Why do so many posters say "STYLES MAKE FIGHTS" ??

[Devils Advocate]

styles do indeed make fights

style do make fights though 4-real lol

[SplitSecond]

in joe calzaghe's case, fights make styles

[MASSMAN]

Styles definitely makes fights...

Another thing that I have noticed over the many years of watching boxing is that not only does styles makes fights, but fighters dont change their styles. They just try to perfect their style of boxing. For example, Evander Holyfield has always been a boxer/puncher. He never changed his style of boxing when facing any opponent, he just continued to get better at being a boxer puncher. He never tried to switch styles and become a defensive counter puncher during his career. Floyd Mayweather, is a defensive counter puncher who relies on speed. Floyd would never switch styles to become a boxer/puncher. Shane Mosley is a versitile boxer puncher, I cant imagine Shane ever become a defensive counter puncher. There is only one fighter that is an exception to my rule: Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins started off as a boxer/brawler, as Hopkins progressed through his career, he became more a boxer/puncher as seen in his fight with Trinidad, then to a defensive counterpuncher as seein in his fight with Tarver. Hopkins has definitely changed styles during his career according to his opponents strengths and weakness and he has been great at it.

[Guest]

Another thing that I have noticed over the many years of watching boxing is that not only does styles makes fights, but fighters dont change their styles. They just try to perfect their style of boxing. For example, Evander Holyfield has always been a boxer/puncher. He never changed his style of boxing when facing any opponent, he just continued to get better at being a boxer puncher. He never tried to switch styles and become a defensive counter puncher during his career. Floyd Mayweather, is a defensive counter puncher who relies on speed. Floyd would never switch styles to become a boxer/puncher. Shane Mosley is a versitile boxer puncher, I cant imagine Shane ever become a defensive counter puncher. There is only one fighter that is an exception to my rule: Bernard Hopkins. Hopkins started off as a boxer/brawler, as Hopkins progressed through his career, he became more a boxer/puncher as seen in his fight with Trinidad, then to a defensive counterpuncher as seein in his fight with Tarver. Hopkins has definitely changed styles during his career according to his opponents strengths and weakness and he has been great at it.

Also Sugar Ray Leonard He used many different styles when the need suited him see the Hearns fight, the Duran fight number 2, and the Hagler fight for reference versus some of his earlier fights.
Just recently,Martin Honorio used to be a mexican brawler who changed his style from brawler against the dangerous John Molina who was known for power punching and trading, so fighters can and do adapt like the Hopkins example.
You can also argue Kermit Cintron changed his style under Ronnie Shields to more of a boxer rather than a puncher.

Some guys adapt very well, they don't completely change but they change enough, sometimes with great results other times it's a foolhardy move.
I agree sometimes in the heat of a brawl, some guys do revert on instinct.

[V.WEBB]

Maybe because some posters still don't understand that style makes fights. Because, some posters use the triangle theories so much without realizing that styles make fights...

^^^ this.........

[ny123]

Maybe because some posters still don't understand that style makes fights. Because, some posters use the triangle theories so much without realizing that styles make fights...

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