Who are the fighters that have some good hand speed but never seem to get credit for it. I noticed Adamek had some very good hand speed against Cunningham and Banks. He really surprised me on how quick he could be. Anyone else?
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Marquez for a 35 year old
Speed isn't the first thing you think of with hopkins but he is pretty fast
mikkel kessler has underrated fast hands for a big man doesn't get much credit for it
I agree on everything also on your picks for your upcoming bets.
Other than Lopez, I thought all of them were at least a little controversial. Good to know that I'm not alone.
Did you like my addition to your division dominance thread? I tried really hard to think about the guys who were just unbeatable in their divisions, and that is what I came up with. People like Calzaghe were left off because of the possibility of Jones beating him at 168, and the closeness of the Robin Reid fight.
I'm most impressed with Adamek's ability to generate a lot of power with short punches.
I'm pretty much impressed with everything about him. I mean, after he got completely wiped out by Dawson at 175, I thought he wasn't going to do much moving up to cruiserweight. I mean, 25 pounds is no joke, and I have a feeling that is one of the hardest transitions to make, from LHW to CW, but... man, he beats O'Neil Bell handily, takes Steve Cunningham out in a way that made him look really great, and showed that he can overcome his flaws, and then completely dominates Banks.
He's one to watch out for.
It is probably because it's playing on my DVR right now, but the announcers just said how surprising it was that Cunningham has no real hand speed advantage over Adamek. I think they are mostly right.
Adamek definitely gets my vote, although the Dawson fight looked the opposite.