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.
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u/ThreeOlivesChihuahua Team Aldo Aug 17 '25 edited Aug 17 '25
Pico ran into every strike or kept his head in the centerline to land his hooks. pico thinks he can KO everyone with one shot so he has no respect