My point is if I were Corrales trainer I would try and change his style a little to adjust to his inability to take punches now or really ever. but before if a guy was close to give a punch he usually took a Corrales punch and backed away. Now the punches are not and will not back away the welterweights. He should not fight at 147 since I think it takes away his advantages, yet he says he cannot make 140 anymore. Corrales is better than Cotto pound for pound but at 147 it just seems like he is out of his advantage range. Hearns still had advantages when he moved up in weight because he had speed and the skills of a world class fighter in excess. In excess I mean he was just so much better that he still dominated, even Virgil Hill. Corrales has skills, but not to the point where he can move up and beat guys easily. Hearns moved up and beat Andries like he was beating a 4th rate fighter, and Andries was champion. But that is not fair to compare Corrales to Hearns, just that Hearns is the guy most people compare the tall guys to. Corrales should have tried to stay at 140.. Or if he fights at 147 he better adjust to his vulnerabilities and find another way to win. His way of winning at 135 and 140 will not work at 147 I am afraid.
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