What boxer would you have coach you?

Come out with something more.

You are a de facto journalist, why not lance freely, instead of jousting off the back foot??

 

I thought Steven simply agreed? :dunno:

Just one question interviewers don't seem to want to ask or....hell, if you've seen Hopkins psychotic bewildered performance, maybe they're a bit afraid to ask fighters,.. "Would you take proper drug testing?" ..."Why doesn't proper drug testing make sense, particularly from the point of view of a clean fighter?"...

At the end of the day, most boxing fans don't give a shit, or accept all forms of corruption readily and happily, it's just a bit hard at times to play along with it Irishman. athetic:

 

Joe Louis

 

I may disagree with that!

I have dealt with Roy's father before on more than one occasion. Roy is so much like his father, which may be a big reason why they don't get along. Anyway, Roy's father trains everyone the same. That's why I believe Roy would follow suit.

I've seen Roy's father's amateur fighters and I have fought one of his fighters. Regardless of how they were built or a potentially better alternative style, they all fought the same way!

This is one of the biggest reason why I agree with REED and his assessment of Roy's athleticism. When I fought one of the guys from Roy's father's gym, he came at me with the exact same style as Roy; luckily for me, he was not Roy. When he tried to lead with that left hook, I rolled underneath it and banged him in the body with a hard counter right. From that point on, I beat the hell out of his body and he had no answers.

 

Kind of surprised I'm the first to suggest this name but... Juan Manuel Marquez. Really, any full time student of Nacho Beristain (for example, Ricardo Lopez would work just as well, if not more so).

Of course, I'd have to draw the line at Marquez offering me anything to drink - especially if he insists that it's just apple juice.

 

Marquez was mentioned by steve_dave

 

Oh, my bad. I saw that he mentioned Glen Johnson, must've missed his other post.

 

I don't know if "my bad" will suffice.

I'd let it slide but this is steve_dave we're talking about.

 

Johnny Tapia.:bears:

 

Missed this.

Jake, if this ever happens again, I swear to God I'll waste you.

 

Even though I hate his personality, Floyd would be a great choice because he is an absolute technician.

Not to mention, I could keep daring to "make it rain". And profit!

 

Until I see that style work for somebody apart from Floyd, Im not sure how good a pick he would be. As others have said, even Oscar scouldn't really work it.

Tapia, Duran & Hopkins would be my 3 choices.....not sure what order.

 

Toney?

 

I'm not sure you could teach what Toney does. It's all based on the type of relaxation in the ring that only a mentally unbalanced person could ever have. Also, as much as I adore him as a fighter, he was fairly one dimensional, style wise.

 

See the thing is, I think most people hear Floyd Mayweather and think shoulder roll, and that's what he'd teach you. He has so much more than that, and can provide more insight into the technical side of boxing than any other fighter around today.

 

Right that's it. You take Floyd, I'll take Hopkins, I'll meet you in an ally in 3 months ye mad rocket, ye.

 

I'm looking forward to this one. :bears:

 

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It should be added to the prediction league

 

Agreed, but i'm not making a pick until i see the Fightcamp 360 episodes.

 

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How many fighters who can't do what Floyd Jr can have we seen Floyd Sr ruin? Floyd is the apogee of that style, but he has the benefit of a) growing up with it, b) otherworldly athletic gifts. Your average person would never be able to pull it off. Again, my money's on Hops.

 

Hopkins
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Muhammad Ali.

 

Because you love him?

 

I don't love the guy.

He was a great fighter....

Oh and Floyd doesn't use the shoulder roll as much as he used to.

 

He's probably the worst example in this thread though. Nothing he did was particularly well schooled or correct, he relied on natural talent, an unorthodox style, and good speed and mobility for a heavyweight.

There's nothing he could teach you really, especially compared to someone like Hopkins.

 

After more thought I have my final answers on this -

Mike McCallum

& Nonito Donaire.

Masters of the real art of boxing as apposed to point scoring.:bears:

 

Ali was a perfect boxer. One of the smartest dudes to ever fight. To say he wouldn't have anything to teach me is idiotic.

 

His jab still had speed. Of course, it was the only punch that did, but it set up everything else.

 

Kostya Tszyu.