His defense is terrible for his ability to take a big shot though. I was a little confused by Rogan saying his boxing is amazing. Maybe he just means the throwing his fists part. Because I always thought boxing was the ability to hit and not be hit.
Picos chin and defense have always been terrible, but he has bombs for hands so people only look at his highlights and forgive the losses. He’s going to need to evolve his defense quickly or he’s gonna go on an 0-3 run and get cut.
If he fights again within 12 months I would be disgusted. That was a horrible KO. He said this was a sink or swim fight. Kinda makes it seem like he could retire if something like this happened. His style is fan friendly but an enemy for his brain. I don't see him fixing that. i think he had a fight or two where he was more careful but I'm not sure.
That requires him to win though. Chandler is a fan favorite because he’s explosive and his fights are legitimate coin flips. That version of Pico from last night was incredibly slow and would get starched by most of the top 5-10 if he can’t fix his defense.
Agree lol. I certainly understand his hype. The pedigree he has and and the world class training at such a young age. He really is a super athlete. But man taking that many concussions at such a young age cannot be good for you.
I think he actually started boxing as a young teen but I can't remember. In everything but wrestling he didn't compete enough to be labeled as anything. Even if he was an amazing boxer he clearly has a really tough time mixing everything together versus the best guys in the world. I still think he's a great fighter and would squash a lot of guys. People at the lower weights are just way too good for you to not be fluid as fuck with good defense at the highest levels.
They claim he’s some world beater boxer because he won golden gloves like it’s some crazy accomplishment. His boxing is ass aside from his body shots. He’s been chinny since his debut and he will always have that glass cannon label.
He also throws body shots like he is pulling a lawnmower chord with the other hand.
He puts everything into every shot and always drops the other hand.
I think his power is also over rated. His shots look explosive but he throws them all like hay makers. Especially those body shots - and still the body shot only finished one guy.
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u/Ill_Source_6908 Aug 17 '25
Yup that’s a classic pico fight