Take a look at young featherweight prospect Jerren Cochran who was voted the Houston Prospect of the Year for 2010. He is 9 - 0 currently with 4 KO's and is trained by Rudy Silva, who also trains Marlen Esparza. Run a search for him on youtube and you can see more of his fights. How will you guys like if this dynamic young fighter comes on board here? [video=youtube;2qHvW1mzmj8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qHvW1mzmj8[/video]
WOW!!!...Believe it or Not, REED was the Official Matchmaker for that Bout & the Whole Card...Ron Collins & his Wife Lynn Put the Show On..."Mean" Eugene Hill was in the Main Event... Jerren Cochran STOLE the Show that Night...Morin was Trained by Tony Ayala, Sr., Who's Renown in the State of Texas for having Guys that Can FIGHT...Morin was Supposed to Go Some Rounds & TEST Jerren a Bit... Soooo Much for THAT... REED:shadow:
Looked pretty good from the clip. I liked the way he really unloaded when his opponent was hurt on the ropes.
worrrd My thoughts as well... a bit more of a crouch in the legs, but very similar approach, good sense of distance and that right hand was a beauty I hope this kid goes far with that style:bears:
Thanks for the positive responses, guys. That is awesome stuff, REED. He is even better now with Rudy training him as he picks his shots and sets himself up more, and he's really coming along with that left hand action as well. I'll get him in here soon for you guys to correspond with.
The kid is good, but for having only 9 fights in his record he should not start a fight with his arms down like if he have already control of the fight. That cocky gesture could backfire big time against a heavy puncher. Just saying.
It's not a cocky gesture, it's his style of fighting. <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/_h2J8FywlSU" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe>
did you comment on that video? Clogg 2 years ago He was a fine fighter, Little... Relaxed backfoot style and a good puncher ... Was robbed several times before winning the title. Tell your PE teacher he was a terrific technician!
Be that as it may, it's not very intelligent. It's the first thing I noticed and I fucking hate guys who do that. Sure a few guys have the talent to fight in that stance but it's really the dumbest shit you can do. Your arm has a longer distance to travel to the target and it's out of position on defense. The only purpose it serves is you look kind of cool, but even that's only in your own mind. I think fighters who do that probably think too highly of themselves and aren't grounded or humble enough. At the same time the kid looks remarkably talented and looks like he could be a star. I just wish he'd fight a in a more traditional stance. It would actually enhance his strengths.
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I've asked Jerren to register here to start posting and he can answer you folks' inquiries when he does. I've done all I can do. BTW: I don't rate Burley as a great fighter. Charley was a good and honest pug, but his skills and reputation have grown in death as it never could have while he was an active fighter.
Ask yourself this then: If he was so great and they were his biggest fans, why didn't they campaign for a title shot for the guy? If he was as great as revisionist fans who were not there are saying, why didn't every fight fan hear about this guy 40 years ago? Why wasn't he paraded as the greatest fighter ever then? The truth is he was not a great fighter. Moore or Futch never once approached the press to lobby for his cause, if indeed there ever was one, and I highly doubt that.
Burley does not belong in the IBHOF, either. To exclude a great middleweight champion like Rodrigo Valdez and have this guy in shows you what a joke that place is. Most of those people probably don't even know who Rodrigo was and then put Burley in after never seeing the guy fight. If you ever talk with one of the people who actually votes in those, you are going to be amazed by the lack of real boxing knowledge the overwhelming majority of them have.
You tell me, you are the one who brought those guys up. I have been following boxing since 1966, and I never heard of the guy until the know-nothings at HBO and ESPN (whoever they are) decided to champion his cause, and like I indicated, I doubt if one ever existed in the first place for Charley. Burley was a good, workman-like pug, nothing more and nothing less.
Well they certainly aren't 'revisionist fans who weren't there' are they, they're credible sources who rated him before HBO was even founded.
You'll have to show me some evidence that he was a great fighter, then. That video clip is evidence, but it sure as hell does not do enough to convince me that this guy was a legend worthy of being in the hall of fame.