The SnotBox SpeedSlappers are an acquired taste in boxing. Boxers who are all endurance, speed and defense, but are not interested in a KO, but rather in anesthetizing opponents from the first round to the last. Placing their opponents in an altered state of confusion from the moment the bell sounds until the checks are cut and the corner man has been paid. We have managed Joe Calzaster to a championship, Pernell Whitaker to dizzying heights, and more recently Maxie Rosenbloom. Often times judges don't know how to score these types of fighters because honestly they put out so many punches that the judges can not keep up. In turn this frustrates the front row crew and they often turn on the obvious winner and force them to pay for there overly clever and expeditious delivery.
Maxie on many occasions OBVIOUSLY won his fights, he was ahead in EVERY category of stats, and yet would often come up with only a draw for his efforts.
We all know who won the fight, but the judges somehow thought the style was far too cruel and took away points for the sarcastic arrogance of his offense.
Imagine Whitaker Vs Chavez....over and over and over again. That's the life of the most talented boxers.
Kid Gavilan will take this art to a new level. Watch the stats, observe as the officials will on occasion be overwhelmed and want to "fight back" in defense of Gavilan's defenseless prey, by punishing Gavilan with a lower than deserved score.
Even when he loses....observe closely and YOU the little guy will likely give him credit for the win. Unless you yourself also become "defensive and annoyed". A state easily brought on by witnessing this type of fighters superhuman ability to beat their opponents into a helpless stupor, by way of a one sided cruel savage relentless finesse, that is hard for the common man to forgive.