No one can take it to the body. Well, Ali could, but then, he could do anything. Nevertheless, that's why it's always a good idea to attack the body. Always.
That's possible. In the two big wrapping controversies of the last decade, this one and Hopkins/Trinidad, Nazim Richardson has been the common denominator.
The problem with Shane is that he has such a likable personality. He's polite, friendly, respectful, and a hell of a fighter. A great role model to those who look up to boxers and athletes.
Except for the ****ing cheating.
There's nothing interesting in these pictures. One odd point that occurs to me is the re-wrapping that supposedly occurred under Nazim Richardson's supervision. Three times? They had to redo it three times? Were they sneaking the "something-a-little-hard-like-a-plaster-pad" (whatever that is) back into the wraps more than once?
De la Hoya's Pac-down was pretty gnarly, considering the size discrepency. Mosley busted Margarito up pretty good though.
Margarito/Cotto was just ****ing nasty though. I've never seen so complete a victory; a fighter so obviously deflated - Cotto was pulverized physically and mentally. It must have been so demoralizing for Cotto, I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did.
Cotto's got power, and he hit Margarito with Every. Single. Punch he had, again and again and again, cleanly, and from a solid stance. And it never even slowed Margarito down. He got faster and closer and more brutal as the fight wore on. What do you at that point, when you realize you have nothing to hurt the other man with, nothing to stop him from doing what he wants to you? I guess you take the inevitable, tidal wave-like beating until you just can't keep going. Ugh. Brutal brutal brutal.
Holmes' jab was stiff, fast and he could throw it high, low and everywhere in between. Ali was The Greatest, and had everyone beat in the speed department; he cut up a few faces with that blade. Liston was known for his power and freakish reach, his jab was a battering ram. Lennox Lewis had a great jab too, and he was a very smart fighter. Wlad Klitschko has a beautiful jab as well, maybe the best of the bunch when all is said and done. Fast powerful, straight, long, and relentless, he can win title fights with his jab alone.
Holmes
Ali/Klitschko
Lewis
Liston
An undefeated, HOF-bound, multi-division champion BOXER who doesn't know how to punch. Yes, that seems likely.
I'd like to see him fight Dawson though.
Maybe. It turns out the same way as the first one, with Calzaghe pulling another clear, wide decision, without getting knocked down. But they could at least try to make it more entertaining (and less shameful, on B-Hop's part).
Although, in Loew' defense, Pavlik wasn't working the double jab like he should have been, and he was timid with the right hand. But I definitely think Jack Loew has taken Kelly Pavlik as far as he can (and really, there's no shame in cultivating a popular, dynamic middleweight champion from scratch).
It's their job. Their profession. And the treat it that way. I think partly it's an Eastern European/Soviet thing. Alexander Karelin was the same way.
"I train every day of my life as they have never trained a day in theirs."
I thought Cotto would win, but I was rooting for Margarito. And, honestly, though I saw Cotto slowing down, I didn't know who was going to win until a little while before it happened.
Uber-competitive, uber-exciting. :boxing:
Zero.
Lampley's dickriding has never been more evident than in this fight.
Cotto would land one punch and Lampley would saying, "COTTO LANDS A SERIES OF VICIOUS POWER PUNCHES!"
:rofl::rofl:
At times, it definitely seemed like Jim was calling this fight from about 4 inches deep in Cotto's asshole.
This "quitter" talk is nonsense. Cotto got beaten to mush for our entertainment. He was going to lose at that point; he was going to get KO'd. Boxing isn't important enough to risk any more damage than is necessary.
There are degrees. He's obviously supremely talented and a Hall of Famer, but, depending on how you delineate the standards of an All Time Great, his legacy may be lacking. His name doesn't hold the same historical panache as an Ali or a Louis or a Robinson or a Leonard or what have you - for a variety of reasons, some of which are and are not his fault.