The fans love it when you get a Corrales-Castillo I kind of fight, or a Gatti-Ward, or a Bowe-Holyfield, or a Brewster-Liakhovich kind of war....the FANS love it....the fighters I am certain have great respect for each other in battles like that, but it takes so much away from a fighter to have fights like that.

I mentioned Meldrick Taylor before, my God what a talent he was! Greased lightning hands, and good pop with his shots too, but he chose to be a brawler and it cost him, it cost him greatness. Look at Riddick Bowe, fine boxer, had a couple all out wars with Evander Holyfield....his time at the top could have been measured in seconds in 1991 he was on the rise and by 1993 he was finished as "THE MAN" of the division....do you think if he had made better use of his height and reach he would have lasted longer?

There are guys who have no choice but to brawl, the short stocky guys, the heavy handed power punchers, the guys with the amazing chins.....but given the choice to do things an easier way and have more success for longer? I'm certain they'd take that opportunity if they had the chance.


Look at Tommy Morrison, typically a thoughtless banger, a wild haymaker throwing slugger....one of his biggest wins of his career was when he made the decision to BOX George Foreman rather than stand toe to toe against him.