What is skill?

[Tmann400]

bernard hopkins is a good example and im not saying that just because hes my all time favorite fighter..but the fact he is such an elite fighter..but lacks alot of power and isnt the fastest guy in the world and look what hes able to do because hes so intelligent and has perfected everything his body will allow him to do..i call that skill

[The_Demon]

people mention it constantly on here, but everyone seems to have a different definition. a lot of people seem to the the faster fighter is the more skilled one, the one that jabs more as automatically the more skilled one, the one that fights on the backfoot is the more skilled one, etc...

well, heres mine, its pretty simple and broad.
"Any non-physical attribute that a boxer uses to win fights"


in other words, perfect conditioning doesnt fall under the skill catagory, a great chin doesnt fall under the skill catagory, natural fast handspeed doesnt fall under the skill catagory. things like that.

discuss.

that nails it for me
think bernard hopkins

[dchampishere]

skill is knowing how to apply your attributes and training in a proficent manner

[Freddy Krueger]

Throwing 13 left hooks in 10 seconds

-Roy Jones

http://fighthype.com/pages/content55...12380311bdde8b

Is it still impressive if those 13 hooks don't all land or if those 13 hooks don't have your full power behind them? And to answer this question I think all fighters have skills especially the ones that are the top fighters in this sport. The Charlie Zelenoffs of this sport have no skills, he isn't even fast at all on the speed-bag.

[Pullcounter]

Throwing 13 left hooks in 10 seconds

-Roy Jones

http://fighthype.com/pages/content55...12380311bdde8b

that's not a skill. that's a feat of athleticism.

[Spray_resistant]

Skill= Technique(s) learned over some period of time through repetition and memorization.

[TheGreatA]

that's not a skill. that's a feat of athleticism.

Indeed. I thought the whole interview was funny, throwing 6 left hooks on a defenseless Jeff Lacy is supposed to make you a top 10 p4p fighter?

Skill, of course, is the opposite of that. I agree with a lot of what people have been saying here.

[Steak]

Im glad everyone agrees.

Ive always felt that it was unfair that the physically gifted fighters always seem to get labeled as the automatically more skilled fighters.

It seemed to me that one of the best ways to test a fighters skill is to see how well they fight at the top level, even if theyre not in good physical condition/out of shape.


and yea, Hopkins is a special fighter. Ive never felt he excelled in any area really, but hes totally mastered the basics of boxing and is very solid in every area, and was particularly good at exposing any fighter who had any gaping holes in their fight game.

[strugler]

people mention it constantly on here, but everyone seems to have a different definition. a lot of people seem to the the faster fighter is the more skilled one, the one that jabs more as automatically the more skilled one, the one that fights on the backfoot is the more skilled one, etc...

well, heres mine, its pretty simple and broad.
"Any non-physical attribute that a boxer uses to win fights"


in other words, perfect conditioning doesnt fall under the skill catagory, a great chin doesnt fall under the skill catagory, natural fast handspeed doesnt fall under the skill catagory. things like that.

discuss.

heres mine.........skill is the ability of doing the right things in the ring without blatantly running,clinching against TOP competition.............

[Steak]

heres mine.........skill is the ability of doing the right things in the ring without blatantly running,clinching against TOP competition.............

if you can clinch and get away with it and it helps you win the fight, then yea, it can be skill.

I think its the refs fault for not enforcing the anti-holding rule.