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What would Sugar Ray Robinson, Alì, Roberto Duran(...) have done if they had brittle bones disease like Mayweather Jr.?
Posted: 09 Nov 2020, 09:29
by Jacopodb
A little fantasy effort here: what would the greatest names in boxing history (you name them) have done if they had brittle bones disease since early in their career like Floyd Mayweather Jr. had?
Would they have switched to a more defensive style like Floyd, would they have just retired, would they have won the same?
If you prefer: what could've Floyd Mayweather Jr. have accomplished if he hadn't brittle bones: would he have fought his opponents on the same terms as he did?
Re: What would Sugar Ray Robinson, Alì, Roberto Duran(...) have done if they had brittle bones disease like Mayweather J
Posted: 12 Nov 2020, 07:13
by detamour
Ray had bad hands too.
Re: What would Sugar Ray Robinson, Alì, Roberto Duran(...) have done if they had brittle bones disease like Mayweather J
Posted: 21 Nov 2020, 07:48
by BitPlayer
He's prone to hand injuries, he doesn't have brittle bone disease.
If they had much worse hands, Robinson and Ali could just fought more and range, and threw lighter punches. Duran would have a much harder time.
Tons of fighters have had hand issues to one extent or another, especially back when the hand protection wasn't as good.
Re: What would Sugar Ray Robinson, Alì, Roberto Duran(...) have done if they had brittle bones disease like Mayweather J
Posted: 22 Jan 2021, 12:52
by Jacopodb
Thanks.
Re: What would Sugar Ray Robinson, Alì, Roberto Duran(...) have done if they had brittle bones disease like Mayweather J
Posted: 22 Jan 2021, 12:55
by gilgamesh
BitPlayer wrote: ↑21 Nov 2020, 07:48
He's prone to hand injuries, he doesn't have brittle bone disease.
If they had much worse hands, Robinson and Ali could just fought more and range, and threw lighter punches. Duran would have a much harder time.
Tons of fighters have had hand issues to one extent or another, especially back when the hand protection wasn't as good.
Spot on. If you actually had Brittle Bones you wouldn't be able to make it as a boxer at all. You'd be far too injury prone.
Re: What would Sugar Ray Robinson, Alì, Roberto Duran(...) have done if they had brittle bones disease like Mayweather J
Posted: 22 Jan 2021, 13:27
by Ezzard
Likely Mayweather would not have been able to fight back in their day to the same efficacy. Or he'd have had a much shorter career.
Re: What would Sugar Ray Robinson, Alì, Roberto Duran(...) have done if they had brittle bones disease like Mayweather J
Posted: 30 Jan 2021, 05:20
by fanman
Ali did have bad hands. Had a cortisone shot before fights? They were especially bad in the Norton rematch.
Re: What would Sugar Ray Robinson, Alì, Roberto Duran(...) have done if they had brittle bones disease like Mayweather J
Posted: 30 Jan 2021, 05:23
by fanman
* I meant the first Norton fight.