Power does not win boxing matches

[Citizen Koba]

GGG will find this out soon when he faces the A talent.

I've said it before, but it's GGGs ring IQ; his boxing intelligence and skill that are the key. Even without his much vaunted power he'd be close to or at the top of the pile. Having the power in every shot as well just allows him to display a tactical toolset all his own.

I know there's a lotta guys not yet sold, and fair enough, but the talks about fighting Ward, FMJ etc are not in jest. I guess we just gotta wait and see.

Then you've got your Stevensons, Clouds etc, with the big KO punch, but as often or not they'll be waiting half the fight for a chance to land it. These guys can be baffled or frustrated by a quicker or more skillful fighter (a la BHop -Cloud, 'Zaggy - Lacy).

A different type of power is the heavy handed volume punching of Kovalev, who doesn't wait for the ideal opening but just keeps throwing heavy, damaging punches up and down from any angle until his opponent folds.

At the end of the day, it could be said that every boxer will lose sometime, to someone, but to make the TS' generalisation does not really cover it: Perhaps I would say that 'power alone cannot ensure victory at the top level of boxing'.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

I don't agree. GGG has a lot more in his locker than just pure power. He is a very efficient boxer who picks his shots well.

I see people riding this wave now. I like GGG but lets be serious hes a power puncher first and foremost hes not this elite boxer puncher with great defense. Can he box? Yeah sure but what the hell does that mean against Mayweather? It means nothing. Against Floyd his only hope is a KO.



Hes extremely slow and has nothing for Floyd. Hes much slower than Canelo FFS and Floyd made him look slow.

[DosRounds]

skills pay the bills

[RawDawgHasSpokn]

Mike Tyson bites the ear off this thread.

[Light_Speed]

I've said it before, but it's GGGs ring IQ; his boxing intelligence and skill that are the key. Even without his much vaunted power he'd be close to or at the top of the pile. Having the power in every shot as well just allows him to display a tactical toolset all his own.

I know there's a lotta guys not yet sold, and fair enough, but the talks about fighting Ward, FMJ etc are not in jest. I guess we just gotta wait and see.

Then you've got your Stevensons, Clouds etc, with the big KO punch, but as often or not they'll be waiting half the fight for a chance to land it. These guys can be baffled or frustrated by a quicker or more skillful fighter (a la BHop -Cloud, 'Zaggy - Lacy).

A different type of power is the heavy handed volume punching of Kovalev, who doesn't wait for the ideal opening but just keeps throwing heavy, damaging punches up and down from any angle until his opponent folds.

At the end of the day, it could be said that every boxer will lose sometime, to someone, but to make the TS' generalisation does not really cover it: Perhaps I would say that 'power alone cannot ensure victory at the top level of boxing'.

That, ladies and gentlemen, is what you call a knowledgeable boxing fan.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Hes extremely slow and has nothing for Floyd. Hes much slower than Canelo FFS and Floyd made him look slow.