Originally Posted by kiaba360
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Originally Posted by joesaiditstrue
if lucas is a "limited fighter", so is everyone not named Floyd Mayweather Jr, you guys are just ignorant. it's laughable.
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Originally Posted by joesaiditstrue
if lucas is a "limited fighter", so is everyone not named Floyd Mayweather Jr, you guys are just ignorant. it's laughable.
For these guys, if a fighter doesn't fight like Mayweather, if he's aggressive and hard punching, well then he's a 'face first brawler' and that's all there is to it. Too many people think technique is defined by Mayweather, and while Mayweather is obviously an outstanding technician, that's not the only way a technically sound fighter has to fight.
A guy can be aggressive, and can take the fight to the opponent and still have excellent technique. Golovkin is a classic example. So many of these guys instantly labelled Golovkin a 'brawler' because he has an aggressive hard hitting style.
But the guy's technique is exceptional. He has an astonishing amateur record and was probably the best fighter in one of the best Olympic weight classes ever. But so many of these dudes don't see it because he doesn't fight like Floyd. He gets hit! In boxing of all places.
They have a really narrow understanding of what a great fighter is. They claim that those who like these types of fighters don't understand boxing because these guys aren't elusive and defensive counter-punchers like Mayweather. But it's themselves who don't really understand the sport, they can only see a really narrow sliver of what can make a great fighter. And more pertinent to this thread, they have a really narrow understanding of good technique. Aggression does not necessarily mean crude and limited, it's a pity for their own sake that those guys don't get that.
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