winky wright, azumah nelson, marlon starling, a mature nigel benn, alexis arguello in a way, canizales, . i might be getting confuzed with methodical pressure fighters. guys who didn't just walk the man down or bully them and made them fall apart. becuase i would say don curry is an example of a guy who would always pressure but use his technical brilliance to get the job done but i wouldn't consider him a 'pressure fighter' at what point do you consider a guy a technician
I think that´s what Wright did. He was a big 154 pounder and used his size, strength, defence, jab and high workrate to just bully his opponents. When he faced guys bigger and stronger than him he didn´t look so good anymore.
Which fights should I watch to truly appreciate these fighters' skills? I know Duran-Palomino and Chavez-Rosario capture these boxers' brilliant techniques. Any other good ones?
Dariusz Michalczeski and Quartey were both great at applying pressure with the jab. i really liked their styles.
Not in the least, at least in certain cases. Watch Napoles fight or Sal Sanchez. They usually let the other guy throw the first punch, but they are always making him do something. They're always making their opponent act, whether it be with subtle forward movement, feints, or both, but they put an enormous amount of pressure on their opponent and caused action. They may not be the first to release their fists, but that's only one aspect of pressure.
Monzon and Gomez. Gomez was more of a come-forward fighter who placed his punches well and often to usually end fights early. Monzon was a more patient fighter who also broke down fighters but used less aggression.
great post and it really makes you think about how those 3 minutes REALLY work. every move you make, every punch you throw counts...and with a guy like sal sanchez, every mistake will be caught and punished.
Absolutely; I remember something Roy Jones said once in an interview, where he said Sanchez was the second best fighter ever (hugely overdone on his part, but that's what he said).......he said that it almost didn't matter what his opponent was doing, because they were always reacting to what Sanchez was doing. That made me think; I mean, I'd seen it too, but that's a perfect encapsulation of it, better than I could have said. He wasn't leading, but he was forcing the opponent to do something because he was always RIGHT THERE and constantly moving something. You had to act.