davie wrote:OK, let's humour you Chep
Let's say you ignore records entirely and focus simply on what actually wins you fights
Skills are one part of that and skills alone won't make you p4p number anything
Even making the assumption that skills covers all manner of technical attributes, footwork and what you do with your hands, defensive skills and offensive, movement, punch selection, punch technique, accuracy and angles we still don't have:
Ring IQ - Tactics, Intelligence, Timing, Ring generalship, Ability to set the terms and tempo of a fight
Physical attributes - Speed, Power, Strength, Reflexes (both mental response times and physical reactions), Flexibility Stamina, Chin, even your own skins tendency to bruise and cut
The Intangibles - Heart, Determination, Composure, Desire to train like a fvcking demon
I could probably find 4 or 5 more if I thought about it long enough.
Skills don't cut it if you are slow, weak, can't take a punch and have the hearts of a field mouse
I really need to take a leaf out of Saads latest book - "Internet trolls and the art of not biting"
amateur time and a life of training is enough, buy the time somebody becomes pro he is already at the top. therefore not much change from the time they enter pro boxing to the peak prime during their career. that realy a good point by me, well done jip.
looks at floyd first fight, jones first fight, they already look phenomenal, they already are p4p kings, only 1 pro fight. expert see that. floydf didnt change much from his first fight to his arguably best fight when he was prime against coralles. they become slightly better, but not a huge difference, therefore an expert only needs 1 pro fight to determin if a boxer is good, very good or world class.
in only 1 fight, you can see everything you mentioned. except if somebody is willing to train long years. but just because somebody had a short career doesnt mean he wasnt no good, just mean he doesnt had a long accoimplish career.
back than james toney was p4p king and jones with only 1 pro fight would have beat him, simply because records dont matter, skills and physical attributes do!