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I became a fan when he started to win some of his Glory fights with good combos like against Valtelini, Stetsurenko, Daniels, etc.
The problem is that he tends to march forward and wait for the right opportunity to strike, as in seeing an opening or his opponent making a mistake. So when he faces guys like Doumbé and Nabiev who just keep throwing lots of strike even if they lend without much power and circle around, he's just focusing on defending and blocking rather than putting on the aggression.
There are also times where he's clearly behind on scorecards but doesn't seem to have a sense of urgency to try and get the KO at all cost, like the Nabiev fight which was frustrating to watch.
He also always starts slow, a bit like the Thais do, except that he doesn't necessarily increase the pressure and tempo in the later rounds as much as the Thais do.
It's not like he's really lost his last 3 fights by much - as in he's not getting smashed, he's just not as active and holding fire way too much. It's frustrating to watch knowing what he's capable of throwing.
He wasn't as experienced back then and the weight cuts he was going through to make 70kg were drastic.
Please no. He's not gonna reach the top of boxing at that age now, I'd rather he only focuses on Kickboxing and makes the right adjustments as in going aggressive from start to finish especially when fighting only 3 rounds.
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The problem is that he tends to march forward and wait for the right opportunity to strike, as in seeing an opening or his opponent making a mistake. So when he faces guys like Doumbé and Nabiev who just keep throwing lots of strike even if they lend without much power and circle around, he's just focusing on defending and blocking rather than putting on the aggression.
There are also times where he's clearly behind on scorecards but doesn't seem to have a sense of urgency to try and get the KO at all cost, like the Nabiev fight which was frustrating to watch.
He also always starts slow, a bit like the Thais do, except that he doesn't necessarily increase the pressure and tempo in the later rounds as much as the Thais do.
It's not like he's really lost his last 3 fights by much - as in he's not getting smashed, he's just not as active and holding fire way too much. It's frustrating to watch knowing what he's capable of throwing.
He wasn't as experienced back then and the weight cuts he was going through to make 70kg were drastic.
Please no. He's not gonna reach the top of boxing at that age now, I'd rather he only focuses on Kickboxing and makes the right adjustments as in going aggressive from start to finish especially when fighting only 3 rounds.
word.
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