Will the next generation of fighters all be technical minded?

[RichCCFC]

With Floyd Mayweather at the absolute pinnacle of our sport for a good 6-7 years now, he's been around for far longer, true.. but he IS the main man as far as boxing goes now and his whole style is based on technical skills and defence.

Much like after Barcelona's dominance in football since 2009, will everyone try and copy Floyd and his defence? You could argue that Broner is already one of the many to follow.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

god i hope not...

[jri9d0]

god i hope not...

Co-sign, boxing would be certified f a g g o t r y if we are only stuck with the Floyd and Rigo types..

Give me a Manny Pac, Tommy Hearns, Tito Trinidad, Eric Morales, Chavez Jr over any of those aforementioned fools...

[HanzGruber]

there will be plenty of brandon rios' of the world but the more technical guys will remain top p4p

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Co-sign, boxing would be certified f a g g o t r y if we are only stuck with the Floyd and Rigo types..

Give me a Manny Pac, Tommy Hearns, Tito Trinidad, Eric Morales, Chavez Jr over any of those aforementioned fools...

if 15 years from now all we have is a bunch of b1tchass Broners, i would probably not follow anymore

[#YOLO]

Lomachenko will change boxing for ever..

[Dinamita 03]

Co-sign, boxing would be certified f a g g o t r y if we are only stuck with the Floyd and Rigo types..

Give me a Manny Pac, Tommy Hearns, Tito Trinidad, Eric Morales, Chavez Jr over any of those aforementioned fools...

You meant Chavez Sr. Right ?

[Vasyl’s dad]

With Floyd Mayweather at the absolute pinnacle of our sport for a good 6-7 years now, he's been around for far longer, true.. but he IS the main man as far as boxing goes now and his whole style is based on technical skills and defence.

Much like after Barcelona's dominance in football since 2009, will everyone try and copy Floyd and his defence? You could argue that Broner is already one of the many to follow.

You can choose to be technical minded all you want, but if you don't have the proper attributes to execute in the ring, you won't have a long career. Everyone fights to their strengths. Some are brutes, some are polished. Some are in between. All that matters is, can you make your style work better than your opponent can?

[-PBP-]

"There is no room for perfection in boxing"

- Larry Merchant


That's real ****. You could be the perfect fighter and still be disrespected by fans who don't appreciate your skill.

Regardless, there's room for all styles and all types of fighters. The best will rise to the top.

[Public_Enemy]

Boxing will always have diverse styles. Not everyone can be slick fighters like Floyd and Rigo. Not everyone can be pressure fighters like GGG and Matthysse.