Comments Thread For: Daily Bread Mailbag: Fighting mad, Jake Paul-Chavez Jnr, 15-round fights, and Benn-Eubank

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Trainer Stephen Edwards answers your questions in his latest mailbag
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[steeve steel]

Oh c'mon! This is BS..."I’m not going to speak on a sparring session publicly. (But he has before..) Especially one that none of my fighters were involved in (if they're not your fighters, what's the issue?). It’s unethical and unprofessional so please don’t ask me that again. (Righteousness as a final argument.. Deer God. This is boxing, a dirty business as you say yourself)" And that's the problem with Edwards, he's objective and provides insight only when it suits him.

[anonymous2.0]

Hi Breadman. I have a question about negative emotions in a fight. If there is hostility between boxers, is it possible to use it to your advantage? How would you guide your fighter who can’t stand his opponent? Thanks for sharing your knowledge Jakub

A fighter that's heated up makes mistakes, losses stamina faster. A modern example is Amir Khan vs Danny Garcia. Angel Garcia definitely got under the skin of Amir, took him out of his head and Amir tried too hard to beat up Danny and got KTFO.

[ShoulderRoll]

During the Great Depression when money was tight the boxers cared more about giving the audience their money’s worth. Boxers who didn’t were at risk of not being offered more fights.

Cus D’Amato came from that era. When he taught Mike Tyson he taught him defensive skills like moving his head and angling footwork but he also prioritized making him an ENTERTAINING fighter. So that people would want to pay to see him.

Fast forward to the present day and that mentality has been lost by a lot of the defense-first fighters. Shakur Stevenson doesn’t care if he’s boring, he just wants to be sure he outpoints the other guy and wins in the end. Which is why he has been in some stinkers where even his home crowd boos him.

[The D3vil]

During the Great Depression when money was tight the boxers cared more about giving the audience their money’s worth. Boxers who didn’t were at risk of not being offered more fights.

Cus D’Amato came from that era. When he taught Mike Tyson he taught him defensive skills like moving his head and angling footwork but he also prioritized making him an ENTERTAINING fighter. So that people would want to pay to see him.

Fast forward to the present day and that mentality has been lost by a lot of the defense-first fighters. Shakur Stevenson doesn’t care if he’s boring, he just wants to be sure he outpoints the other guy and wins in the end. Which is why he has been in some stinkers where even his home crowd boos him.

I personally think boxers should prioritize winning above all else, but I understand that folks want what they believe is their "money's worth".

I think a way to deal with this is if fighters who were defensive minded fighters like Stevenson or Haney & their promoters made sure their undercards were stacked with action fighters to make up the difference.

You're paying for 4 fights, have 3 of them be action fighters & then the main eventer can still do his thing while the public at least got 3 action fights.

Or, they could also match with offensive fighters who'll force more activity out of them.

[ShoulderRoll]

I personally think boxers should prioritize winning above all else, but I understand that folks want what they believe is their "money's worth".

I think a way to deal with this is if fighters who were defensive minded fighters like Stevenson or Haney & their promoters made sure their undercards were stacked with action fighters to make up the difference.

You're paying for 4 fights, have 3 of them be action fighters & then the main eventer can still do his thing while the public at least got 3 action fights.

Or, they could also match with offensive fighters who'll force more activity out of them.

They could also start using smaller rings again like they used to back in the day, and like they still often do in Mexico.

Less room to run around in. A fighter can still be defensive but it will more often have to be defense “in the pocket.”

[Joseph]

"He’s scored two brutal KOs against Anthony Dirrell and Trevor McCumby and he handled himself very well vs David Benavidez."

He didn't KO McCumby. Ref waved it off AFTER the bell while McCumby was trying to defend himself with an overhand right (his arm was caught in the ropes). Plant got lucky with this one. I gave him props during the fight, but go back and rewatch. McCumby should have at least been given another round.