Knockouts are good for business.
Like wrecks in auto racing, right or wrong, it's what many fans hope to see during a big fight on TV. Not surprisingly, the most popular boxers and the ones who make the most money—other than Floyd Mayweather Jr.—are often the guys who score most of their wins by KO or TKO.
Knockouts are what made Mike Tyson a legend and are a major part of why Gennady Golovkin has become a rising star in the sport. However, like everything else in life, the power it takes to score those knockdowns and gain stoppage victories fades over time as a fighter ages.
As they age their muscle mass naturally deteriorates some; they're not able to train the same way as they used to, and injuries also find a way to impact how much power a boxer can generate.
The same thing happens to power hitters in baseball as they age; their home run totals see a steady decline by the time they reach their mid-30s. It's nothing to be embarrassed about; it's just a part of life.
Like a basketball player who relies on amazing natural athleticism to get to the basket and never develops a jump shot, possessing great power can mask or cover up flaws in a boxer's overall game or skill set.
Once that power fades and greater technique is required to win, that's when a good fighter either becomes legendary or is dismissed as a one-trick pony.
It's kind of a crossroads, if you will, that the boxers on this list are now facing, have already overcome or have failed to meet the challenge of by not adapting to a new style.
//from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1osr9Lv
via IFTTT October 21, 2014 at 07:30PM
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