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Fighters you expect to get exposed when they step up.
Who is hyped beyond reason that you expect to get exposed?
For me...
Frankie Gavin - Just an amateur overachiever for me who doesn't really do anything that great. I expect his hype to die tonight. Hes one of these guys who has had difficulties in life and IMO its used by his fans as an excuse for under-performing as he simply isn't that good.
Adrien Broner - Come on man take your head from the clouds, small, poor mans Andre Berto. His footwork will always be a problem, hes so top heavy. Fluid up top but not in the legs. Hes predictable, an arm puncher. His defense is overrated as you can get.
Hes nothing special and his body language gives away everything.
High held guard - Hes gonna jab up top. Shifts weight on his backfoot - left hook counter. Leans in - Hes gonna overreach with the straight right. etc etc
Hes nothing. Its guys like this make me appreciate the old timers more.
Jofre, Monzon, Tunney etc etc
Watch them, watch their feints with not only there hands but feet. They may not of had the best footwork but they was clever with it, watch how they make guys think they're stepping in, Louis was great at this. Marquez would be an example of a modern day fighter. He'd use a 'foot-stomp' to make you commit. Where is Broners feints, period?
Yh most wasn't as 'flashy' and are ATGs but it puts into perspective to me how if anything the guys of today just don't compare for most part. In those days it was more about subtlety in a B-Hop esque manner than flashiness. They beat you not just because they was better but because they had it upstairs. B-Hop for example he isn't the fastest, strongest, hardest hitter but hes so clever compared to most of todays fighters and I feel that is because he studies not just his opponents but old timers and he takes bits on board, hes not brilliant technically IMO but he is a wise old fox and is so intelligent that is what makes him so hard to beat.
Who is hyped beyond reason that you expect to get exposed?
For me...
Frankie Gavin - Just an amateur overachiever for me who doesn't really do anything that great. I expect his hype to die tonight. Hes one of these guys who has had difficulties in life and IMO its used by his fans as an excuse for under-performing as he simply isn't that good.
Adrien Broner - Come on man take your head from the clouds, small, poor mans Andre Berto. His footwork will always be a problem, hes so top heavy. Fluid up top but not in the legs. Hes predictable, an arm puncher. His defense is overrated as you can get.
Hes nothing special and his body language gives away everything.
High held guard - Hes gonna jab up top. Shifts weight on his backfoot - left hook counter. Leans in - Hes gonna overreach with the straight right. etc etc
Hes nothing. Its guys like this make me appreciate the old timers more.
Jofre, Monzon, Tunney etc etc
Watch them, watch their feints with not only there hands but feet. They may not of had the best footwork but they was clever with it, watch how they make guys think they're stepping in, Louis was great at this. Marquez would be an example of a modern day fighter. He'd use a 'foot-stomp' to make you commit. Where is Broners feints, period?
Yh most wasn't as 'flashy' and are ATGs but it puts into perspective to me how if anything the guys of today just don't compare for most part. In those days it was more about subtlety in a B-Hop esque manner than flashiness. They beat you not just because they was better but because they had it upstairs. B-Hop for example he isn't the fastest, strongest, hardest hitter but hes so clever compared to most of todays fighters and I feel that is because he studies not just his opponents but old timers and he takes bits on board, hes not brilliant technically IMO but he is a wise old fox and is so intelligent that is what makes him so hard to beat.
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