Roy Jones Jr or Bernard Hopkins? Or any other fighters you feel you can relate to and learn from?
I have learned a lot about life from just listening to people speak, on TV, youtube, random internet vids, etc...
When it comes to athletes, most athletes really have very little to offer when it comes to wisdom about life, except for fighters, in my opinion. Always been a huge Tyson and Ali fan and have heard and read everything they've ever said, probably. But in this case, I am going to refer to 2 guys who recently retired and still have their wits and are still talking and giving interviews, and have a huge library of past interviews talking about life and being a man. Jw who would you like to have as a mentor if you could pick one guy?
Hopkins- Grinding out a win, quick overhand right, ring generalship, Ring IQ
Canelo- Defense, feints, head movement, body work, combinations, Ring IQ
Oscar- Jab, punch output, movement
Floyd- Defense, pot shots, rope a dope, ring generalship, Ring IQ
Winky- Defense, Ring IQ
Herrera- Fighting ugly, unsettling your opponent, making him work for that W.
Mikey- Boxing skills to work on, Ring IQ
Salido- Body work, grinding out a win, toughness
Ward- Body work, clenching, disrupting your opponent, grinding out a win, RIng IQ
Marquez- Counter punching, Ring IQ
Chavez- body work, ring generalship.
I would study these guys.
The group below I would learn nothing from since they rely on pure god given talent of athleticism and power. Or fought smaller opposition.
Roy Jones, GGG, Joshua, Spence, Chavez Jr, Wilder, Charlo.
Roy Jones Jr. was blessed with superhuman powers. There isn't much he could teach you. Bernard Hopkins on the other hand did everything the hard way and came from nothing. Was grit and sheer determination that got him where he went. I know that in his prime he literally lived like a monk, would be in bed by 8:30pm, up in the early hours 365 days a year. Out of the two I think Hopkins would be the best fit to mentor an average Joe.