Every puncher gets drastically overrated until they meet a boxer.

[Sir_Joe]

Some examples...

Jeff Lacy
Edison Miranda
David Haye (no offence)
Kelly Pavlik
Antonio Margarito


It's all good when they're knocking out bums and other sluggers but when they meet boxers they all come unstuck and their bandwagon's wheels fall off. The sport is in love with punchers but you would have thought people would have realized this by now? Punchers are only good until they meet someone who can even out slug then or out box them and then they get "exposed" , it's easy enough to jump on a bandwagon, anyone can do it... but next time you do make sure it's for the right reasons.

[mikec]

Some examples...

Jeff Lacy
Edison Miranda
David Haye (no offence)
Kelly Pavlik
Antonio Margarito


It's all good when they're knocking out bums and other sluggers but when they meet boxers they all come unstuck and their bandwagon's wheels fall off. The sport is in love with punchers but you would have thought people would have realized this by now? Punchers are only good until they meet someone who can even out slug then or out box them and then they get "exposed" , it's easy enough to jump on a bandwagon, anyone can do it... but next time you do make sure it's for the right reasons.

I agree you forgot to add hatton to this list.

[Mr. Philadel]

Calz probably could've "EXSPOSED" Pavlik on the same hand Pavlik could've gave Joe a brutal beat down! it was a 50-50 fight and those are the fights we wanna see homie.

[Guest]

The problem with people with a lot of power is they sometimes abandon their boxing skills because they have that big eraser, the punch that corrects the mistakes they've been making.

Sometimes they rely on the big shot way too much and eschew fundamentals.
Looking for the knockout against a technician can definitely be a bad business plan.

[Silencers]

The problem with people with a lot of power is they sometimes abandon their boxing skills because they have that big eraser, the punch that corrects the mistakes they've been making.

Sometimes they rely on the big shot way too much and eschew fundamentals.
Looking for the knockout against a technician can definitely be a bad business plan.

I agree totally. Too many power punchers fall in love with their power and forget about boxing skills.

[Dynamite Kid]

The problem with people with a lot of power is they sometimes abandon their boxing skills because they have that big eraser, the punch that corrects the mistakes they've been making.

Sometimes they rely on the big shot way too much and eschew fundamentals.
Looking for the knockout against a technician can definitely be a bad business plan.

yep a bit like McClellan and Tyson who fell in love with thier power

McClellan did'nt even bother blocking punches or defending himself he was just concerned about what he was dishing out

Azumah Nelson used to walk u down literally with his hands glued to his head then just start unloading bombs

[Guest]

yep a bit like McClellan and Tyson who fell in love with thier power

McClellan did'nt even bother blocking punches or defending himself he was just concerned about what he was dishing out

Azumah Nelson used to walk u down literally with his hands glued to his head then just start unloading bombs

McClellan specifically sticks out as someone with bad defense but he had some kinda sting on his shots.
Tyson's defense wasn't bad at all in his formative years but he forgot to move later on and took beatings because of it.

[Dynamite Kid]

McClellan specifically sticks out as someone with bad defense but he had some kinda sting on his shots.
Tyson's defense wasn't bad at all in his formative years but he forgot to move later on and took beatings because of it.

yeah thats what i was referring to

when Tyson fought Frank Bruno the first time he looked awfull

[βetamax]

So is this point of this post basically to say that Calzaghe would "expose" Pavlik?

[Guest]

So is this point of this post basically to say that Calzaghe would "expose" Pavlik?

I don't agree with it if that's the point. Pavlik can box and his defense has been fairly good. He gets hurt sure, but he has good fundamentals.