As more time goes the ability to go up and down so much not only it gets harder but it starts affecting the fighter. That is an enormous amount of stress on the body on top of training so hard.
(Theory) Why devin Haney can’t punch or take a solid punch
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Another chunk of it is technical. Haney starts his punches differently from the usual. Rather than bringing his power up from the ground, then turning the hips and transferring weight, he pushes the shoulder first then rotates after. That cuts down on the telegraph because it gets the fist moving faster in a visual axis that's hard to see (think about how much harder it is to see a fist coming straight at you vs at an angle), but it also significantly reduces weight transfer. He also fights defensively, so he never actually commits his weight fully to a punch. That makes him less likely to get hit, but also means many of his punches are basically arm punches, with very little mass behind them. Watch him in slow-mo sometime, and look at how much of his mass travels towards the opponent. And he can't really change that because it's essential to his style.Comment
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haney and many fighters are really fighting at lower weights for advantages, its most def working against him, they are killing their bodies, but the peds and weight gave ryan an edge plus hes a big puncher anywayLast edited by uppercut510; 05-22-2024, 03:32 PM.Comment
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Kind of a silly premise - Ryan is universally accepted as a huge puncher, and he came in both on PEDs and massively over the weight limit.
Haney took clean shots from Linares and Lomachenko, two of the best around, and was stunned a little bit.
He's never been KO'd.
Saying he has a bad chin is.... absurd. He just fights top-shelf opposition.Comment
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a grown man landing clean on you with the right technique can daze anyone imo,Comment
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He dehydrates himself almost 30 lbs and then rehydrates himself 30lbs immediately after.
24 hours objectively is not enough to get back to your prime state. That’s why he looks sluggish, slow, and his legs give out. Look at the way he reacts when he gets cracked. His legs immediately abandon him because they aren’t fully renergized from the tortorous fight camp weight cut.
In my opinion, boxing needs to go back to same day weigh ins. Look at the energy and volume of older fights like Duran Leonard, Chavez vs Randall, Tito vs Vargas, Hagler Hearms, etc. Look at how inyetse these fights were.
IMO, Devin should go to 147 or 154. That weight suits him better, objectively. He managed to crack prograis as he hadn’t cut 140 before but he’s outgrown 140 already.
147 and especially 154lbsComment
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I think part of the equation is that Haney's best wins are against older fighters like Loma, Linares, Kambo, Prograis, Gamboa, and Diaz, plenty of experience on those guys but they are old and weathered. Ryan is the first top guy Haney has fought that is young and in his prime.Comment
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Kind of a silly premise - Ryan is universally accepted as a huge puncher, and he came in both on PEDs and massively over the weight limit.
Haney took clean shots from Linares and Lomachenko, two of the best around, and was stunned a little bit.
He's never been KO'd.
Saying he has a bad chin is.... absurd. He just fights top-shelf opposition.Comment
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