Power is a double edged sword

Power is the last thing to go. Power stays with you as you age. Speed unfortunately doesn't.

Bumping this thread. I wanted to bring this thread back up because of what I saw on Saturday night. Donaire, who I believe can be very crafty and technical, seems like he's been solely relying on his knockout power. Like I said before, power is good to have if you're disciplined with it, but a lot of fighters, when they reach a certain point in their knockout ratios, tend to rely just on power. In fact, relying solely on anything is bad. For instance, like the guy said before me, Amir Khan relies solely on his speed. But I've been seeing more of this pattern with fighters with power. I was very disappointed to see Donaire load up on single shots. He obviously went in thinking he would end it with one shot, which was exactly my fear against Rigo.

Bumping this thread. I wanted to bring this thread back up because of what I saw on Saturday night. Donaire, who I believe can be very crafty and technical, seems like he's been solely relying on his knockout power. Like I said before, power is good to have if you're disciplined with it, but a lot of fighters, when they reach a certain point in their knockout ratios, tend to rely just on power. In fact, relying solely on anything is bad. For instance, like the guy said before me, Amir Khan relies solely on his speed. But I've been seeing more of this pattern with fighters with power.

I also think speed can be a hindrance too in some fighters. For instance Khan. He rushes in throwing 3 - 4 shots. He is greedy. He tries to go in and throw as many shots as possible in a flurry. He would be better off picking one or two great shots. Just watch him vs Garcia. He is jumping in with combos when the openings just aren't there. If he wasn't as fast as he is he would know he couldn't get away with it and he would box more carefully. His speed has carried him through so far that he has abandoned the basics. That's why when he steps up or meets a guy with good timing he loses. He relies way too heavily on it.

POWER is the most overrated attribute in boxing With Brawler their style is basically "BOXING FOR DUMMIES 101"...it is easy for Casuals to understand: Two fighter meet in the middle of the ring and throw Power Punches until someone goes down Sure it is exciting absolutely but 99.9% of the time as soon as those fighters face a skilled fighter, they usually end up losing to a skilled fighter So when fans only talk about POWER, it is a reason why they do that because that is the single most easiest attribute in boxing to distinguish...is "POWER" that is why fans (Casual Fans Especially) overrate the hell out of any fighter that scores a few KO's even if it is against BUMS they will hype that fighter up as this unbeatable fighter But the Networks and Media are to blame as well because when you actually use your skills (which is what Boxing is suppose to be about) they bash those fighters and call them "RUNNERS" "BORING" like the Miguel Vazquez vs Mercito Gesta fight last year, they was mocking Vazquez style more so then Mocking Gesta for not being able to cut the ring off and all that stuff because they have groomed the casual fans into thinking "All Boxers Should Fight Like Arturo Gatti" not explaining to boxing fans that the Late Arturo Gatti and other Brawlers fight like that because they wasn't bless with the talent to be a Skilled Boxer, they take punches to the face because they don't have the Reflexes to avoid them It is ignorant to tell someone who was trained the Proper Way How Box since he was a kid in Golden Gloves to "Don't Do That No More...Instead Come Out And Just Brawl So We Can Be Entertained"

Teddy Atlas says when 2 power punchers matchup, the one with less power will prevail because he has to compensate for that and be a smarter fighter. And yes, I got that quote from fight night.

Couldn't have put it any better. Power is always a great thing, if the fighter can't stay disciplined that's not a problem you blame on the power. I don't know if you guys read my post, but I did mention that power is def a plus if you're disciplined and don't get carried away with it.

Power isn't a double edged sword as the weakness doesn't lie in the powerful punch but the fighter's mental state. True. But that mental state comes from somewhere. In this case, from relying too much on power. The hell is this about? You posted in the wrong section also, it belongs in T&N. k sorry.

Power isn't a double edged sword as the weakness doesn't lie in the powerful punch but the fighter's mental state. Couldn't have put it any better. Power is always a great thing, if the fighter can't stay disciplined that's not a problem you blame on the power.

The hell is this about? You posted in the wrong section also, it belongs in T&N.

Power isn't a double edged sword as the weakness doesn't lie in the powerful punch but the fighter's mental state.