If Toney and Pernell had such great defense, why do they slur so badly?

[Gino Ros]

Im sure they have spoken like that there entire careers. More than just boxing can give you slurred speech. Its like saying why are Oscar De La Hoya and the late Arturo Gatti so well spoken even though they have taken some decent beatings

gatti definately talk different early in his career then later. you have to go listen to him.

and pernell and james talk different then they used to.

[Silencers]

Different people react to taking punches differently. I think it just comes down to that.

[jaskieee]

Carl Froch takes lots of shots and speaks the queens English.

That must be the key to having a missus like that, because he didnt win her over with looks, thats for sure.

Im gonna have to start watching his interviews and taking notes!

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[Joeyzagz]

THe simple Answer is they dont have great Defense. Pernell cared more about Flash than function, and would just randomly bob and weave, sometimes even into punches. He was not better than Floyd.

True defensive wizards dont slur:

Willie Pep
Floyd Jr
Bhop
Chris Byrd
winky wright
SRL
RJJ
Joe Calzaghe

[KILLA RIGHT]

You gotta count all the sparring as well. But remember sweet pea was a drug addict

[The Surgeon]

Get in the shower ur gonna get wet, get in the ring ur gonna get hit

[Xyei]

what does more damage, a bad knockout or a lot of medium punches?

tommy hearns took a couple bad knockouts and he slurs bad. pernell and toney took some medium punches but not that many.

in some fights pernell almost did not get hit.

Repeated blows to the head are much worse than just getting knocked out.

[Pullcounter]

411Mania.com: Pernell Whitaker Interview from JayPea Gonzalez on Vimeo.

cause they weren't cowards like floyd and they fought the best fighters around them

[Toney616]

THe simple Answer is they dont have great Defense. Pernell cared more about Flash than function, and would just randomly bob and weave, sometimes even into punches. He was not better than Floyd.

True defensive wizards dont slur:

Willie Pep
Floyd Jr
Bhop
Chris Byrd
winky wright
SRL
RJJ
Joe Calzaghe

As of March 2006, Pep resided at a nursing home in Connecticut, suffering from Dementia pugilistica, before his death on November 23, 2006.[2] He is buried in Rocky Hill, CT. He has two children: William "Billy" Papaleo and Mary Papaleo. Both reside in Wethersfield, CT.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Pep

[BoxingGEN]

even with the shoulder roll toney still got hit in his head alot wheter it was behind the head or anywhere he didnt protect his head with his shoulder as good as Floyd does..that my opinion on toney..