Well he did revolutionize the art of cherry picking unbelievably weak opponents and getting well paid for beating them. He has one coming up now. A 33 year old washed up featherweight.
Well he did revolutionize the art of cherry picking unbelievably weak opponents and getting well paid for beating them. He has one coming up now. A 33 year old washed up featherweight.
You're getting confused with Roy Jones. He started the trend of protecting the 0 at all costs.
I believe Tom Molineux was a defense & elusiveness first guy who fought BK well before Jack Johnson was on the scene.
Tom had mfers saying he was cheating cuz he moved lmfao. Sh^t was insane back then.
Idk the answer to this question doe. I suspect there are several jumps through out history that advanced the sport & putting it on one cat being the biggest jump guy might be doing an injustice on linking several guys together.
Randomly this would be a cool article to read here. Like the top 10 guys who changed the game for various reasons or just take a look at the most impactful jumps made in the sport with each generation as I suspect its all a slower more gradual change anyway & more about eras then a specific guy.
Robinson. Ali. Leonard. Chavez. Roy Jones. DLH. PAC/May
Pick one? Ray Leonard
I love RJJ & he was amazing, but idk what he revolutionised. In fact I think RJJ did a lot of sh^t wrong, but his speed & power in his prime was some alien sh^t.
Bout the only thing he did that was different was his rooster tactics & how many mfers are doing it rooster style in 2019 to suggest he advanced the game with said rooster moves.
Revolutionized? There were several. Jack Johnson with his size, style and long list of great white hype jobs who tried to beat him. Along comes Dempsey, he put boxing on the same level as baseball and launched it’s popularity. First boxer to rival Babe Ruth in fame. Wealthiest fighter of his era and broke gate and attendance records. The first boxing icon. Paved the way for the next generation of fighters.
Fast forward four decades and Ali resuscitated the sport as its popularity waned. Television killed the small clubs, and Ali was great for television. Love hm or hate him, he brought breathed new life into boxing. Leonard would help carry that torch in the following two decades until Mike Tyson would take the boxing world by storm and pump new life into it.
Floyd revolutionized it, but in the worst way possible. Along comes the age of flash before substance. Remaining undefeated at all costs becomes the new standard for greatness despite not fighting the best at their best. He set this current trend of guaranteed contracts that allow you to cherry pick your opponents while not having mandatories enforced. With Floyd came the “Attitude Era” of boxing rivaling WWE shenanigans of trash talking, disrespecting opponents, and moving the goal line with endless excuses. Not to mention waiting out potential opponents until they are softened up by age or battle worn. Then there is this trend of fans siding up with and cheering on promoters ever since Floyd left Arum for Haymon. Never seen anything like this.
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