Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
A little fuzzy on the 'hybrid'. Every fighter duplicates, directly or indirectly, a style of fighters before them. Hybrid or not they pick up traits that are suited for a certain ability and attempt to use it. At times with success and other times it may blow up in a guys face if they don't first learn and master his own progression and ability. You can tie a towel around your neck and jump off the roof but that doesn't make you Superman. Golovkin has been compared to Tyson and Chavez already ffs. Alot of it is window dressing and interpretation based on what we've been exposed to. Floyd isnt Benton, Hopkins isnt Walcott and Broner isnt Floyd. Lastnight I saw a hybrid of a Floyd on the end but also I little Eddie Hopson and wide legged easily reachable Andre Berto in Broner. Larry Donald once thought he was Ali. Broner needs to calm down...relax...and focus...do what you do but do.not.get.ahead of himself and let the hype and spot light out pace his natural development.

Lacy was suspect the minute the network guys started asking him about his similarities to "a young Evander Holyfield"

Lol. All I meant to say from the beginning was that I see parts of Floyd,George and Charley in Broners style hence the term hybrid. When I watch a wolf/coyote hybrid in the wild, they display traits of both species. I am fully aware that Broner's style or boxing traits are not a result of mating

Noun
"A thing made by combining at least two different elements; a mixture."
Adjective
"Of mixed character; composed of mixed parts."

And yes I suppose Primo Carnera could even claim influence from other fighters and call himself a hybrid.

How about this then. Broner has an odd style. Odd like Andre Wards is odd but not the same.