Most Unique Boxing Styles Invented

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    This vid shows some of tghe most unique boxing styles of all-time in the history of the sport, which boxer had the most unique style of all-time.
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  2. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Kid McCoy invented his own technique. I think it was called the 'Twisty Wisty Punch', or something like that...
     
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  3. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You probably mean the "corkscrew punch"?
     
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  4. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    'Nothing new under the sun'.

    But anyway,
    Emmanuel Augustus
    Jose Napoles
    Tony Canzoneri
    Jimmy McClarnin
    Sung Kil Moon
    Jung Koo Chang
    Muhammad Ali
    Midget Wolgast
    Freddie Steele
    Carlos Monzon

    All had unique styles.
    Tommy Ryan also scientifically developed fighting from the crouch.
     
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  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Tiger Jack Fox.
     
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  6. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No that's not it...
     
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  7. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Not Kid McCoy, but could it be the Texas Tommy Punch?
     
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    Mike Gibbons, Ray (Windmill) White
     
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  9. Gatekeeper

    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wincobank gym back in the 80's and 90's - Hamed, Herol Graham, Johnny Nelson, Ryan Rhodes etc.

    Defence based entirely on reflex, footwork and upper body movement, zero blocking or parrying. They also did almost exclusively body sparring and no roadwork.
     
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  10. McGrain

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    Jimmy Wilde was ****ing crazy.

    Midget Wolgast the daddy here.
     
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  11. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No it was Kid McCoy's 'corkscrew punch', but the other guy didn't get that my original post was a joke. I guess it wasn't as funny as I thought.
     
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  12. Sting like a bean

    Sting like a bean Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I've read he also originated the dirty trick of telling an opponent his shoe is untied and hitting him when he looks down, and may be the origin of both the the phrases "The real McCoy" and "The bigger they are the harder the fall". (I've also heard the latter attributed to Jack Dempsey.)
     
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  13. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    From what I've heard, 'The Real McCoy' does originate from Kid McCoy, but I what I've read is that Kid had really uneven performances and was known for carrying opponents in the interest of gambling. Hence, spectators would wonder whether they would see 'The Real McCoy' when he stepped in the ring.
     
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  14. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I love the idea the McCoy came from him, but it actually predates him by some time.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_real_McCoy

    I've heard "the bigger they are. . ." attributed to Sullivan and Fitzsimmons moreso the latter, but TBH, I'd be surprised if it wasn't older too.

    Edit: Checking a couple newspaper archives this is the earliest I could find
    https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...fall&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1
     
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  15. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    My bad... guess I should have caught that!
     
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