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Agree or disagree with Dontae? He's spitting some serious knowledge in this video. I suggest you watch.
Watch from 3:00 onward
Watch from 3:00 onward
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What a horrible analogy
Getting hit in boxing is like... Getting hit in football
Getting hit is a foregone conclusion in both sports -
Nobody wants a guy like Erislandy Lara to get hit more. That's not why he gets considered boring for his Boxing style. It's because he doesn't hit enough. Same with all the other guys who get called boring. Suddenly getting hit won't make them exciting. Beating the **** outta guys is what people want to see. Not point fighting sprinkled with a bunch of clinches and excessive moving.Comment
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I respect not getting hit when you don't have to run and hold to accomplish it. When you do it with head movement, parrying, or blocking, it is impressive to watch skill-wise. When you backpedal shamelessly (not talking about skillfully hitting on the move, but outright running) to avoid the other fighter's aggression or get cornered so you are left with no recourse but to hold, those are errors and deficiencies in skill in my book. They are not as physically punishing as taking punches, but they both belie the same failure on the part of the boxer to prove themselves the better man physically or mentally in that moment (as well as being a failure to contribute to a compelling fight to watch and experience). The only way in which this failure is properly recognized is in the reproach of fans.
In terms of winning a fight, he is essentially right. Fighters are not typically punished for running or holding, so not getting hit becomes far more important than the manner in which it is accomplished in practical terms. On the other hand, it might affect your ability to make money and draw fans (Floyd aside).Comment
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Getting hit isn't supposed to happen in boxing? Lol it's boxing of course it's supposed to happen, it's two men that punch each other, duh.
Why did Golovkin wait until Monroe to get punched? He did the exact same thing against Martin Murray.
Obviously guys who are on the attack and being the aggressor are going to let themselves open to be hit more frequently than say a counter puncher who just sits back and waits for an opportunity. Does that make the offensive fighter less skilled? Of course not. It's called different styles of fighting.
It's a weird misconception over the past several years that there isn't sweet science involved in offensive fighting, that only defensive minded fighters are capable of it and that they are the only skilled fighters. The sweet science is every bit as much in offensive fighting if not more. Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Robinson, Chavez Sr, Henry Armstrong, etc., there is obviously an insane amount of skill required to fight at that level. Footwork, balance, timing, combinations, strategy, etc. Often times there is far more skill involved with the great offensive fighters this sport has seen versus a defensive "slick" fighter that mostly pot shots their way to victory. ****** video.Comment
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lol this is pathetic.
Someone tell this fatass midget he dksab, tell him to get out of this sport and to just stick to his national sports full of fat ****s like himself.Comment
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No I disagree. I would say maybe getting knocked down would be equivalent to a fumble or an interception. It can be game changing but not necessarily mean the game/fight is over. Getting hit is expected, even if a fighter is defensive minded. In football, teams try and can reasonably expect to not commit a fumble or interception but a boxer can't reasonable believe he's not going to get hit through the course of a full fight. Terrible analogy.
If anything I would equate getting hit to an incomplete pass on offense or a completed pass allowed on defense. Even though you practice against it, it's still reasonably expected to happen. Just have to minimize how often it happens.Comment
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its a lousy analogy. It would be better if he said getting tackled was on par with getting hit, and getting knocked down was like a fumble or sack, but even still its silly......Comment
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