
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  4. SUGAR J

    SUGAR J P4P KING Full Member

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    Agrees. :deal

    Rios, his brother Mickey, Maidana etc etc
     
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  5. Super Hans

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    Maidana isn't any better than before he's just avoided any difficult fights.
     
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  6. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    His jab has improved noticeably but it was combinations that got the job done last night. Often he missed with the first and second punch but the third would land. Broner just didn't have any answer for that.
     
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  7. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Its the sign of a good trainer when he can inherit a good boxer and take them to the next level and maximise their potential.
     
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  8. Vergilius

    Vergilius Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Garcia does deserve credit but he is on record as saying they would follow Malignaggi's gameplan so props to the Magic Man too!
     
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  9. victor879

    victor879 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Broner was doing a terrible job of moving his head. Got caught backing up standing straight up on both knockdowns, and on numerous other occasions. Just IMO.
     
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  10. SUGAR J

    SUGAR J P4P KING Full Member

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    Exactly, he is now a World Champion. :deal
     
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  11. SKS1943

    SKS1943 Active Member Full Member

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    The body work by Maidana was absolutely brutal, it was vicious and ongoing, Maidana went after Broner's liver like a hungry wolf chasing down fat sheep.
     
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  12. SUGAR J

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    :rofl:deal
     
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  13. Kid Cincinnati

    Kid Cincinnati GOOD BOY NATION Full Member

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    Is there any truth to what Al Bernstein said post-fight, that Garcia's efforts to make Maidana a more textbook fighter were not what won the fight? That it was instead as Al suggested, the "Wild Bull of the Pampas" side of Maidana that won it?

    Or was Al just looking for a way to get "Wild Bull of the Pampas" into the night's commentary, a la Burt Sugar?
     
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