Kevin Rooney: "Mormeck has mastered the style of Tyson's prime"

[El Kabong]

The style has its pros, certainly, but its not the end all be all.

The style isn't built for the long haul. The fighters that have used it have all faded out by their mid 20's. It takes a special fighter to use that style effectively and be successful.

[bestjabwins]

The style has its pros, certainly, but its not the end all be all.

The style isn't built for the long haul. The fighters that have used it have all faded out by their mid 20's. It takes a special fighter to use that style effectively and be successful.

Yeah, I agree that it's not perfect and that it takes a certain fighter to make it work. But I don't think thats any less true for other styles. You could say the same thing about floyd mayweather's style and the philly shell. I've seen a fair few fighters use it, and get punished because it has the flaw of having one hand down and thus is quite reliant on reflexes. it takes a special kind of fighter like mayweather and toney to really be successful with it.

I agree its not the end all be all. I can see that it takes a certain amount of athleticism and stamina to work, but I am interested to know what exactly you feel its flaws are. It may or may not be the case that it can only work with a special fighter, but what is intrinsic in the style that makes you think so?