What Is Your Interpretation Of "Styles Make Fights"

[Pretty Boy1]

It's a phrase I see everywhere from youtube to Boxingscene to commentators! I think a lot of people use it because it makes them sound like they're knowledgeable on boxing but I think they don't fully understand what it means. So I want Boxingscene's finest to give a definition of the famous phrase: "Styles Make Fights".

[Bhopreign]

It's a phrase I see everywhere from youtube to Boxingscene to commentators! I think a lot of people use it because it makes them sound like they're knowledgeable on boxing but I think they don't fully understand what it means. So I want Boxingscene's finest to give a definition of the famous phrase: "Styles Make Fights".

I agree some use it to sound knowledgable especially when they dont know how to break down a fight they will use that term. I use it when a fighter does certain things in the ring that I know his opponent doesnt have an answer for.

[savorduhflavor]

That it's very, very true.

Example: Mosley has trouble with fighters that have a great job and can land power punches from a distance.

Cotto has trouble with pressure and uppercuts

Margarito has trouble when his opponent won't let him fight on the inside and neutralize his inhuman workrate.

There ya go...all 3 beat each other but the way their styles matched up is why each one beat the other.

[boxingsmash69]

All of Hopkins' losses came from fighters with fast hands and great athleticism.

Kostya Tszyu always had trouble with pressure fighters.

[Bhopreign]

That it's very, very true.

Example: Mosley has trouble with fighters that have a great job and can land power punches from a distance.

Cotto has trouble with pressure and uppercuts

Margarito has trouble when his opponent won't let him fight on the inside and neutralize his inhuman workrate.

There ya go...all 3 beat each other but the way their styles matched up is why each one beat the other.

I think those situations go further than that, Cotto only lost once so to say that may be stretching it. There were other intangibles involved in each of those instances. If Marg doesnt have power(plaster) then Cotto doesnt fight going backwards.

[Bhopreign]

It seems to be true though that most fighters have trouble fighting against the same style they employ. If they like to counterpunch alot of times they will have trouble against another natural counterpuncher,so on and so on.

[Pretty Boy1]

On a Tyson youtube clip somebody said Foreman would KO a prime Tyson! Why? Because apparently styles make fights! I don't think the phrase should be used for that! Maybe I'm wrong though.

[boxingsmash69]

I think those situations go further than that, Cotto only lost once so to say that may be stretching it. There were other intangibles involved in each of those instances. If Marg doesnt have power(plaster) then Cotto doesnt fight going backwards.

True. but as you can see in the Mosley/Cotto fight, Mosley landed the uppercut almost everytime he threw it. I was worried that Cotto will be tasting Margarito's uppercuts, and he did. it eventually led to the stoppage.

[Bhopreign]

On a Tyson youtube clip somebody said Foreman would KO a prime Tyson! Why? Because apparently styles make fights! I don't think the phrase should be used for that! Maybe I'm wrong though.

Youre not wrong, I hate when people say that without going into any detail.

[Marlin26]

ali vs frazier, it would'nt have been such a great trilogy if frazier was an outfighter, or if ali didn't have his trademark speed. That in my opinion is the definition of "style's make fights"