Quote Originally Posted by Kel View Post
The fight was boring and I ain't a Wlad fan but you have to blame Chagaev for not giving Wlad a reason to use more than two punches. Chagaev was coming in straight so that's all Wlad had to deal with.
No offense. But it's kind of a dumb mentality to save punches for when another fighter gives you reason to use them.

Which sounds better "well he is giving me all these openings but im gonna not take them and wait for him to hurt me before I use any other punches" or "he is giving me all these openings, I'm gonna exploit them now and get him out of there"

It's not that the openings weren't there, but the fact some fans are trying to defend Wladimer by saying he should be forced to use other punches is a little dumb because it makes no sense to wait until you are hurt to remember you had a left hook. Chances are once a fighter finds a way inside Wladimer's jab the rest of his offense isn't going to mean much. So why not just get them out there the instant the openings are there instead of delaying it .