Originally Posted by
DaxxKahn
Originally Posted by
J_Undisputed
I wouldn't bet too much on Bradley's new muscles. When he's in with dangerous opponents, he doesn't sit down on his punches as much as he could. He'll take the fight to guys that can't hurt him. He seems to have a pretty decent chin, judging by the shot he took from Holt.
Muscles are nice, but some guys are just born to chuck bombs. Sometimes its leverage, sometimes its form, sometimes its in the legs, sometimes you can't tell where it comes from... but the punch dynamics mean a lot. Not saying that muscle is worth nothing. Tua, Ibeabuchi, Urango, Tyson... all bulky guys with good to great power. Then take a guy like Hearns, who looks like Snoop Dogs personal trainer...and he still lit people up.
The whole point of the title of looking big strong and fight along with the rest of the post had to do with the fact he is moving up to 147 for his next fight and he looks ready and not undersized other then hight for his WW fight
Urango's power is not that great he has less then a 70% ko ratio and has never KO'd an elite opponent...His best KO is over a past his best Bailey....
Tyson would have been a KO puncher regardless of what weight he was at...His bulk was natural not built up....It was his style that brought in the power everything was from the ground up with leverage...
Ibeabuchi was not overly muscular...No more then Bruno, Ruddock and certailnly not more then Holyfield....
What has made Tua as successful as he has been is more to do with his ability to absorb punishment and keep going....He hasnty had a decent win in over 8 years so his power has done little for him
I understand your point about the post and somewhere in your mind maybe you thought I was taking a shot at you, but I wasn't. My point was that bradley isn't going to be anymore effective at the weight no matter how much he talks about bulking up and hes done a lot of talking, as usual. Its good not to look undersized if youre moving up, its not intimidating anyone because watching tape on the guy tells you his bulk isn't coming into play in his favor from the style he fights. He doesn't sit down on his punches enough, he's more effective when he uses his speed. That bulk could hurt him in that respect as has already been posted by Spicoli. He's bulked up and has bigger guns. The meanest guy with the biggest gun will still have the hardest time intimidating someone with it if he's holding it backwards.
Heres a look at Tua and Ike. There doesnt seem to be much disparity there in size, except for height.
http://davidtua.ru/wp-content/upload...-Ibeabuchi.jpg
Tysons bulk was natural, but my point is bulk is bulk. As I said sometimes power comes from or the legs etc. As for tyson's style bringing the power. Not so sure I agree with you. Yes he sprung from the legs and was always moving forward. Rooney brought Pazienza along like a miniature tyson style wise and the style didn't do squat for him.
So Tua's wins in the last 8 years, means he didnt have any effective power his whole career? Not sure how many punishment he absorbed in those 25+ fights where he Ko'd someone in 3 rounds or under... but ok, if you say so.
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Re: Bradley looking strong and calling out the big names..Maybe a bit too soon?
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