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Midnight Writer

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19. I bet on Douglas.

Reply to displacedvermoter (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 09:17 AM

Dec 24

The key to fighting Tyson is to control him with the jab and not let him get in position to land his power shots.

Douglas had, at the time, the best jab in boxing. He knocked his previous opponent out with a single jab. I was not at all surprised to see him use that jab to keep Tyson from mounting an offense.

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