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The Myth that SRL changed his style and beat Duran
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Originally posted by IronDanHamza View PostI get more annoyed when people think Leonard was some kind of defensive fighter who didn't engage and shyd away from fights.
Leonard was a fighter, through and through.
I have a hard time fathoming why modern boxing fans make everything an "either or" scenario - Wherein if you're a fan of one fighter, then his rival must be your enemy. It's ****ing stupid and it really makes conversing intelligently about classic rivalries on the internet a fool's errand.
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Originally posted by The_Bringer View PostI hate this myth, as well as the "Duran got dominated in the rematch" myth. Going on personal experience the "Leonard was a runner" myth is mostly espoused by Hagler fans who weren't satisfied with the result of their fight, and the "Duran got dominated in the rematch" myth is mostly thrown about by Leonard fanboys.
I have a hard time fathoming why modern boxing fans make everything an "either or" scenario - Wherein if you're a fan of one fighter, then his rival must be your enemy. It's ****ing stupid and it really makes conversing intelligently about classic rivalries on the internet a fool's errand.
The Hagler fight mainly, probably the most fleet footed he'd ever been in his career. Then again, he still engaged with Hagler at times. He talked about in another interview that his plan was to go out there and fight toe to toe with Hagler, but when he got rocked in sparring he decided to change his approach.
It's true though, what you say. Fans these days are a different breed Hell, kids in general are just messed up these days.
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Originally posted by The_Bringer View PostI have a hard time fathoming why modern boxing fans make everything an "either or" scenario - Wherein if you're a fan of one fighter, then his rival must be your enemy. It's ****ing stupid and it really makes conversing intelligently about classic rivalries on the internet a fool's errand.
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Originally posted by poet682006 View PostIt's not just the "either/or" attitude, there's also an "all or nothing" mentality: You either have one-punch power or you can't punch at all; you're either the GOAT or you're a bum; you're either a slick boxer or you're a face-first brawler. Nobody seems to be able distinguish any levels in between two extremes
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Originally posted by monkey skeleton View PostYou're either ******ed slow or extremely fast and you either got an iron jaw or a glass jaw are two of the more popular ones I see on NSB
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Originally posted by monkey skeleton View PostYou're either ******ed slow or extremely fast and you either got an iron jaw or a glass jaw are two of the more popular ones I see on NSB
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I hate to boil it down to race, but so many people say Leonard was a slick boxer because they saw the Hagler fight, and because he is black they call him a slick defensive fighter. There's no way I will be convinced this isn't the case.
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