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Boxing as Art, Floyd Mayweather, and Canelo's Evolution
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Rico's transition to boxing hasn't just been physical — it's changed how he sees the sport aesthetically [1] — Rico Verhoeven "I really feel like boxing is so much of an art, and you have 12 rounds to paint your masterpiece." 2:03:45 . He describes boxing as having 12 rounds to paint a masterpiece, contrasting it with kickboxing's faster, more brutal but shorter format. He watches the Bivol-Beterbiev fight and marvels at how a fighter who looks hopeless through early rounds can make adjustments and win. Rogan connects this to Mayweather: the supreme example of someone standing right in front of opponents and barely getting touched, moving at the last moment, seeing everything. Then comes the Canelo discussion — both men agree Canelo's head movement improved enormously after the Mayweather fight, as if he absorbed the lesson in real time. Daniel Cormier's phrase 'getting the rub' applies here: fighting the best, even in a loss, makes you better.
Rico's father died before the Ben Saddik fight. His mother died during Usyk fight camp. Both times, he converted the grief into fuel for the ring rather than processing it. He watched his mother's funeral recording for the first time 4 months after her death. He now recognizes this pattern as psychologically harmful and is working on it.
