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What are you guys opinions of this? Im asking because in nearly every fight now, the commentators kind of rip guys for being on the ropes or they assume things. They always say that this or that guy needs to get off the ropes or when exchanges happened they automatically give the credit to fighter B just because fighter A is on the ropes.
I have never fought in a boxing ring but I personally love to fight with my back against stuff. My style is a crouching style like Tyson's & Fraziers. Im a power puncher with good hand speed. I have no problem with being up against stuff and alot of times will actually prefer it. I think it gives the opponent incentive to come close to you and you can land your best shots.
Everytime Floyd goes against the ropes, the commentatos say that this is not where Floyd wants to be and they automatically assume his opponent is winning in that instance. I completely dissagree. Most of the time Floyd allows himself to go to the ropes but he uses it as more in a defensive manner. In that instance he wants his opponent to hit him in an attempt to block his shots & sap his energy. Floyd doesnt just want to stay in the middle of the ring all fight long.
Clottey is another guy. He loves to get on the ropes and throw combos. The ropes seem to give guys like him leverge. They cover up, bounce off the ropes, and then spring forward with blistering shots. I think you can land some of your best shots off the ropes. They always said Hopkins needed to stay off the ropes against Tito but thats when Hopkins really started punishing him.
On a side not, I thought Merchant was a idiot when he said that the ref couldve counted it a knock down early in the Pavlik fight when Miranda fell against the ropes. You could clearly see that Miranda fell back because he knew the ropes were there. Fighters do that all the time. The ref could clearly see that.
I have never fought in a boxing ring but I personally love to fight with my back against stuff. My style is a crouching style like Tyson's & Fraziers. Im a power puncher with good hand speed. I have no problem with being up against stuff and alot of times will actually prefer it. I think it gives the opponent incentive to come close to you and you can land your best shots.
Everytime Floyd goes against the ropes, the commentatos say that this is not where Floyd wants to be and they automatically assume his opponent is winning in that instance. I completely dissagree. Most of the time Floyd allows himself to go to the ropes but he uses it as more in a defensive manner. In that instance he wants his opponent to hit him in an attempt to block his shots & sap his energy. Floyd doesnt just want to stay in the middle of the ring all fight long.
Clottey is another guy. He loves to get on the ropes and throw combos. The ropes seem to give guys like him leverge. They cover up, bounce off the ropes, and then spring forward with blistering shots. I think you can land some of your best shots off the ropes. They always said Hopkins needed to stay off the ropes against Tito but thats when Hopkins really started punishing him.
On a side not, I thought Merchant was a idiot when he said that the ref couldve counted it a knock down early in the Pavlik fight when Miranda fell against the ropes. You could clearly see that Miranda fell back because he knew the ropes were there. Fighters do that all the time. The ref could clearly see that.
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