Can we do Barboza vs Melendez again, pls?
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I really want to see baeboza vs the top 5 he seems to be putting it all together. One more win then title shot.
Me either. And Nate beating Johnson. Guess there's something to styles make fights.
- Jan 14, 2015
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i think if barbosa's chin was just a bit better he could be top 3 but i feel like rda eddie tony will crack him and put his lights out
Lesson I learned from Johnson / Ferguson is that when facing Barboza you have to go full Prime Wanderlei Silva Mode and put heavy pressure.
You can't give Edson time to set up his fast as fuck kicks.
When retreating or back peddling Edson usually relies on his hands to counter and rarely utilizes his biggest weapon (Kicks)
Edson is more then three fights I've seen has been rocked by his opponent that have thrown a wide looping right hook, not sure what it is but there is a hole in his defensive mechanics when dealing with the wide right hook,, perhaps a solid boxing coach could fix this very minor weakness that has caused serious issues on more then one occasion for Barboza.
Of course all this is easier said then done, but so far this has been the blueprint to defeating Barbz
in fact it happens so often that it might not be that he gets rocked but that he gets his while off balance.
I'm not sure about this at all, haven't seen no replay but in two occasions last night he lost balance (seemingly rocked) after getting hit but was just fine right after. he does throw massive hooks while backpedaling so he may be getting hit with his feet parallel or something like that.
MJ looked great against him. that was a very good fight where both men showed solid skills. I was calling for a Michael Johnson title run after that fight. he put pressure on an unbelievable pace and was the first guy that had to deal with Boxing Savvy Barboza so that was impressive.