Definitely think this comes down to rock/paper/scissors style stuff. Algieri is a pretty good outboxer but doesn't do well in extended exchanges. Same with Khan. They fought each other and was scissors vs scissors.
If those fragile boxers can survive a predictable puncher like provo or porter all night they can win.
If they face another light punching boxer they can win (which is why i always thought khan could give floyd more trouble than most of his opponents)
But if they fight a boxer-puncher who can play handgames with them just long enough to slip in a power shot, ala pacquaio, they get **** on
Styles do make fights, but, struggling with Algeri is not a good look.
Algeri's a solid decent fighter but the elite guys should be dealin with him easily.
And Khan didn't.
Exactly..Algeri is supposed to be destroyed by prime elite fighters..Khan is going to get hurt with Canelo who does everything better then Algeri...It also shows Khan has no power at 147
Styles do make fights, but, struggling with Algeri is not a good look.
Algeri's a solid decent fighter but the elite guys should be dealin with him easily.
And Khan didn't.
Like the poster above said
Maidana and Floyd first fight was a draw in most peoples eyes, Floyd struggled and Maidana made him look bad.
Devon shut him out, so much so Maidana said he was going to retire.
Khan dominated him bar 2 rounds and also dropped him
On top they didnt demand Maidana wear pillow gloves
How bad does this make Floyd look?
Exactly you buffoon triangle theories are always stupid
Change your name to Larry The Casual Guy
Mayweather also was 36 years old man..we are talking about 3 fighters in their 20's here
It's not even a triangle theory. Spence destroyed a guy khan struggled with. The same exact guy not a guy from 5 years ago
That's just stupid. Wow he had marks lol. Garcia still beat Peterson so in that instance a triangle theory actually worked...
Using your logic how bad does Thurman look for getting hurt by Collazo, then winning via headbutt, and spent half the fight running away like Collazo was Maidana Lol
Whereas Khan dropped Collazo 3 times, he was never hurt, and won every round and didnt need to headbutt him to win the fight
The same exact guy right?
Or it could be on that specific night Khan fought a better fight, possibly his style caused Collazo more problems or Collazo fought the wrong fight
Win or Lose triangle theories are stupid
Did he just uppercut himself in this picture?
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/2wlnhV3GdtSonRpnEBy457ErpKzt6O29xPYF_0yai1A=w638-h345-no
Khan would be mentally damage after Canelo break his skull!
Doesn't say much. Khan isn't a come-forward destroyer, he wasn't going to stop Algieri. The only thing I would take from it is that Khan is not going to have anything to deter Canelo. Obviously volume is what he'll use against Canelo, but if he doesn't even have enough power to disrupt him Canelo will find it very easy to land his counters.
Canelo is happy not to move much, but if he decides to come forward Khan will be 100% reliant on his legs to stop him.
This exactly... Matthysse destroyed Peterson, and Peterson arguably had a draw with Garcia and left Garcia's faced all marked. Then Garcia should have lost to Matthysse? but it didn't happen that way.
exactly......
I think the poster is talking about triangle theories and how stupid Larry The Casual Guy sounds.
It's not even a triangle theory. Spence destroyed a guy khan struggled with. The same exact guy not a guy from 5 years ago
This exactly... Matthysse destroyed Peterson, and Peterson arguably had a draw with Garcia and left Garcia's faced all marked. Then Garcia should have lost to Matthysse? but it didn't happen that way.
That's just stupid. Wow he had marks lol. Garcia still beat Peterson so in that instance a triangle theory actually worked...
I think the poster is talking about triangle theories and how stupid Larry The Casual Guy sounds.
This exactly... Matthysse destroyed Peterson, and Peterson arguably had a draw with Garcia and left Garcia's faced all marked. Then Garcia should have lost to Matthysse? but it didn't happen that way.
That was years ago lol khan fought him last year. Maidana sent the same vs khan compared to floyd
I think the poster is talking about triangle theories and how stupid Larry The Casual Guy sounds.
Floyd almost losing to Maidana (pillow gloves and 70+ clinches included)... how bad did it make Floyd look when Kotelnik, Devon Alexander and Khan had beaten him way easier?
That was years ago lol khan fought him last year. Maidana sent the same vs khan compared to floyd
lol....wtf.........
Like the poster above said
Maidana and Floyd first fight was a draw in most peoples eyes, Floyd struggled and Maidana made him look bad.
Devon shut him out, so much so Maidana said he was going to retire.
Khan dominated him bar 2 rounds and also dropped him
On top they didnt demand Maidana wear pillow gloves
How bad does this make Floyd look?
Exactly you buffoon triangle theories are always stupid
Change your name to Larry The Casual Guy
Floyd almost losing to Maidana (pillow gloves and 70+ clinches included)... how bad did it make Floyd look when Kotelnik, Devon Alexander and Khan had beaten him way easier?
damn
you gott'em
Way easier? Lmao! I guess you missed Khan being on queer street and running for his life in the late rounds against Maidana.
Also, Floyd never struggled against Maidana. He handed more punches, at a much higher percentage than Maidana, and his punches were FAR more clean and effective, unlike Maidana's muo thai knees, karate chops, low blows, rabbit punches, football tackles, elbow chops, and head butts.
Maidana headbutts? lol... what would you do when your opponent cheats to you like that? (70+ clinches in total). But yeah the cheater was Maidana.... lol.
Nevermind the pillow gloves. How can you be a supporter of such coward.
they fight completely different. spence comes forward and puts pressure on and devon fights on the back foot. they are both southpaws so i guess thats true
IN a sense that they both fight very very very stiff. Should've been specific in that aspect.
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