The real reson Paul fought the way he did last night...

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  1. NeckBreaknAiken

    NeckBreaknAiken Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I just got back from LA, so I didn't have time to answer all of the posts and threads about how bad Paul looked in a lot of your eyes.


    To sum it up, Peterson wanted Paul to actually fight with better distance control than he has in the past. As we all know, this cautious, defensive style of fighting is just not something Paul is comfortable with. But they were determined to stick with this plan much to Paul's reluctance. As the fight went into the 3rd Round or so, you could tell he was really getting frustrated at the results and at the overall flight plan, until Peterson let him get a little more aggressive.

    All in all, I don't know if I like this strategy for Paul, but we'll see what happens in the future.
     
  2. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    He's going to have to be adaptable because if he fights somebody like Floyd, he'll give him trouble for the first few rounds with his size, presence and punch-output, but after around 3 rounds when Floyd would figure him out and start to time his punches and adapt, PW would be in big trouble if he couldn't adapt himself and bring something different to the table.
     
  3. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    He already explained all that himself during the post fight interview. You didn't need to make a thread about something that was already thoroughly explained.
     
  4. Raider Rudy

    Raider Rudy Active Member Full Member

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    Yeah! But the trouble is, some of us cannot understand what he said:huh
     
  5. Pound4poundx

    Pound4poundx Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It would be difficult to figure out how to avoid 100 punches per round, however I see your logic.
     
  6. Palo

    Palo Member Full Member

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    It's easy to counter Paul. The problem is Paul doesn't pause and reset very often when countered and typically just continues his assault. You've got 100 chances to counter him each round and each time you do Paul is generally going to be firing back immediately to re-counter whether you tag him flush or not. The only way to limit Paul's output is to make him respect your power which Floyd is certainly not capable of or run like hell and potshot which Floyd is a master of. I'd like to see this fight.
     
  7. VecArrow

    VecArrow Custom User Title Full Member

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    "Well you know, i hit him with a glancing left, know what im saying, then he slipped, you know, and i fell, know what im saying, know what im saying, and i dont know how he fell, you know"
     
  8. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Paul will be a strong legit champion, but he will never be an ATG like many were saying after the Margo fight.
     
  9. caneman

    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    I was at the fight. I thought Paul looked just fine. It's a shame it had to end up the way it did. I'm just glad the decision went to Paul, who I had ahead. In my opinion though there should not have been a winner. All in all I paid admission and parking to see half of a good round.
     
  10. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    That's a good tactic. Glad to see that Paul's trainer wants his fighter to try different things and maybe that's a sign that Williams is gonna fight in higher weights from now on.

    The "1.000+ punches per round" tactic works good vs smaller opponents, because although it leaves him open for many counters, welterweights and possibly jr. middleweights don't possess the needed power to bother Paul.

    But seeing that there's not much to do @ 147, maybe team Williams want to prepare him for the 160 pounders of the world, where Paul has to be more careful and can't afford to eat that much leather in his fights.

    That said, I am not at all sure that Williams can fight this way and be effective.
     
  11. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    :lol: Point taken.
     
  12. Jeff Young

    Jeff Young Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Williams has success when you stand in font of him, and try to slug it out....or stay in a shell type defense....

    Williams will beat most pressure fighters or simple punchers he will face...

    Guys that are very mobile with good countering skills, will give him tons of problems....

    Williams should stay at 154 imo....I dont think it will be healthy for him to fight at 147, and I'm still skeptical about him at 160....

    He should clean out 154 imo...
     
  13. Jacory Harris

    Jacory Harris I'm a gorilla I'm a dawg! Full Member

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    It's called a southern accent you hillbilly bigot.:verysad
     
  14. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    Care to comment you ****ing nutsack? :mad:
     
  15. WatchfortheHook

    WatchfortheHook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Peterson wanted Paul to fight this way in this fight because they were worried about Cintron's power. Even Margarito paid respect to Cintron's power early. You don't want Paul to just dive in there and run right into a counter right hand. Obviously, Peterson thought Cintron would cooperate and come forward but he didn't made for a boring 3.5 rounds, too bad it ended right when it picked up.

    On a side note, I don't think this fight neccessarily says anything about a potential fight with Mayweather(who I would suspect would still win) because I don't think Paul is gonna try to box Mayweather in respect of his counterpunching power.