[CLIP] Muhammad Ali out-jabs Sonny Liston near the pocket

In the pocket to me means being in range to punch while balanced. Usually you’re no more than one step away from your opponent.

If you fight from the outside, mobile, you aren’t fighting in the pocket. If you stop, square up, and are only a few feet across your opponent, you’re in the pocket. There is no pure definition, and it is up to interpretation, although I’m sure a certain poster or two will hang on my sweaty nutsack to find a way to dramatically disagree.

 

Hey so you might be one of the dumbest people I’ve ever met in this forum. You’re calling Listons reach a myth based of your shitty analysis?

Liston throws a jab off his back foot, which Ali slips. At the same range, Ali had to lean in to land his jab. You probably didn’t notice it because you suck at reviewing footage.

Considering you accused the entire Boxing world of mythologizing Listons reach based on your crappy review of a short clip, it’s apparent that you’re just another agenda fueled idiot.

 

It’s a stark difference between his dancing mobility from rounds prior. Here he moves around, laterally and with head movement, but notice how he doesn’t really exit the range.

 

Sorry dude. Just because your life is ****, you’re not taking Liston down with you.

He was a great fighter. With a freakish reach. And its going to take more than some blind agenda fueling from Kevin’s sidekick to change that.