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Lennox Lewis and Emanuel Steward on Vitali Klitschko's awkward style:

Emanuel Steward (2005): ā€œHe does have the skill. And heā€™s very effective in an awkward way. He has an unusual gift that Iā€™ve watched it in training, that really sets him out greatly. Not from being big, he has a little bit of the clumsiness to a degree, heā€™s not as physically coordinated as his younger brother. But he has this unusual sense of feeling a punch before it comes ā€“ but can still move in an awkward direction as far as to neutralize it ā€“ and throwing a weird punch at the same time. I saw him do that in the gym so effectively. And its something that canā€™t be taught. You can just feel the guy getting ready to throw a left hook and heā€™ll throw a counterpunch, like, from underneath the left hook and move his body at angles that I havenā€™t seen. And thatā€™s what makes him effective. Heā€™s very effective with that style.ā€

Lennox Lewis (2012) "His main strength is the fact that he's awkward and he leans back. A lot of boxers think that heā€™s in punching range, but when they throw their punch heā€™s leaned back a whole foot further away Then he leans back in and punches you. So thatā€™s a problem I found; one that I started to solve halfway through the fight.ā€

To add, he could also take a punch. That mega-uppercut Lewis landed on him in their 2003 bout would have knocked most other heavyweights out cold.Ā 

His record and achievements don't measure up to other heavyweights of this century, but head to head, I would onlyĀ pickĀ Lewis and perhaps Fury against him. I think prime Vitali wouldĀ spark his brother, Joshua, Wilder, Dubois,Ā Joyce, etc.

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Maybe, i dont think Askren is hurting for cash but maybe the offer was hard to turn down?Ā 

He does seem to be someone who deals with public humiliation quite well, so maybe the outcome doesn't bother him? thisĀ is a good thing, cause i think he's gonna get battered.

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It's a great way for Jake Paul to continue to build up his public image as a cunt as well. I know it's standard practice to pad out a boxing career with iffy matchups, but he's really playing it well by going for names.

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I'd imagine he might have some grounding in dirty boxing, at least. But I don't see him beating a much younger guy who's been training almost exclusively in boxing.

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I've just gone onto youtube and there is indeed a Interview with Jake Paul on Ariel's podcast talking about the Ben Askren fight in April.
I cannot believe this fight is not only actually happening but is the main event this is insane. Is this what it's come to where because of Conor McGregor every MMA fighter now thinks that going over and doing a boxing match is a good idea that will have the same response and hype that the Mayweather Vs McGregor fight got to. I can't see this being anything other than really embarrassingĀ 

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1 hour ago, Kfogg1991 said:


I cannot believe this fight is not only actually happening but is the main event this is insane. Is this what it's come to where because of Conor McGregor every MMA fighter now thinks that going over and doing a boxing match is a good idea that will have the same response and hype that the Mayweather Vs McGregor fight got to.Ā 

oh, it'll get hype, it'll also sell a shit load of PPV's. Jake Paul is a bonafide internet celebrity.

...and i'll be watching šŸ˜

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