Stylisitc differences between 90's fighters nadm odern fighters?

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  1. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    What are some, if any, stylistic differences you all see in modern fighters than the fighters of the 90's?
     
  2. foreman&dempsey

    foreman&dempsey Boxing Addict banned

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    I think that the fighters from the 90s were modern,simply today are bigger,it is incredible but giants like the klitschko brothers look average now or even smaller.style? In the 90s we had much more quality fighters with much better size for a balanced athlete
    215-235 pounds , not ponderous giants dinosaurs
     
  3. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You've got fighters now who imitate Floyd such as Broner, Canelo, and Berto. There are others.

    You've got a lot of big heavyweights who imitate Lewis who basically set the bar for the jab and grab technique.

    The Cubans seem to be starting to figure out that they need to train and plant their feet.

    That's just about all I can come up with


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  4. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    I'm not sure that there are many major stylistic differences. Most that come to mind really only involve less than a handful of fighters. How many heavyweights actually jab-and-grab consistently? There are a few very prominent and successful safety-first fighters (Mayweather, Rigondeaux, and Lara) but they're also outliers. I'll have to think about this some more.