Also brehs, I started building my boxing knowledge up and watched some classic fights from the 80s (Leonard vs Duran I & II, Leonard vs Hagler, Leonard vs Hearns I & II, Hearns vs Hagler, I'll catch Duran-Hagler next week I guess). Good stuff really and different from the matches I watched this year. But I wonder what was Leonard's game-plan when he fought Duran the first time ? Why did he went to war, when it seemed clear that it was Duran territory ? Why didn't he "dance" around him like he did in the rematch or with Hagler ?
and I had this image of Leonard being some kind of nice guy but the breh was cocky and disrespectful as hell with his mind games
Also what are you guys take on the decisions of SRL-Hearns II and SRL-Hagler ?
I then watched some Roy Jones fights (against Toney, Hopkins I, Hall, Lebedev, the Olympics final) too and
Was his first two rounds against Hall the most disrespectful thing seen in boxing ? I mean, what Leonard did to Duran in the second fight was crazy but Jones actually backed that up (though Hall was clearly not on his level as opposed to Duran-Leonard being even, I know) by knocking the breh down thrice. I wonder what was the highest between Jones' cockiness, his hand speed or the level of disrespect he showed Hall.
I felt bad for Hall who was badly beaten (above all when the commentary was like "Hall had a rough childhood with his uncle beating up and almost caught a murder charge when he tried to defend himself
) above all with RJJ showboating like that. Poor Jamaican breh didn't deserve that and in my head I was like "fukk having heart, just throw the towel homie"
And really, I thought Jones was doing too much against an opponent he knew was far below him. And then I saw him getting KO'd by Lebedev (Jones was
by then I guess) and then I was like :
But Jones style is really interesting. Unorthodox, super fast and charismatic. I'm not a fan of brehs flexing like in sports that but couldn't help but
at this man's style. How did he became like that from a technical point of view though ? Leading with his left hook (and what left hook
, still laughing at Toney taunting him then getting knocked down by it in return), not much guard, kinda jumpy style, not much clinching when in trouble it seems. Even in the Olympics final, as an amateur, he was already like that...
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