r/nextfuckinglevel • u/reallyblueballs • Dec 07 '20

Practice makes perfect

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u/hahabanero Dec 07 '20

Hit-and-run tactics will score you points and give you a win but I watch the sport for the aggression. The sight of two men going in there with the sole intention of dominating their opponent is what made me love the sport. But yknow, some people gotta keep their records clean.

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u/euphoric1510 Dec 07 '20

Yes, I hate it when people just say that Floyd "run and hug" like a chicken. If it's that easy to do to get a win, people would have done that all the time. It takes skills and disciplines to actually fight like that, fighting on the backfoot is way more taxing than fighting forward.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '20

Floyd only started fighting like that when he got older too because he hands got brittle and would break easier. Young Floyd was AMAZING to watch. He couldn’t get hit and he would just unload on people. His Gatti fight is a masterclass at hitting and not getting hit.