[CLIPS] Max Baer v. Tommy Farr

If they could have done as easily as you imply, then Louis would have done it, and frankly probably Baer and Nova could have done it.

This guy is a classic spoiler.

 

You are going to have trouble selling me the idea that Wilder, would have the technical brilliance to capitalize upon mistakes that Louis couldn't.

Context is important here.

This is an 11 second clip.

When did this happen, and what happened before it?

If he was open to a straight right counter, than Baer was certainly the man to oblige.

No I don't.

He clearly injured his had at some point during the fight, and his confidence was probably still a bit shaken since the loss to Schmeling.

He seems to have respected Farr more than most of his opponents though.

 

Here is a clip of Riddick Bowe being staggered and bothered by Art Card, who was working at the Post Office at the time.

https://streamable.com/b8j2u

Why didn't Riddick just smash him with some large armed big fisted hammerhead rights?
Why only Max Baer has to KO everyone with the first punch in round 1 to prove his ability?

 

To be

To be fair, Bowe had only been a pro less than nine months for this fight. The clip we're seeing of Max should have been at his prime.

The fairest comment was the one which pointed out that while we were seeing Tommy Farr jab easily at Max, it was a five second snippet. Not indicative or representative of either man's skills or, indeed, the fight, as a whole.

My own view, for what it's worth, is that these short clips are great for generating a bit of discussion about specifics. Reznick proliferates discussion with them and that is a good thing. But their value should be limited to showing, for example, how fighter A would drop his left after jabbing or fighter B smiled after taking a huge punch. And that's it.

To use them as any basis for evaluating fighters' careers, or head to head chances against opponents from another era, doesn't take into account the contest of the moment. And, more importantly, it shows just a tiny fraction of what they did throughout their career which would be a better basis for us so-called afficionados to be using to shape and support our arguments.

 

These are the weaknesses inherent to a pure slugger, and the reason why there are so few champions with that style, in the heavyweight division!

You can get away with it more in the lower weight classes, where the reflexes are faster, and the power is less.

We could point out exactly the same flaws in prime George Foreman.

 

Damn, Farr was so sharp off that back foot. That jab is a damn beauty.

 

Farrs footwork and mechanics are great. It doesn't matter that his right is low when he's able to step out of range in a snap.

 

A sharp jab looks sharp whether you're punching at an elephant or a humming bird.

 

This thread was a gem, I laughed a few more times throughout it.

 

This is about as beautiful a jab gets.
https://streamable.com/gqc1k

It would be the main attraction at any local boxing gym today.

Perfect mechanics, with the weight on the back leg, as it coils through the body and the left snaps out.
While the left snaps out, the weight on the back leg acts as spring to move his body forward to get extra distance, but to also immediately bring the body back out of range, all while maintaining proper balance and form.

Excellent.