I keep hearing this from those suggesting Conor McGregor has a chance if he manages to catch Floyd Mayweather - things might be interesting: "He´s got a ´puncher´s chance´ " Got me thinking, in Boxing, over the years, how many fights have been decided by this criteria of a guy, either the underdog or lesser-talented of the two fighters, turning the tide of and winning the fight by his punching ability?
Yeah, he has a puncher's chance So did opponents in Floyd's other 49 pro fights, most of them against, you know, very experienced professional world class boxers. People are so dumb/delusional. Foreman-Moorer obviously comes to mind. Foreman was 45 and a solid underdog but rallied to win. Foreman may have exaggerated on just how much he planned that late knockout, but he did land heavy shots throughout the fight. He was just landing a lot punches than Moorer. I was surprised when rewatching it just how many Foreman landed. Some of the revisionist history implies that Foreman was hardly landing anything at all before the 10th. Tarver-Jones 2. I expected Jones to win another decision, this time by a wider margin. Tarver was a 4 to 1 underdog.
Not from my perspective. I always expected graham to box his ears off...as long as he avoided the power
Whenever I hear one guy in a top level fight has a "puncher's chance", it tends to mean no chance. There are exceptions like when the other guy has an appalling chin but most of the time that scenario never comes to fruition. When you're then talking about a guy who has been the best boxer of the past 15 or so years, and is known for having ridiculous defensive skills, against a bloke who has never had a professional boxing match before, I mean come on, it's a joke.
Exactly! Of the examples above, Graham had a shit chin, Norton had a shit chin, Moorer was fuckin useless...I would add Johnson-Jones Jr but was he a 'puncher', ?
Good call on Tackie-Garcia, I was thinking of that one. Wasn't Corrales also an underdog against Garcia? Arguello was the underdog I think against Olivares, and behind on points, before turning it around with one of shortest left hooks ever. Pacquiao was an underdog in some of his wins, and pretty raw and looking bad against Sasakul before he landed that left hand.
John Molina vs Mickey Bey. For a guy to have a "real" punchers chance usually implies that it's unlikely he'll win rounds or consistently get the better of the action, but he's a big enough puncher and the opponent has shown enough vulnerability that it's a real possibility. Jackson-Graham is an example where the punchers chance was so real Jackson was probably the favorite.
