Always so much made about Haneys power or lack of

[dan_cov]

Did what he had to but made no new fans tonight apart from Kambosos.

Reminded me of when Usyk tvvatted Bellew and the absolute sickening amount of praise and d1ck riding that ensued.
I get getting humbled but that was a bit uncomfortable to watch at the end there

[QueensburyRules]

The father of all hardcore boxing the great Ted Atlas' comment about Haney/Kambosos centered around Haney's lack of power. So how is this even considered as something unusual?

- - Teddy so used to inhaling his own stink that he couldn't inhale Heinie stink.

[billeau2]

You guys can't help playing the victim card can't you? You don't think a fighter's style of boxing, as one example among many, could be reason for the antagonism? I won't even have to mention Haney playing the Bhop card.... Do you play victim card when Canelo, Golovkin get the haterade machine day in and day out? Why only on Haney? No fighter is spared from haterade machine, Loma, Lopez, Kambosos, etc.

It's not that some fighters are spared, or not... Rather it is how completely irrational the hate is. What would be any possible reason to hate on a 23 year old fighter with skills who's willing to fight anybody put in front of him?

Power is very limited commodity in the lightweight division anyway so to say a fighter who does not use power is boring shows a lack of understanding of boxing. So yeah it's not like some fighters are spared, or not, it's just that some fighters seem to attract the haterade..

[maguirre]

It's not that some fighters are spared, or not... Rather it is how completely irrational the hate is. What would be any possible reason to hate on a 23 year old fighter with skills who's willing to fight anybody put in front of him?

Power is very limited commodity in the lightweight division anyway so to say a fighter who does not use power is boring shows a lack of understanding of boxing. So yeah it's not like some fighters are spared, or not, it's just that some fighters seem to attract the haterade..

I wasn't even thinking about lack of power as sole reason, "You don't think a fighter's style of boxing, as one example among many..." Style doesn't have to include power or lack of it. Power became the focus because everyone thought it's what he needed in a fight like Kambosos. Turned out he didn't need it after all.

[billeau2]

I wasn't even thinking about lack of power as sole reason, "You don't think a fighter's style of boxing, as one example among many..." Style doesn't have to include power or lack of it. Power became the focus because everyone thought it's what he needed in a fight like Kambosos. Turned out he didn't need it after all.

A lot of Haney hate comes from his style which does not favor a big punch. There are actually good reasons for this, but people often see it as an issue of entertainment.

You are correct. Professional prize fighting is such that if you don't need to engage with a big punch, you don't.

[billeau2]

- - Teddy so used to inhaling his own stink that he couldn't inhale Heinie stink.

Ahh but those predictions!! Teddy makes em so good!! Like the ***ish guy in Brooklyn would make an eggcream! You just can't make it the same at home...

Teddy might even get one right one of these days.