so now faking low blows is "old school,crafty,throwback" ???

David UK · Apr 21, 2008

Shotgun said:

I've noticed that many of the people complain about Hatton and Wlad holding and how it's cheap and they should be penalized are the same ones who heap praise on Hopkins for being so crafty

I would say that holding is more tolerable when it's actually accompanied by a reasonable workrate and an attempt to throw punches on a fairly regular basis. Clinching is a part of the game but Hopkins doesn't supplement it with enough punching

What Hopkins does later in his career is almost identical to Ruiz, constant holding/mauling, throwing 20-30 punches a round, with no intention of fighting. The only difference is Hopkins is a lot more gifted and better defensively. But it's not any better to watch. His style in the later years is like watching a smaller, more skilled John Ruiz.
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100% correct. Hatton uses holding as a tactic to accompany his punches. he'll hold,let go,throw a combo,hold ,let go, throw a combo etc etc This is completely different from the blatant hugging from Borenard Hopkins-Ruiz where there is no intention to punch

David UK · Apr 21, 2008

Chert said:

they're sensitive since they know that their fighter is a slap-tag guy who should be in amateur boxing rather than pro boxing. in pro boxing, the objective is to hurt the other guy and get him in trouble, not just to slap a ton of punches, land them, score points and give an illusion of false dominance.

that's why these fans find ways to discredit his opponents in the hopes of covering up the deficiencies and shortcomings of their idol. yes, hops did a ***** move by milking some time off a legit low blow but calzaghe also did his slap-tagging which has definitely no place in pro boxing.
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Must've slapped 'the mini Tyson' Jeff Lacy pretty hard:bbb

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