By Robert Elmore: There is room in boxing for all styles and this is what makes boxing so great. Boxing has enjoyed the hit and not get style of Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali, while others have enjoyed the come straight ahead pressure fighters such as Jake Lamotta Beau Jack, and Antonio Margarito. Brawlers seem to be successful against other brawlers or boxers who are not that skilled enough in neutralizing their attack. In fact, I would even go as far as to stay that brawlers hate boxers.
They love for their opponents to stand in front of them while they tee off. But when they face a fighter that gives them movement of any kind it’s called running. Brawlers have one style and are often one dimensional. If a good boxer takes away the one thing that makes a brawler a brawler; which is usually corner the opponent and unleash a barrage of punches; they are rendered helpless.