What Is Your Interpretation Of "Styles Make Fights"

[Spacey1991]

Different styles neutralize other styles with better fashion. For example, Mayweather is more of a Boxer than a brawler, and defeated Zab Judah on points (despite working him down on work rate before the low blow) but Mayweather decided to outbox Judah instead of brawl him.

Cotto is more of a physical fighter than intelligent, in which he goes for his opponent and attempts to destroy him, he KO'd Judah in the 11th round.

That was a quick example, I could have probably thought of a better one but I can't be arsed to think for ages. My take on the phrase "Styles make fights" basically says that different styles are more affective against different fighters because of the way there styles clash. If Boxer A beats Boxer B better than boxer C did... it doesn't mean Boxer A is better than Boxer C, it could just be the case that his style was more dominant against that kind of fighter.

[Spray_resistant]

As I undertsand it a simple and broad meaning of the the term; "styles make fight" would be a fight progressing a certain way as a result of the manner in which each fighter employs his offensive attack and defensive strategy.

[Burner]

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".

Ill use this as an example.............

A Slugger Mayorga has the style to beat a pure boxer like Vernon Forrest....hes strong...hes wild..and hes unorthodox..he just doesnt give a shyt about being technical and has a great chin.

A pure boxer like Forrest........would beat a guy like Mosley...hes taller...and has a great jab to keep a speedster lke Shane resetting himself and he can beat him to the punch.

A boxer-puncher like Mosley would lose to Forrest almost everytime...but he would own a guy like Mayorga...because Mayo is not fast enough to catch shane and would lose on points or be KOd.


STYLES MAKES FIGHTS.


Another example::

Cotto is a better fighter then Margarito ON EVERY Level there is...period.........

BUT........

Due to Cottos weak chin.....Cottos height...and Cotto doesnt like to tie up...and add in Margs chin..and we have a problem....Marg just took Cottos shots and eventually caught up to him and stopped him.

Miguel Cotto has the style to beat Shane..theyre almost equal in size...Cotto is stronger..Cotto has a good jab to throw shane off...Cotto can **** and he can box..and hes fast.......which he did.

But.....

Mosley has the CHIN...SPEED...and POWER.....to beat a guy like Margarito....which Shane did.


STYLES MAKES FIGHTS

[Spacey1991]

Ill use this as an example.............

A Slugger Mayorga has the style to beat a pure boxer like Vernon Forrest....hes strong...hes wild..and hes unorthodox..he just doesnt give a shyt about being technical and has a great chin.

A pure boxer like Forrest........would beat a guy like Mosley...hes taller...and has a great jab to keep a speedster lke Shane resetting himself and he can beat him to the punch.

A boxer-puncher like Mosley would lose to Forrest almost everytime...but he would own a guy like Mayorga...because Mayo is not fast enough to catch shane and would lose on points or be KOd.


STYLES MAKES FIGHTS.


Another example::

Cotto is a better fighter then Margarito ON EVERY Level there is...period.........

BUT........

Due to Cottos weak chin.....Cottos height...and Cotto doesnt like to tie up...and add in Margs chin..and we have a problem....Marg just took Cottos shots and eventually caught up to him and stopped him.

Miguel Cotto has the style to beat Shane..theyre almost equal in size...Cotto is stronger..Cotto has a good jab to throw shane off...Cotto can **** and he can box..and hes fast.......which he did.

But.....

Mosley has the CHIN...SPEED...and POWER.....to beat a guy like Margarito....which Shane did.


STYLES MAKES FIGHTS

Ah, your examples kicked the **** outta mine!

[MoneyMayFan]

Pavlik = rock
Hopkins = paper
Taylor = scissors



Mosley = rock
Cotto = paper
Margarito = scissors



Forrest = rock
Mayorga = paper
Mosley = scissors


Vargas = rock
Mosley = paper
Winky = scissors

wrongggggggggggggg.....prime for prime if they fought 10 times winky beats vargas 9 times and gets robbed the 1 time....

[deevel79]

To me, the phrase means when 2 fighters have different styles that offset eachother. For example:

Floyd vs Spinks will make for stinker of the year do to both thier defensive fighting styles, but Floyd vs Cotto would make for a good fight do to thier opposing fighting styles.

[talip bin osman]

maussa KOing vivian harris some years ago come to mind when this phrase is brought up...

[El Dominicano]

People use that phrase alot but it isn't always true. It also depends on the fighter's mentality

[boxingsmash69]

wrongggggggggggggg.....prime for prime if they fought 10 times winky beats vargas 9 times and gets robbed the 1 time....

lol it wasn't long before someone mentioned it.

i had winky winning that fight.