Sung-Kil Moon: Opinions on his style please

Moon was just a physical specimen.

Great stamina, great will to win, great chin and he threw every punch to knock your damn head off. Sure he missed most of them, but fighters would get tired off dodging his punches and eventually just get overwhelmed.

Relied on the same stuff Rocky Marciano did to win fights. He was no Rocky, but a damn good fighter all the same.

Would have loved to have seen Moon against someone like Vic Darchinyan. We are talking fight of the year if it goes more than a couple rounds. With Moon winning I feel.

 

Guy swung so wide with his punches you probably felt the missed shots five rows back at ringside. Made a young Foreman look reserved in comparison.

But when you've got top tier, elite power like him you really don't need to be pin point accurate, nor do you need to connect consistently to put a guy away.

 

Moon was good value..Enjoyed what I have seen of him.

Though he appeared crude I think he developed a style where he instinctively was able to set himself and reload even if he missed wildly. He always seemed to get himself back in a punching position rather quickly and this is how he rolled I guess..he was all about non stop attack. There was a method to his madness is what Im trying to get out, order within the chaos of his often wild approach.
People may say this came naturally to him (and it probably did to a degree) but the guy also had something like 250 amateur fights with a lot of success. Im sure he just developed this way of fighting around his best assets which were his power and chin, and it worked for him wonderfully.
Often such reckless abandonment and aggression can offset a textbook, conventional fighter, they just panic and cant deal with someone who doesnt do normal things in the ring.

I can see some parallels between him and Sakio Bika. Both appear wild and like they lack technique (frankly they do) but they are still so effective.
I reckon they are both just born fighters whose physical gifts and mental strength make up for their lack of textbook skill.

He and Galaxy would have been one of the ages...Their proven power and durability would make this a classic I feel. I side with Galaxy, I dont really know why. Maybe its because he fought the weaker opposition which made him look better then Moon who fought way harder names and was often to made to look very flawed. Seems kind of stupid reason but its a preconception that I cant erase from my head and it splits these two for me.

 

I think the main reason Moon had success was his huge power.He was one of the hardest punchers in the sport at the time; able to knock fighters out with blows that didn't even land flush.

Add in the things already said about him and you hav a very good tough to beat fighter.He fought better competition than galaxy so it's easier to see how far he could go with his one-dimensional style.

It should be added htough, that Roman was psat his best when he fought him, albeit still a pretty good fighter.Zapata was totally shot, i don't think that fight really meant anything.

 

ive never seen this guy before going to watch a bit of him

but he beat some good guys so his style must have worked for him

 

The amount of in the ring headbutts this guy was involved with was ridiculous.

 

Here's a vid:

Great style (well, it seemingly worked for him), good resume.

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For those who haven`t seen the fight in full, Konadu won the first two rounds big and was on his way to winning the 3rd before getting dropped. After that kd Konadu just wasn`t the same no more, he fought like he was in a fog up until the stoppage whereas before the kd he was boxing beatifully and nailing Moon with some solid counters while making him miss. Goes to show just how hard a hitter Moon was, once he nailed ya and had you hurt you stayed hurt until he finished you off.

The first Konadu fight was a wild one too, both men down multiple times in a brawl, good fight that is well worth getting a hold of for those who haven`t seen it. Moon won it on a cut that was ruled accidental due to a headbutt, and since Moon was ahead on the cards he was declared the winner. Was very susceptible to cuts Moon was, one of his main weaknesses really along with his poor footwork and balance, but he more than made up for those deficiencys with his tremendous stamina, indomitable will, solid chin and incredible punching power.

Moon wasn`t the smoothest operator in the squared cicle and his style was almost caveman like in its crudeness, but he was always a sure bet for a good fight nonetheless due to his aggresive style. He is one of the hardest hitters p4p in the history of the sport imho, the man was the real deal when it came to pure god given punching power.

 

The fact that he's able to beat boxing masters like Gilberto Roman probably means he's much more skilled than given credit. Stylistically crude looking, sure, but he must be doing something right if he's able to run through Konadu, Zapata, or Roman.

 

He had an amazingly unique and awkward type of timing, along with being made out of concrete and having underrated skills. He just threw the right thing at the right time.

Watch the Nana Konadu bouts. He frequently nailed him with oberhands. You don't demolish the amateur championships for no reason.

 

Agreed. In a way Moon reminds me of a smaller version of Marcos Maidana.

 

Better than Maidana IMO.

 

Much better imo