the method - johnny famechon

If you have not already read the real deal get a hold of it great read. Also a book called the hardest game one of my favorite boxing books.

 

You're a lucky fella, id like to read that myself one day. I was looking at buying a copy about a year ago... the only copy i found was over $100. Some of the older boxing books are incredibly expensive.

 

I'll send you mine for 50 bucks + postage (Xmas special)

 

Before you blow 50 bucks, being a nice bloke that I am, I feel I should warn you there's numerous inaccuracies in it.

 

..mate if you can get the book buy it..it's like a boxing fans ultimate fairytale/love story..:yep
..a great insight into the early days of Aussie boxing..there's a chapter on blokes like Peter Jackson..and a few of the other big names of the day..

..anyhow..like to chat but gotta run..off to nightshift..later!..cheers..:good

 

There are a few other ROTE exercises that fit with the Method, I should share these with you.

I mentioned the excercise that Amby applied to beat Leg weariness. I forgot earlier to describe one to two rounds we spent in ROTE style (repetition of the exercise) dancing (footworK) around and accross the ring.

After we did a round of ducking and catching, there were other ROTE excercises that linked to catching and ducking punches. Amby would chase one boxer with his (Ambys) left hook, forcing his boxer to canter clockwise (to the left) catching adhoc left hooks with the right hand moving from chin to temple; the focus was on rapid exit and away to a safe distance from an attacking opponent.(clockwise) Second exercise was rapid movement -cantering to your right, anti-clockwise....Amby would chase you and try to hit you with his right cross. Often you can actually walk to your right away from an authodox attacker, because they find it hard to travel in an orbital, anti-clockwise, mode (You have to actually get out of your chair and do this - hhahaha, or see it and work with it, for this to become clearer....) Amby would chase you and try to hit you with a right cross. Often the several finales of both these smilar excercises was the boxer hitting his back to the ropes (regularly) , and then ducking under the next punch thrown.

Palmer would then get you to travel diagnally across the ring, shaped up, hopping and stepping up as if you were attacking; then he would get to you JUMP backwards - starting at one side of the ring, he would attack you with a colosal right cross - you would JUMP backwards (in boxing defence stance) and allow the punch to fall short...he'd run at you again, this time - with his swooshing left hook, again you would jump back and let the lefthook fall short, and by this stage your back usually had hit the ropes; he would throw a right cross and you would duck under this, and rapidly get away from your back to the ropes . These exercises were done with such authenticity and relevance to the real ring. It was high pressure foot work, and critical/strategic ring movement work.

It seems to me that these type of exercises/drills are not practised these days; largly, boxers want to walk up....maybe they think that retreating to a safe place (in manners described above) is somehow lacking testoserone, or weak. I tend to believe that retreat is strategic (very much like chess, moving your knight away and out of the way, whilst the opponent makes another few moves, and then bingo, your knight is moved back to the same square to kill the chess piece that is placed back there without thought....) Making punches miss and fall short, is a good way to set up an attack.

Remember, that the main focus of these exercises is....practising to NOT GET HIT.

 

The George Macdonald Fraser book?

If so I did and it's one of the best pieces of historic fiction I've ever read. I was familiar with Tom Molineaux previously and his epic fights with Tom Cribb but Fraser's attention to period detail and blend of great action and humour made this story a classic and one I'd urge anyone with even a passing interest in Broughton or London rules bareknuckle fighters or even anyone who likes a good read to have a look.:good

 

That's the one Griff , probably the most enjoyable sports related book I've ever read mate , a rare old treat .:good

 

Should I stop providing my descriptions of defensive tactics here ?
Are they of value to anyone?
I dont want to waste my time providing this to nobody.

Perhaps someone could tell me, or tell me to fark off, if I am of no value in raving on he with my descriptions of defensive stategies.

 

:happy..thanks for sharing that mate..that's quality information..:thumbsup

 

..smash it out mate..it's fuggin' gold..I appreciate it anyway..:good

 

..I've always had a soft spot for Floyd Patterson..a kind of quiet achiever,but when you look at his record it's pretty impressive..and..he wasn't a giant either..but he was a brilliant boxer..
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Patterson[/ame]
..that's the wikipedia link..it's worth a look..for anyone who's interested..:good

 

Nice little bio. On a side note did you see Floyds adopted son Tracey Harris Patterson working the corner of Hyland on the PAC v Marquez under card. Handy little fighter himself back in the day.

 

..mate..I missed the Pac/JMM..can you believe that I couldn't find anywhere showin' it on the Gold Coast!!!!!!!!!!!!..I left me run to late..just assumed it would be in most pubs..****!!!!..I'm still cryin':|

..but yeah..Tracey Harris Patterson was a decent sort of a boxer in his own right..and just lookin' at his record on Box-Rec..he faced some pretty hany opposition..includin' a pair of title fights against Gatti and maybe the biggy was knockin' off the undefeated Eddie Hopson..not real shabby at all..:deal

 

He was a little past it for Gatti at super feather but a win and a draw with hall of famer Zaragoza was pretty good. 2 weight world champ best weight super bantam.
Can't believe no one showing it on the Gold Coast you must of been ropeable