300 Amateur Fights And Can't Cut The Ring Off?

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

Kiryl Relikh came close to upsetting Ricky Burns in their title fight. It was a big step up for the Relikh and he showed heart and some skills in the loss to Burns. One skill he didn't show, however, was the ability to cut off the ring.
After 300 amateur fights you would think he'd be better at that basic skill or is Burn's footwork that good?

It's not just him. Cutting the ring off is a lost art in this sport.

[ruedboy]

sometimes its not even that the opponent makes it harder for them to cut off the ring. sometimes they prolly just dont feel the need to cut off the ring.

whats with this board and cutting off the ring? its like this is a special move or something that gets talked about so much on here. cutting off the ring is a basic move just like in basketball where players dribble in between their legs. everyone knows how to do that but not everyone is gonna do it all the time.

I get it. Kiryl knew how to cut off the ring but why do it when he could chase Ricky around the ring for 12 rounds. He would rather lose than use that skill.

[ruedboy]

cutting the ring off is only a necessary skill for certain types of offensive fighters like GGG.


How is Bernard Hopkins ring cutting ability? Or Muhammad Ali? Do they even have any.


it's ******ed for people to say Pacquiao needs ring cutting ability too. Was he supposed to cut the ring off on ODLH, Cotto and Margarito? Or was it Clotty and Shane Mosley?

So ******ed.

Did you see the fight.

[WesternChamp]

I get it. Kiryl knew how to cut off the ring but why do it when he could chase Ricky around the ring for 12 rounds. He would rather lose than use that skill.

it wouldnt make much of a difference. you act like he lost just because he didnt "cut off" the ring. like i said, he prolly felt his approach was best suited for him. some fighters can set up their punches better by coming in straight than to set it up by moving side ways. like i said some fighters go thru a whole 12 rds fight without barely even throwing a jab but that doesnt mean he doesnt know how to throw a jab. lol

[sicko]

Fighters don't feel they have to cut the ring off, they will just b1tch and complain after the fight like their Pu$$Y Fans about how their opponents "RAN"

Nothing great about if you if you can't find away to beat ALL STYLES because in this sport it is NO WAY every fighter if going to fight the same. Some will stick and move, some will stand toe to toe, some are able to work from the pocket, use timing in the pocket and still be slippery and slick standing right in front on his opponent

What qualifies for Greatness in this ERA is "POWER" if you have Power then you're a "GREAT FIGHTER" if you don't have Power then you're not a great fight you're "OVERHYPED" this is the Logic of the dumbest fans of all Sports which are the So Called "BOXING FANS"

Not only do guys want Greatness to come to them they also want fighters to come to them during the match as well

[Dip_Slide]

Cutting off the ring is easier said than done, mainly cuz AFTER what happens when u get ur opponent on the ropes or in the corner, some fighters successfully cut off the ring but once they corner their opponent they swing and if the opponent sees the punch, dips under it for example and gets out again, you have to cut him off again, fighters that was effective at cutting off the ring were aggressive counter punchers, they'd corner u, wait for u to make a move and then counter u accordingly with a lot of power, so u need very fast reflexes and boxing IQ too, u also need very good head movement and defensive responsibility while doing all that because the movers are always looking to counter u.

Movement makes things very complicated, imo I think jabs, changing levels and using feints are the best offensive tools, trying to cut off a lighter more agile opponent all the time can be predictable and ineffective.

[Dip_Slide]

Fighters don't feel they have to cut the ring off, they will just b1tch and complain after the fight like their Pu$$Y Fans about how their opponents "RAN"

Nothing great about if you if you can't find away to beat ALL STYLES because in this sport it is NO WAY every fighter if going to fight the same. Some will stick and move, some will stand toe to toe, some are able to work from the pocket, use timing in the pocket and still be slippery and slick standing right in front on his opponent

What qualifies for Greatness in this ERA is "POWER" if you have Power then you're a "GREAT FIGHTER" if you don't have Power then you're not a great fight you're "OVERHYPED" this is the Logic of the dumbest fans of all Sports which are the So Called "BOXING FANS"

Not only do guys want Greatness to come to them they also want fighters to come to them during the match as well

Commentators who never fought before don't understand the subtle technicalities of certain styles and therefore fail miserably at making fans understand boxing, instead they are focused on drama and KOs that everyone understands, the more they deviate from what the sport is really about, the art of pugilism, the further down the drain that sport will go.

[watchayouhead]

Hagler spent the night cutting off the ring on Leonard, it didn't mean a thing.

[engleby]

it meant something to him at the time. marv was past his best and ray knew it

[All in]

because most poster on here have never put on a pair of gloves and taken and actual shot from another person trying to knock your block off.




but can you answer my earlier point?

how the hell does somebody go so many amateur fights before turning pro?

300 fight? wouldnt 200 fights be enough? hell 100 would be enough if you have some inherent natural fighting skill, athleticism and talent.

other countries have great amateur boxing programs and they get taken care of. So long amateur careers are the norm. The U.S. amateur program is pillaged by greed. That's why we are so bad.