2. Stay Outside
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Unlike other greats who have exhibited the ability to force others, such as “Iron” Mike Tyson, Carlos “The Prince” Cuadras lacks one skill that could prove to be his downfall: he does not set up his punches.
Mike Tyson, although feared for his shocking power punches, was known at a time to have the best jab in the boxing business. In other words, Tyson was not just a left hook, or a right uppercut, he had an entire arsenal and knew how to set it up for maximum effectiveness.
Cuadras is not like this however. In his bout against Richie Mepranum, he fired off a great amount of punches, but not often his jab. Instead of sneaking inside Mepranum’s reach under his jab, The Prince muscled his way inside on Mepranum behind his uppercut.
If Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez can keep Cuadras outside with his one-two combinations and circle out of the corners, his opponent will have a difficult time landing any lasting punches and find himself frustrated.
