Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
Roy Jones was a balls to the wall fighter as an amateur, he was as much of a fighter as he was a boxer, but he made the transition very quickly. Floyd pretty much stayed the same. Is it because a lot of these guys are fighting in the amateur style instead of changing it? I don't know, but I thought if anything the amateur style of scoring would make them much better at fighting off the back foot, because in theory how amateur boxing is scored and ref'ed it should be a much more tactical and technical affair.
It really does come down to the head gear,the spots it covers are nighty night spots in the pro's,you can just walk through shots more with the gear on