So underrated this guy. Huge power, great workrate, underrated boxing skill. He was outboxing Martinez until the cut IMO.
It's a shame he let the booze ruin him as a fighter, he was really fun to watch.
So underrated this guy. Huge power, great workrate, underrated boxing skill. He was outboxing Martinez until the cut IMO.
It's a shame he let the booze ruin him as a fighter, he was really fun to watch.
Boxing needs more fights like this, and less like Klitschko/Povetkin!
Kelly proved that he wasn't able to deal with adversity and was mentally weak when pushed, he would crumble which is a shame
What? when was this proved?
Say what you like about the guy the Miranda fight was special. Gripping fight that looked like it could go either way.
When God said to the both of us "Which one of you wants to be Sugar Ray?" I guess I didnt raise my hand fast enough
Charley Burley
I think he lacked the physical tools to adapt to certain styles, he wasn't remotely "weak" or anything like that. He was a great accumulative puncher when he got into a rhythm, but since he wasn't nearly as fast or slick as some he sort of died by the same sword once he was getting beat to the punch. Perhaps he wasn't always in top condition, and he didn't have a rock solid chin either, but there was never a point in a fight where he stopped trying to win imo.
Taylor beat him in the rematch, FACT
When God said to the both of us "Which one of you wants to be Sugar Ray?" I guess I didnt raise my hand fast enough
Charley Burley
Go watch the Hopkins fight. He pretty much stopped trying the last half of the fight. He continued coming forward but everybody knew he needed a knock out. And he never even tried for it. Hopkins exposed him as being one-dimensional. Hopkins took away Trinidad's left hook and left him hopeless. With Pavlik he took away his right hand. Pavlik had no idea what to do than.
That is pretty much the thick of it but @ElTerribleMorales has a point even if he was just referencing the Hopkins fight. I kept telling people that the old dog was going to school him because his rinse and repeat style was ready made for Hop.I think that fight took him over the edge. He believed all of his own hype and the pundits that had him as the huge favourite in the fight. He was most likely already teetering on the edge or at least well into the pickling process before that fight but after that the guy was done really.
I've seen that fight a handful of times. I know you have a pretty broad idea of what giving up means, but I don't buy that. He couldn't land flush on Hopkins late on, all of his energy was being used against him the whole fight, that's exactly what I meant. Had he tried to force the issue he would have most likely gotten knocked out himself. He was kept on a leash and had his output reduced to nothing, but he was still trying. There's a difference between not being effective and not going postal and getting stretchered out once you're behind.
The first Taylor fight was something special. It was clear he wasn't the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree as it was in Hopkins and Martinez fight but he came back in a big way there. Last time I saw him go wobbly and nearly get ko'd laughing at a guy. Crazy moment. I do think he resigned himself in Hopkins fight, he didn't quit but Hopkins schooled badly and he knew it late.
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