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Pettis is one of my favorite fighters. Been watching his career since before the showtime kick. It's undeniable that the kid is talented.
There's an old saying that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. I feel like this speaks directly to a guy like Pettis who has all the talent in the world but tends to lose because the other guy out worked him. It's like he fights without urgency. He fights as if any moment he can just turn on the "showtime cheat code" and finish the fight.
That said, I'm not confident that he'll be able to beat Oliveira unless he turns on the showtime early on in the fight. I hope he realizes that talent is not enough to stay at the top.
There's an old saying that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. I feel like this speaks directly to a guy like Pettis who has all the talent in the world but tends to lose because the other guy out worked him. It's like he fights without urgency. He fights as if any moment he can just turn on the "showtime cheat code" and finish the fight.
That said, I'm not confident that he'll be able to beat Oliveira unless he turns on the showtime early on in the fight. I hope he realizes that talent is not enough to stay at the top.