what happened to defense and head movement??

**TredKiller** · 06-28-2009, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by larrysmith

that wasnt boxing last night..it was a street fight..is that what people call exciting???seriously there was no science what so ever in that fight..yea it was exciting..but look what exciting got ortiz..if he was smart and used his fundalmentals he couldve ended that fight in the first round..but after he knocked the guy down he runs head first into a punch......exciting is cool but damn wheres the science??offense wins fights..defense wins championships...

you answerd your own question.

**catalinul** · 06-28-2009, 02:22 PM

That was the FOTY IMO with the ROTY.

But yeah I agree Ortiz(who said it himself) fought a ****** fight.Inexperience,age,crowd all worked against him.

But then again defense doesn't make for these type of fights.

**MANGLER** · 06-28-2009, 02:22 PM

So what? As fans we got nothin to ***** about in terms of the entertainment level of the fight. If you're a fan of Ortiz in particular, then yea, you woulda preferred that fight to have been fought smarter.

**Mighty_Windir** · 06-28-2009, 02:23 PM

He's 22 years old, even though he has been trained good the exciment goes to his head and makes a lot of mistakes which costed him the fight last night.

**larry x** · 06-28-2009, 02:24 PM

people may say a defensive fighter is boring..but he's not ******..ill tell you that..ill take a boring defensive style over an exciting ****** style anyday

**Pullcounter** · 06-28-2009, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by larrysmith

that wasnt boxing last night..it was a street fight..is that what people call exciting???seriously there was no science what so ever in that fight..yea it was exciting..but look what exciting got ortiz..if he was smart and used his fundalmentals he couldve ended that fight in the first round..but after he knocked the guy down he runs head first into a punch......exciting is cool but damn wheres the science??offense wins fights..defense wins championships...

this thread is almost exactly the same as your other thread

**mickey malone** · 06-28-2009, 02:44 PM

Good Call.!!!

Perfect.... Would be prime Tyson or Joe Calzaghe...

Maybe it aint the fashion now.. You're right though..

**larry x** · 06-28-2009, 05:11 PM

jab,tuck ya chin,move ya head and keep yagloves up..and you wont take that much damn punishment

**Spacey1991** · 06-28-2009, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by larrysmith

people may say a defensive fighter is boring..but he's not ******..ill tell you that..ill take a boring defensive style over an exciting ****** style anyday

I don't find watching defensive fighters boring... I like to see how they block and slip punches and have barely anything land on them... I dunno it just find it good to watch because it impresses me how defensively sound they are, its hard for me to explain to be honest.

I do enjoy watching aggressive fighters too though, I like to see toe to toe wars... I like to see all out action, but that doesn't mean every fight must be like that. I guess it all boils down to what you prefer, some people just don't like to watch defensive styles.

what happened to defense and head movement??