Tall fighters with inside games.

[Master]

Tall fighters should not fight on the inside if they can help it. They should use their advantages and are stupid to fight on the inside. Hearns could do it.

[El Kabong]

Tall fighters should not fight on the inside if they can help it. They should use their advantages and are stupid to fight on the inside. Hearns could do it.

Yup, big difference between CAN and SHOULD.....this is why I don't rate Riddick Bowe.

[Master]

Tall fighters should not fight on the inside if they can help it. They should use their advantages and are stupid to fight on the inside. Hearns could do it.

Yup, big difference between CAN and SHOULD.....this is why I don't rate Riddick Bowe.

Bowe had that vicious uppercut against Holyfield in their first fight but he nearly got knocked out by the left hook inside against Holyfield in their 3rd fight.

[El Kabong]

Look at Corrales vs Mayweather....Floyd got in the pocket and just fucked Chico up ditto Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns

[Master]

Look at Corrales vs Mayweather....Floyd got in the pocket and just fucked Chico up ditto Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns

Castillio did the same to Corrales.

[mikeeod]

Look at Corrales vs Mayweather....Floyd got in the pocket and just fucked Chico up ditto Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns

I remember both fights differently, to be honest. I remember Floyd using his jab to the body to disrupt Chico's rhythm, and his legs to create angles to move in, land combinations, and move out of range without taking any damage. Floyd did do some phenomenal work on the inside, thanks to his hand speed advantage and defensive superiority, but I don't recall him sitting in the pocket at all. As a matter of fact, I don't remember him sitting in the pocket for long stretches of a fight until the N'dou fight, which was a brilliant and underrated performance, in my opinion.

Similarly, I don't remember Ray sitting in the pocket against Tommy for long stretches. I remember Ray trying to box Tommy by using his feet to create angles, and being outboxed for most of the fight. I recall Tommy wilting as the fight progressed into the late rounds, and Ray pot shot/attacking behind an impressive body attack that further debilitated Tommy and set Ray up to win by stoppage.

Floyd vs. Hatton, Zab Judah, Lovemore Ndou, and at times Miguel Cotto are examples of sitting in the pocket and doing damage. James Toney vs. Prince Charles Williams, Evander Holyfield, Vassily Jirov, and Iran Barkley are examples also. Paul Williams vs. Sharmba Mitchell, Kelly Pavilik vs. Edison Miranda, Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield, Bob Foster vs. Dick Tiger, and Chico Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo are all examples of tall fighters who decided to relinquish their height and reach advantages to stay in the pocket and fight in a fan friendly manner.

[mrbig1]

Big daddy Bowe.

[Spicoli]

For a guy who sabotaged his natural gifts Williams was one recently who excelled. Guy was a freak. Saddler, maybe a Panama al Brown. I like long fighters as equal contrast, guys with range but could mix inside too. Blocker was ok. Guillermo jones was a 6'4 jr. middle turned heavyweight. Liked Oscar Larios and Diosbelys Hurtado tall for weight but solid inside mixers. Gabe Ruelas was long and frankly always better than his brother in the ring. Last seen Willie Nelson a gangly 154 but very effective puncher either way. Randall Bailey? Loath him and/or hate him, Margarito maximized a rangy inside game. And one hit wonders Crisanto Espana tearing Taylor a new doorway inside..the uppercuts ffs!