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David Price is the strangest combination I've ever seen in boxing : huge guy with lethal power, without chin and stamina....

I just don't understand how the biggest flaws in his game were not addressed in his training? It's shocking that he cannot physically go beyond 6 rounds.

Rob3_142 wrote:I just don't understand how the biggest flaws in his game were not addressed in his training? It's shocking that he cannot physically go beyond 6 rounds.

Right. Does he do any roadwork at all?

x2x wrote:

Rob3_142 wrote:I just don't understand how the biggest flaws in his game were not addressed in his training? It's shocking that he cannot physically go beyond 6 rounds.

Right. Does he do any roadwork at all?

I can imagine him completely struggling to finish 6 miles inside an hour.

Rob3_142 wrote:

x2x wrote:

Rob3_142 wrote:I just don't understand how the biggest flaws in his game were not addressed in his training? It's shocking that he cannot physically go beyond 6 rounds.

Right. Does he do any roadwork at all?

I can imagine him completely struggling to finish 6 miles inside an hour.

Probably just getting in the car to drive that far to the all you can eat chinese buffet would do him in.

It wasn't like he was fat. When Caldwell took over he thought Price was too skinny so he wanted him to put on 30lbs. He was hoping he would absorb punches better. Well he didn't lose any speed or power but the weight didn't help his stamina. He never did have very good stamina to begin with & I guess the extra weight really tired him out. He had been working in the gym & in his last few fights he was around 278. This wasn't something that just happened. He was carrying this weight around through his last few camps. He looked pretty solid physically vs Perkovic. If a fighter can weather the early storm against Price then he has a big chance of winning. This 278 wasn't just Price not training, it was a plan set out by his team from day 1. He wasn't fat by any means but obviously he can't maintain any sort of hard pace after 4 or 5 rounds. He had never gone more than 10 rounds before. Maybe they should have got him in a few more fights at that weight against more durable opponents before stepping him up again. At that weight he had 2 bouts against trialhorse type fighters. He never had to work too hard against the previous 2 opponents because they couldn't take his power. I understand what Caldwell was trying to do with Price. Price is 33 & time was running out. He destroyed trialhorses & most C level guys so he wasn't getting the rounds & work he probably needed because most guys at that level couldn't take his punches. I'm assuming Price's promoter wanted him in a big fight sooner rather than later so Caldwell may not have had the proper time to fully rebuild Price. Hats off to Hammer for getting off the floor to win this fight. Price has so many good assets that you can't teach but he has so many flaws that can't be rectified. A true enigma. He never learned to stretch out over 10-12 rounds...

joe strong wrote:It wasn't like he was fat. When Caldwell took over he thought Price was too skinny so he wanted him to put on 30lbs. He was hoping he would absorb punches better. Well he didn't lose any speed or power but the weight didn't help his stamina. He never did have very good stamina to begin with & I guess the extra weight really tired him out. He had been working in the gym & in his last few fights he was around 278. This wasn't something that just happened. He was carrying this weight around through his last few camps. He looked pretty solid physically vs Perkovic. If a fighter can weather the early storm against Price then he has a big chance of winning. This 278 wasn't just Price not training, it was a plan set out by his team from day 1. He wasn't fat by any means but obviously he can't maintain any sort of hard pace after 4 or 5 rounds. He had never gone more than 10 rounds before. Maybe they should have got him in a few more fights at that weight against more durable opponents before stepping him up again. At that weight he had 2 bouts against trialhorse type fighters. He never had to work too hard against the previous 2 opponents because they couldn't take his power. I understand what Caldwell was trying to do with Price. Price is 33 & time was running out. He destroyed trialhorses & most C level guys so he wasn't getting the rounds & work he probably needed because most guys at that level couldn't take his punches. I'm assuming Price's promoter wanted him in a big fight sooner rather than later so Caldwell may not have had the proper time to fully rebuild Price. Hats off to Hammer for getting off the floor to win this fight. Price has so many good assets that you can't teach but he has so many flaws that can't be rectified. A true enigma. He never learned to stretch out over 10-12 rounds...

But it's like he did no sparring. Surely if he was doing the 15 round sparring sessions, they would know he was WELL short for a 12 round fight!