Junior Dos Santos says he's "still a baby"
by Brian Mayes on Mar 15, 2010 7:17 PM EDT
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"I'm still fresh," he laughs. "I'm still a baby in boxing, with only four years of practice. The only thing I don't remember are the uncountable times I boxed in Bahia, but it's only because I didn't count during that time. I know in near future I'll forget all I said in this interview, so record it (laughs)."
It's hard to believe that Dos Santos has only been training boxing since 2006. This guy has the best hands in the heavyweight division, with only four years of training. He is making seasoned MMA strikers look like complete amateurs.
Imagine what this guy is going to look like in a year or two?
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what’s crazy is this dude is only 25 yrs old!!!!
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Defensively,he leaves a lot to be desired
I don’t know what will happen against Gonzaga,but against someone really fast like Velasquez,he’s going to get plunked if he keeps throwing stuff from a mile out.
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I think Dos Santos still has to acquire more boxing skills but he has done a great job with his hands (don’t take me wrong, please). If JDS varies his punches he will KO much more opponents.
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For MMA,he's pretty dang good
He wouldn’t make it long at all in boxing.Too many defensive holes.
In MMA,where guys aren’t great technicians on the feet by and large-particularly at heavyweight-he can get away with a lot.He makes up for his defensive lapses with overwhelming offense.Against the Werdum’s and Yvel’s of the world,that’ll work all day long.Against a Velasquez or even a really sharp guy like Mir,I’m not so sure.
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