The Weakness of Eastern Europe Boxers

[Madison Boxing]

Why did Lennox retire after that fight ?

cause he was old and had nothing left to prove. vitalis legacy is getting stopped by an old man who barely trained for it, what a career!!!!

[Fists_of_Fury]

cause he was old and had nothing left to prove. vitalis legacy is getting stopped by an old man who barely trained for it, what a career!!!!

He also quit vs Chris Byrd . He had to have Wlad take care of Byrd for him . He always had to beat the guys that knocked his brother out. The great Ross Purity, Lamon Brewster and Corrie Sanders . And idiots still think the Klitschko brothers beat everyone in history .

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Their biggest weakness perhaps is that they can only maintain their human form for so long, they can only take so many punches before their mask slips and their true form is revealed. Their true form being that of a Christmas tree

[Southpawology]

These people probably went into seizures and serious depressions when kosta tsyzu starched zab lmaooo

[Sid-Knee]

The weakness of Eastern Euro boxers is that they cannot fight inside.

When Ward went inside against Kovalev and got all up in his sht he folded.

When Canelo came forward and invaded GGG’s space, Lil G backtracked for the 1st time.

When Salido came inside on Loma, even the great nomaschenko panicked.

These Soviet boxers have great range control and jabs, and look like invincible machines on the outside.

But once you take it inside, they aren’t comfortable fighting you there. They need distance. And if you can keep up the pressure, they crack.

When Ward kept grabbing at Kovalev in the first fight, Kovalev didn't come close to folding. He actually won. And that isn't inside fighting what Ward does, it's cheating, plain and simple. Ward should have had a few points taken off in that first fight.

Golovkin isn't an inside fighter, granted. But he controlled the situation well by not allowing Canelo to get close and kept him on the outside in both fights. He won, but then got ripped off both times.

Lomachanko was uncomfortable against Salido, but that isn't the norm from Loma. He actually fights very well in close. He just wasn't sure of himself for some reason against Salido.

[Sid-Knee]

yeah, considering in Europe the ref breaks up an inside fight the minute it starts and resets the fighters in the middle of the ring.... its definitely a weakness

Give me these fights where the ref breaks them up from fighting on the inside?

You're going to say that one fight with Joshua/Parker and make claim that it always happens aren't you? Haha.

[chrisJS]

When Ward kept grabbing at Kovalev in the first fight, Kovalev didn't come close to folding. He actually won. And that isn't inside fighting what Ward does, it's cheating, plain and simple. Ward should have had a few points taken off in that first fight.

Golovkin isn't an inside fighter, granted. But he controlled the situation well by not allowing Canelo to get close and kept him on the outside in both fights. He won, but then got ripped off both times.

Lomachanko was uncomfortable against Salido, but that isn't the norm from Loma. He actually fights very well in close. He just wasn't sure of himself for some reason against Salido.

2nd pro fight, multiple hits in the balls and an incompetent ref? He definitely grew because of that fight and I've no doubt he'd wreck the identical opponent now.

[Sid-Knee]

Why did Lennox retire after that fight ?

Because he was 38 and looked like a finished fighter who continued for the wrong reasons. When Vitali gave him a hard fight, Lewis realised that you can't just turn up half hearted and still be champ.

Lennox reached the top of his mountain after the Tyson fight, then took over a year out. You don't do that when you're already 37 years old. The fire went out and he didn't have the passion any more. But arrogance got the better of him.

[Sid-Knee]

Also, they don't like going to the body or getting hit to the body either. Most of them are strictly head hunters.

Loma goes to the body a lot.

Gennady does when he's fighting a non world class fighter.

And Kovalev likes the straight shots to the body. So I disagree there.

[Sid-Knee]

2nd pro fight, multiple hits in the balls and an incompetent ref? He definitely grew because of that fight and I've no doubt he'd wreck the identical opponent now.

Oh for sure that played a big part. But he didn't look like the Loma we've come to know. Loma has all the confidence in the world right now and likes to have his fun in there. But against Salido, that fighter was nowhere near to being seen.

If Salido was to fight this version of Loma? Oh dear god, that would be one bad night for Salido. One sided and embarrassing comes to mind.