Quote Originally Posted by walrus View Post
What is that about. When he has his opponents backing up, which he is good at, it gives him an advantage and he doesn't take advantage of it or am I missing something. it's more difficult to punch going backwards so you would think he would take advantage of it. He does it so frequently I began to think it was part of his game plan but that doesn't make sense. Is it lack of confidence or does he feel it is domination enough to back them up. I would love to hear a knowledgeable explanation, I feel like I'm missing something
I think it is arrogance. Like he feels the guy poses no threat so he looks for that highlight punch rather than taking what's there. Donaire does the same thing. That's another great aspect of the jab that is slowly disappearing, creating openings while working rather than watching for openings. It's maddening.