Contursi on managing Maidana

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Maidana is bigger, stronger, and nastier than Matthysse. Also Maidana has shown a really good defense, whereas Lucas gets caught by some of the heavy stuff, especially late in fights (i.e. Provodnikov and Danny Garcia, they both landed bombs on Matthysse in the late rounds)

has maidana fought big punchers like prov or garcia? besides ortiz who dropped him 3 times the answer is no yet he's shown really good defense? lol ok.

[punchr]

has maidana fought big punchers like prov or garcia? besides ortiz who dropped him 3 times the answer is no yet he's shown really good defense? lol ok.

Mayweather himself has said Maidana has a very good defense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J7Vk1eFI50

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Mayweather himself has said Maidana has a very good defense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J7Vk1eFI50

he compared maidana to gatti. he didn't say anywhere he had a very good defense. comparing someone to gatti implies they don't have a very good defense.

[SalimShady1212]

he compared maidana to gatti. he didn't say anywhere he had a very good defense. comparing someone to gatti implies they don't have a very good defense.

Lol exactly, Gatti's defence was his face. His sparring partners will tell you that Matthysse is an underrated boxer, Maravilla is his biggest fan and friend. In Argentina, they view him as the better "boxer" of the two. Lucas is my favourite fighter and Maidana is another I love watching but Lucas' defence is incomparably better.

[punchr]

he compared maidana to gatti. he didn't say anywhere he had a very good defense. comparing someone to gatti implies they don't have a very good defense.

What enables a fighter to take less punishment?

Lol exactly, Gatti's defence was his face. His sparring partners will tell you that Matthysse is an underrated boxer, Maravilla is his biggest fan and friend. In Argentina, they view him as the better "boxer" of the two. Lucas is my favourite fighter and Maidana is another I love watching but Lucas' defence is incomparably better.

Matthysse relied on his chin when he started facing top-flight competition his and that's why his chin is shot today. After the Danny Garcia fight Matthysse hasn't shown the same chin durability like he did in his prime. He still has boxing skills to fall back on but there's holes in his defense.

Look at how Lucas foolishly relies on his chin. He should have asked his countryman Marcos Maidana how to slip and roll.



This is how you employ defense at the elite level.

[SalimShady1212]

What enables a fighter to take less punishment?



Matthysse relied on his chin when he started facing top-flight competition his and that's why his chin is shot today. After the Danny Garcia fight Matthysse hasn't shown the same chin durability like he did in his prime. He still has boxing skills to fall back on but there's holes in his defense.

Look at how Lucas foolishly relies on his chin. He should have asked his countryman Marcos Maidana how to slip and roll.



This is how you employ defense at the elite level.

Mate, we can all nitpick portions of every fight. Matthysse's chin is so cracked that Provodnikov couldn't drop him once. Maidana looks amateurish when he tries to employ head movement. Everyone knows Matthysse's defence is infinitely better, watch both of their fights and you'll see that Matthysse is very defensively aware and tends to parry, catch or slip incoming punches. Watch Matthysse-Peterson, that is a boxer puncher masterclass and his defence was impeccable. http://********/OMp1C80TjaQ

[El-blanco]

Mate, we can all nitpick portions of every fight. Matthysse's chin is so cracked that Provodnikov couldn't drop him once. Maidana looks amateurish when he tries to employ head movement. Everyone knows Matthysse's defence is infinitely better, watch both of their fights and you'll see that Matthysse is very defensively aware and tends to parry, catch or slip incoming punches. Watch Matthysse-Peterson, that is a boxer puncher masterclass and his defence was impeccable. http://********/OMp1C80TjaQ

Ya I don't know why people say his chin is bad, he's never looked hurt once after his knockdowns.