01-30-2023, 10:56 PM
JP did well with Whyte. Horrible against Chisora I. AJ took the lead, sort of. Was more of a taking turns fight. JJ was JP's type of fighter, and he looked bad.
I honestly think it depends on the fighter more than their style. But yeah, those guys above didn't make JP look good. A counter puncher is a funny term. To me, a true counter puncher is a boxer who slips or parries a punch that an opponent throws as they are throwing their own punches. Or they get there first once the opponent throws a punch. Shane Cameron's KO punch against Barrett is a good example. I don't think JP does that. It's more of: his opponent throws punches, and then JP throws punches after his opponent stops throwing their punches. As in, they take turns while JP is on the back foot.
My take on it anyway. When I was doing martial arts, countering was down to a fine science. The blocking and punching happened simultaneously. With boxers, I rarely see that happening.
I honestly think it depends on the fighter more than their style. But yeah, those guys above didn't make JP look good. A counter puncher is a funny term. To me, a true counter puncher is a boxer who slips or parries a punch that an opponent throws as they are throwing their own punches. Or they get there first once the opponent throws a punch. Shane Cameron's KO punch against Barrett is a good example. I don't think JP does that. It's more of: his opponent throws punches, and then JP throws punches after his opponent stops throwing their punches. As in, they take turns while JP is on the back foot.
My take on it anyway. When I was doing martial arts, countering was down to a fine science. The blocking and punching happened simultaneously. With boxers, I rarely see that happening.