Styles Make Fights

[Bushbaby]

IMO a great fighter has versatillity, and the ability to adapt to and beat all different styles. Whether it's brawlers, boxer punchers, counter punchers, volume fighters, defensive fighters, a great boxer should be able to adapt and prevail victorious.

Styles do make fights,I can't recall a fighter in my opinion that can adapt & beat all other styles!!

For example,in the case of Floyd,people say he adapts in the ring & gets smarter,but I actually believe that it's his conditioning that sets him apart from his tougher tests!!Look at the fight with Judah & Mosley,Judah was winning the fight until after the 4th & we all know that Judah's stamina sucks!!Then look at Mosley,strong for 2 rounds then winded!!I think Floyd has avoided big pressure fighters like Margarito because Floyd doesn't posses real ko power & a fighter like Margarito is usually also very well conditioned!!He avoids really big pressure fighters!!

Then there's Manny,I believe that he has avoided fighters with really good jabs,for example Manny said he wouldn't fight Foreman because he was too big!!What Foreman brought to the table wasn't even power,but he has good footwork & is a bigger pure boxer!!We seen Cotto's jab touch Manny in the 1st couple rounds,if Manny ever gets in there with a fighter with a solid jab,Manny will be beaten by that 1 punch!!If Bazooka Ike was at 147 & primed right now,Roach would have kept Manny far away from him,styles make fights,this is why we don't always see the fights that make the most sense:Floyd-Manny & so forth!!

[infamous larryx]

some fighters have good management and keep them away from certain styles..its caled smart match making..it preserves the fighter so said mangement can make as much money as possible..boxing is a buisness

[$tate of Mind]

Styles do make fights,I can't recall a fighter in my opinion that can adapt & beat all other styles!!

For example,in the case of Floyd,people say he adapts in the ring & gets smarter,but I actually believe that it's his conditioning that sets him apart from his tougher tests!!Look at the fight with Judah & Mosley,Judah was winning the fight until after the 4th & we all know that Judah's stamina sucks!!Then look at Mosley,strong for 2 rounds then winded!!I think Floyd has avoided big pressure fighters like Margarito because Floyd doesn't posses real ko power & a fighter like Margarito is usually also very well conditioned!!He avoids really big pressure fighters!!

Then there's Manny,I believe that he has avoided fighters with really good jabs,for example Manny said he wouldn't fight Foreman because he was too big!!What Foreman brought to the table wasn't even power,but he has good footwork & is a bigger pure boxer!!We seen Cotto's jab touch Manny in the 1st couple rounds,if Manny ever gets in there with a fighter with a solid jab,Manny will be beaten by that 1 punch!!If Bazooka Ike was at 147 & primed right now,Roach would have kept Manny far away from him,styles make fights,this is why we don't always see the fights that make the most sense:Floyd-Manny & so forth!!

What style of fighter didn't Sugar Ray Leonard beat? He beat Duran, Benitez, Hearns, Hagler and they all had different styles, imo this is what makes Leonard the greatest fighter since Ali.

[puga]

I actually wouldn't call them great cuz of that.

hoya>>>>>>>>>tito by far!

[Bushbaby]

What style of fighter didn't Sugar Ray Leonard beat? He beat Duran, Benitez, Hearns, Hagler and they all had different styles, imo this is what makes Leonard the greatest fighter since Ali.

This is true,but Duran beat him 1st & I side with the people that saw the fight for Hagler!!