Originally posted by McGoorty
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yuri gamboa cant hold willie pep's jock
but his hands are faster in my opinion
his upper body isn't quite as fluid
his punches don't flow quite as well, and his footwork is more like showing off than sound boxing (pep might be the best pure boxer ever)
but his hands are at least as fast if not faster. at least thats the humble opinion coming out of the new england region early this morning
the kid is unreal in terms of physical talent
every generation has their unbelievably fast fighters
but i do feel that the current lot of boxers focuses a bit more on speed as an institution and a means of winning fights and rounds, as opposed to merely one of the tools in the box.
i think its got a bit to do with the points amateur system of scoring. you basically have to land a punch in the amateurs to ensure it is scored
if it doesn't score it does matter. the system is retorted.
it makes for a very odd "fighter, if you want to call him that, growing up. they land punches and flurries
and then they back away and give the judges time to score the punches...
its horrible.
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