The often neglected and under-appreciated attribute of power

true, but as he went up and fought bigger guys, he had to use his reflexes, footwork, timing to neglect his opponents advantages

 

Power is the lynchpin. Having it or not dictates the style by which you fight.

Problem is that guys who have it often rely on it too much. It's the rare bird that is able to combine power with other attributes to make them a more complete fighter. That's why the RJJs, the Pacquiao's are such rarities.

 

He had average power. Not very poor power.

 

i know, thats what im saying. If he had extremely poor power he would have lost a number of fights.

 

You're honestly comparing provodnikov to Matthysse? And then comparing them two to kovalev?!

Matthysse is on another level to provodnikov in terms of skill, and kovalev is in another dimension than both of them put together.

 

Speed and skill maybe better but power is most exciting. Cos you know a KO could happen any time.

 

ok then tell rigo to fight ruslan
when you have so much power advantage it means nothing you can be the most skilful fighter

 

This.

Look no further than the majority of "hypejobs." What aspect of their game is usually most pushed down our throats and praised? Punching power. What aspect of the game is best used to look impressive against poor or over matched opposition? Punching power.

Even among proven world level fighters those with great punching power are usually the ones that gain the most fans and support. And people will justify what becomes false predictions involving class fighters most frequently with "power" as their reasoning.

 

Obviously, but what are all three known for? Even tho Kova is highly skilled and his skill is often overlooked because of his punching power.

I'm not saying they fight the same exact fight or have the same skill level, but all three were made popular by their power.

 

Toney shouldn't be in that category. Toney always went in for the kill. Toney is honestly one of the toughest guys in the history of the sport. Remember, he was called "Lights Out" for a reason. He used to KO everyone.

 

Give me IQ and timing over power; however, if you have all three... man, you'll be hard to beat. That's a triple threat. If you have more of those special skills besides those three than you have greatness inside you!

 

Sometimes fighters with power get lazy stop using speed and or skill and just go for glory naz and LLOYD H were two that went that way .Tyson in his latter years did similar but that may have just been as he slowed down .works OK until the other guy takes your best and hits back.no plan B.