And if so would the outcome have changed if he trained more seriously?
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Do you believe that wilfred benitez only trained 2 weeks for his fight with leonard?
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Originally posted by rightsideup View PostAnd if so would the outcome have changed if he trained more seriously?
With the right frame of mind and/or training I think the fight could have been a 'pickem'.
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Originally posted by rightsideupAnd if so would the outcome have changed if he trained more seriously?
I've never believed that. I think it's more hyperbole than anything else .
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He was defending his title against a guy who was already a superstar. The fight was on a Friday night on ABC- the big time, baby.
If he only trained two weeks for a fight of that magnitude then he was just a plain ol' a*shole.
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No, not at all. He was talented, but not that talented. No one is. You don't get away with training two weeks against someone as good as Leonard and do as well as he did.
His training habit myths would have come about from his small, unimportant fights which he probably didn't train for because he clearly trained very hard for his big fights.
He was best against Duran but there was bad blood there too, so was seriously up for that and looked the best he ever did, however he also looked great against Hearns, Leonard and Kid Pembele.
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Originally posted by BennyST View PostNo, not at all. He was talented, but not that talented. No one is. You don't get away with training two weeks against someone as good as Leonard and do as well as he did.
His training habit myths would have come about from his small, unimportant fights which he probably didn't train for because he clearly trained very hard for his big fights.
He was best against Duran but there was bad blood there too, so was seriously up for that and looked the best he ever did, however he also looked great against Hearns, Leonard and Kid Pembele.
Good post.
Are we to believe he was not as prepared for Ray Leonard as he was Mo Hope? C'mon now...
This kind of thing helps fans of particular fighters deal with their losses better. Fans of Wilfredo Gomez never hesitate to tell you how he didn't train for Salvador Sanchez, too.
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Originally posted by jabsRstiff View PostGood post.
Are we to believe he was not as prepared for Ray Leonard as he was Mo Hope? C'mon now...
This kind of thing helps fans of particular fighters deal with their losses better. Fans of Wilfredo Gomez never hesitate to tell you how he didn't train for Salvador Sanchez, too.
Just as Gomez was up for Sanchez and Nelson.
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Originally posted by BennyST View PostNo, not at all. He was talented, but not that talented. No one is. You don't get away with training two weeks against someone as good as Leonard and do as well as he did.
His training habit myths would have come about from his small, unimportant fights which he probably didn't train for because he clearly trained very hard for his big fights.
He was best against Duran but there was bad blood there too, so was seriously up for that and looked the best he ever did, however he also looked great against Hearns, Leonard and Kid Pembele.
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