Was Pernell Whitakers Power Underrated?

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  1. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He had a good overhand right from the southpaw stance.
     
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  2. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He was a great body puncher
     
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    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah ….Pernell Whitaker was a hard puncher….and Lennox Lewis had a good chin
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

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    Underrated, but far from great.
     
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  5. Usyk is the best

    Usyk is the best Active Member Full Member

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    Spot on. The level of opposition plays BIG role in KO percentage.

    Look at Floyd's resume. First 15 opponents of Floyd's pro career were tomato cans. He went 15-0 with 13 KOs against them. After that he scored just 14 stoppage wins in 35 total wins (and let's be honest, some of these KOs were cheap shot against glass-jawed Ortiz, and another - against non-competent pro debutant Conor McGregor). So that leaves Floyd with just 12 KOs or TKOs in 30+ fights against decent or high-level opponents. And when he moved to 147, Floyd scored just 3 KOs in 15 fights (and only real KO over high-ranked opponent was against Hatton (debutant Conor and cheap-shotted Ortis don't count as quality KOs).
     
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