Originally posted by Syf
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Clearly, you've done your homework. I've studied tape on both Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero and Carlos Baldomir. They unquestionably do not fight with the same intensity, power, intelligence, skill, and supreme confidence that Marcos does.
Also, I've never -- and I mean never -- seen Guerrero or Baldomir move their heads, slip punches, and roll punches. Maidana -- for a brawler -- does these things better than he should. It's counter-intuitive that a puncher would be so adept at techniques that you usually only see pure boxers employ.
For example, Maidana was successively rolling and slipping punches in the Jesus Soto Karass and Josesito Lopez fights. He was actually able to make those moves work at a world class level!
Maidana is a natural.
In addition to possessing the genetics to be a world class technical brawler-puncher, Marcos is a student of boxing. He understands his craft. He is intelligent. He knows just being a tough guy can only work up until a certain point. Therefore, he learned technical skills to take his boxing to the next level.
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