Quote Originally Posted by Chris N.

What I noticed when was watching Rocky Marciano take on Archie Moore, is that Rocky was able to upset Moore's rhythm. It wasn't so much Rocky's unorthodox punching as it was his punching rhythm that kept on increasing to the point that Moore could not keep pace with. All Archie Moore's guile, and experience and determination wasn't enough for that fight.

I guess if you could take away Hopkins tempo through sheer punching volume, while fighting in a style like Julio Cesar Chavez that put together with everything else may make it possible. The question then is how long can you keep Hopkins off rhythm? Am I making any sense?





Perhaps so with Moore, but with hopkins you will have a fighter who will not stand in front of you. This means that you will not be able to use combination punching. He will always be just outisde of your range removing the prospect of beating him through a high punch output. In other words a high punch output cant be effective if he isn't there to be hit with it.