The Texbook Style Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Flo_Raiden, Dec 12, 2011.


  1. kopejh

    kopejh Guest

    Canizales is a good shout!! silky smooth fighter
     
  2. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    Julio Cesar Chavez is a good example of this.
     
  3. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think Mike McCallum deserves mentioning. Great technician he is.
     
  4. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wow! Thanks for mentioning Orlando Canizales. Just started watching some of his fights and he's really impressive! Very technically skilled, smooth and elegant. Great combo and counter puncher. And his footwork is amazing. I gotta watch more of him. Something tells me he might be a new favorite of mine the more I watch him.:D
    His KO highlights, oh my god!
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upua67GMPSY[/ame]
     
  5. EDDIE FUTCH

    EDDIE FUTCH Push nose into the brain Full Member

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    :happy Yay! Love for Orlando! Thanks guys! If you made a mistake, he would make you pay! As for that amazing footwork (slips and dodges)...

    My Story of Half-Shame:

    I'm a big fan of the Victorious Boxers video games series (eg. Boxer's Road 2, Victorious Spirits) and went looking for real-life boxers who resembled that gameplay - he has the closest footwork I have ever seen to it.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikRoNxRXZaI&list=PL56D3F20BBF4065A9&index=11&feature=plpp_video[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNcrhL7gp04&list=PL56D3F20BBF4065A9&index=1&feature=plpp_video[/ame]

    Bottomline, if you like Fight Night series (except FN 2004) :boxer, go for Amir Khan - throws quantity not quality, no true counterpunching, has to backpedal and ride bicycle before resetting

    If you like Victorious Boxers series:bbb, go for Orlando, JMM et al - stay in the pocket, intelligently counterpunch and capitalise on their mistakes

    OK, back on-topic, I hafta go check out Lopez (for shame:gsg, I have never seen him fight (I don't think)

    BTW, cool ultra cute avatar (no Paedo)
     
  6. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bump.
    Here's a flawless performance by the fine one himself.
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qifiQJQAVDU[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWSEeLpVxCY[/ame]
     
  7. Flo_Raiden

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    Andre Ward deserves mentioning after last night's performance. Great boxing skills. Shades of Bernard Hopkins.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjWVNTmKXxA[/ame]
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftaxOmFUkdc[/ame]
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g3MT_Qe7cs&list=UUwkYXz6mkfQ_WCfQJ-Ha3cQ&index=4&feature=plcp[/ame]
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXbw-byeUXs&list=UUwkYXz6mkfQ_WCfQJ-Ha3cQ&index=3&feature=plcp[/ame]
     
  8. EDDIE FUTCH

    EDDIE FUTCH Push nose into the brain Full Member

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    Can't believe I'd forgotten this great...but would he qualify for this thread?

    Prime James Toney.
     
  9. koki_kameda

    koki_kameda Koki Kameda Full Member

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  10. judgeJAB

    judgeJAB Skills to pay the bills! Full Member

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  11. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    As much as I admire the hell out of Toney, I really don't classify him. Great technique and all, just not what I would consider 'textbook'.
     
  12. Flo_Raiden

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    I think Carlos Zarate deserves mentioning.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBq7NIJeD2Q[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I917yNYJmQ4[/ame]
     
  13. wolfang82

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    El terrible and jmm
     
  15. Flo_Raiden

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    Great shout out.:good
    Almost forgot about him. Very smooth technician.
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfVKFjbZLGE[/ame]