As a trainer how would you prepare your man for pbf.....

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

...totally forgot about those guys


Lamatta
Basillio

How could you forget Robinson, if you got LaMotta and Basillio you might as well add Zale and Zivic. Haha nice ring to it.

"Zale and Zivic" sounds like a jewlery store!

[Chris Nagel]

Zales is a name of a jewelry store. It's probably jewish too.

[CutMeMick]

How about just throwing away the rule book just short of DQ. Step on his toes, hit him with the sides of your glove and with the palm. Hit him in the kidney's. Hit him with the side of the glove on the bicep. Trash talk on the inside, call him a pussy, w/e.

Don't give him a wide target, and jump on him at every minute of every round.

Funny you post that....I was just about to advise the same thing

Though it's EXTREMELY illegal....hey some fighters you have to bend the rules a little bit to beat

N'dou was doing this to Paulie but was unsucessful in taking advantage of it... He was stepping on the foot but just couldn't land the punches....

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

How about just throwing away the rule book just short of DQ. Step on his toes, hit him with the sides of your glove and with the palm. Hit him in the kidney's. Hit him with the side of the glove on the bicep. Trash talk on the inside, call him a pussy, w/e.

Don't give him a wide target, and jump on him at every minute of every round.

Funny you post that....I was just about to advise the same thing

Though it's EXTREMELY illegal....hey some fighters you have to bend the rules a little bit to beat

N'dou was doing this to Paulie but was unsucessful in taking advantage of it... He was stepping on the foot but just couldn't land the punches....

I didn't see that but watching it again right now... Good eye mick

[SweetPea]

This topic always comes up in Floyd-related threads, and I always have a similar answer.

Everyone always says that Floyd's opponents should come at him constantly, bully him force him to the ropes, rough him up to the body, fight him like Castillo did.
And this is why Floyd keeps winning, because this is a dumb strategy.

First off I'll make the obvious point... the first Castillo fight was more than 5 years ago!!!! The Floyd who was in the ring that night is not the Floyd of 2007. He's constantly made improvements to his game, offensively and defensively. What Castillo did that night doesn't work anymore.

A fighter like Floyd, he wants an opponent to rush at him and try to pressure him. That allows him to just take steps back all night and throw quick counters, picking his opponent apart, while his opponent uses up all their energy trying to come forward.

The type of fighter who can beat someone like Floyd has to have a height and reach advantage (or at least be similar to Floyd in those areas), must use the jab constantly, stay disciplined, and force Floyd to initiate more action.
This is why Ricky Hatton will get destroyed against Floyd.... Hatton is the exact opposite of the type of fighter that can beat Floyd. Hatton is short, has short arms, has no jab, and just rushes forward and tries to bully his opponent. And that's why Floyd will be able to step back and counter him all night long.

[bgordon]

How about just throwing away the rule book just short of DQ. Step on his toes, hit him with the sides of your glove and with the palm. Hit him in the kidney's. Hit him with the side of the glove on the bicep. Trash talk on the inside, call him a pussy, w/e.

Don't give him a wide target, and jump on him at every minute of every round.

Funny you post that....I was just about to advise the same thing

Though it's EXTREMELY illegal....hey some fighters you have to bend the rules a little bit to beat

N'dou was doing this to Paulie but was unsucessful in taking advantage of it... He was stepping on the foot but just couldn't land the punches....

yeah i remember that, and i couldnt believe ndou was complaining about the ref being unfair when he was trying to use every trick in the book!