Debunking Boxing Myths!!

[Wolfie*]

Let's see how much myths we can debunk as a whole. There were a lot of myths that can debunked in boxing. It can be race related in terms of stereotypes or actually boxers themselves. I'll start it off:

Myth: Mexicans are one dimensional, they can't box!!
Debunked: Juan Manuel Marquez, Rafael Marquez, Christian Mijares, Finito Lopez are great boxers. There counterpunching is/was on point.

Myth: Antonio Margarito had an unbreakable chin!!
Debunked: Shane Mosley KO'd him. Pacquiao wobbled him.

Can you come up with any?

[Rath]

Myth: Floyd fighting style is called sweet science
Truth: bobbing, weaving, slipping, sliding, parrying, and blocking is sweet science
hugging, clinching, forearm to the neck and chest, smothering opponents
with gloves, dodging way below your waist line level are not

[LouIE G]

Myth: Floyd fighting style is called sweet science
Truth: bobbing, weaving, slipping, sliding, parrying, and blocking is sweet science
hugging, clinching, forearm to the neck and chest, smothering opponents
with gloves, dodging way below your waist line level are not

Not everyone on NSB talks about floyd mayweather all the time??

Debunked: to this guy^^^^^^^ everything is about floyd mayweather!!

[The Old LefHook]

Myth: Tyson Phony punches hard.

Busted: Like most flabby slobs, he has the punch of a sissy. He pushes hard when he evacuates, however. That similar word is where the misunderstanding started.

Myth: Britain has not produced a truly great fighter for fifty years.

Busted: It has been longer than that.

[Willthethrill]

Let's see how much myths we can debunk as a whole. There were a lot of myths that can debunked in boxing. It can be race related in terms of stereotypes or actually boxers themselves. I'll start it off:

Myth: Mexicans are one dimensional, they can't box!!
Debunked: Juan Manuel Marquez, Rafael Marquez, Christian Mijares, Finito Lopez are great boxers. There counterpunching is/was on point.

Myth: Antonio Margarito had an unbreakable chin!!
Debunked: Shane Mosley KO'd him. Pacquiao wobbled him.

Can you come up with any?

technically jmm is one dimensional

[VG_Addict]

Myth: Mike Tyson was a crude slugger.

Reality: Prime Tyson was an aggressive counter-puncher with some of the best head movement of all time.

[lightsout15]

Myth: Tyson Phony punches hard.

Busted: Like most flabby slobs, he has the punch of a sissy. He pushes hard when he evacuates, however. That similar word is where the misunderstanding started.

Myth: Britain has not produced a truly great fighter for fifty years.

Busted: It has been longer than that.

Lmao, to be fair Lennox Lewis was a great fighter.

[radioraheem]

Not everyone on NSB talks about floyd mayweather all the time??

Debunked: to this guy^^^^^^^ everything is about floyd mayweather!!

They are so obsessed man.

[radioraheem]

technically jmm is one dimensional

[Willthethrill]

marquez is phenomenal against aggressive fighters and countering in exchanges, but isnt nearly as effective against other technical boxers who use movement.