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First off I like to say that Wladimir DO NOT NEED a inside game. He is a certified top 10 ATG at HW and becoming even higher. I just wanted to use him as a example, because he honestly do not fight on the inside. (Once again because he DON'T NEED TO)
I read a lot of people complaining about how Ward clinches and holds just like Wlad. About how Lewis and Ali used to clinch and hold.
There is a massive difference between them.
Both Lennox and Wlad clinches and holds a fair amount but the difference is
Lennox fights inside, whereas Wlad just holds you like a vice grip. Lewis is pounding away inside in virtually every clinch. Throwing upper cuts, short hooks, pounding to the body, head. Every time Lennox holds,he is pounding away and doing all these things to ensure damage is done.
Wladimir don't really do any of that, he just holds and stops. This is the primary reason I will never favor Wlad over Lewis in any h2h scenario. You can't fight a 6'5-6'6 guy who's just as skilled and strong as you are when you don't have a inside game.
Ward is similar in that he's not just holding but doing a fair amount of damage. During stretches of Chad Dawson fight you can clearly see the damage being done via beautiful inside fighting.
Ali's holding is a bit different in that he had shocking reflexes/agility during his prime and will often use clinches as a means of getting back to the center where he can continue dancing away and using his superior speed/footwork to dominate his opponents.
What other inside fighters impressed you?
I read a lot of people complaining about how Ward clinches and holds just like Wlad. About how Lewis and Ali used to clinch and hold.
There is a massive difference between them.
Both Lennox and Wlad clinches and holds a fair amount but the difference is
Lennox fights inside, whereas Wlad just holds you like a vice grip. Lewis is pounding away inside in virtually every clinch. Throwing upper cuts, short hooks, pounding to the body, head. Every time Lennox holds,he is pounding away and doing all these things to ensure damage is done.
Wladimir don't really do any of that, he just holds and stops. This is the primary reason I will never favor Wlad over Lewis in any h2h scenario. You can't fight a 6'5-6'6 guy who's just as skilled and strong as you are when you don't have a inside game.
Ward is similar in that he's not just holding but doing a fair amount of damage. During stretches of Chad Dawson fight you can clearly see the damage being done via beautiful inside fighting.
Ali's holding is a bit different in that he had shocking reflexes/agility during his prime and will often use clinches as a means of getting back to the center where he can continue dancing away and using his superior speed/footwork to dominate his opponents.
What other inside fighters impressed you?
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