Do unconventional boxing techniques work?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    What did Camacho do in a ring that was unconventional?
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Ali adjusted well in the second fight catching Frazier with a lot of hooks as he came in and he a lot of his old speed had returned.
     
  3. LeeD1982

    LeeD1982 Active Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones boxed completely outside the textbook, and almost outside reality at times.

    IN his prime he wasn't even fighting the other guy, he was merely going through some kind of physical ritual that only he understood.

    Everyone else, including his opponents, were just spectators

    So to answer the question - Yes! If you're spectacularly gifted.
     
  4. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Jones wasn't a great boxer, just a freak athlete.
    However he did set up his right hand really well. Knew how to hide it and when to throw it.
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  5. LeeD1982

    LeeD1982 Active Member Full Member

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    It's an oversimplification to say he wasn't a great boxer.

    He was great at utilising his talents. You can't ask more than that
     
  6. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Well the emphasis lies on the word "great".
    He had plenty of fights where he looked absolutely confused at times, but he was able to overpower his opponents with athleticism.
     
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    Ph33rknot Take the risk or lose the chance Full Member

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    Marcos Maidana proves you don't have to be the most athletic to pull off an a awkward style.
     
  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Great vid but Jones was a fighter with great moves and great flaws.
     
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  9. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    For a Brit seeing you write that was unexpected. Many of those guys from your side of the hemisphere love Roy Jones and Ali and openly admit to copying those styles. You know guys like Calzhaghe, Fury, Patel, Josh Kelly, BJ Saunders, Lomachenko, Gvozdyk, etc and you have no problem cheering them on. Come on Ballsey.
     
  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I don`t think Ukranians would like you saying they have something in common wit Britain and parts of Russia are in Asia, both countries are a long way from Britain both in terms of miles and culture, a lot of Russians don`t consider themselves European and Britain has voted to leave the European union also.
     
  11. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    yes they do.......
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  12. BoxingPurest

    BoxingPurest Active Member Full Member

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    lol yes it is heard it freezing
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Out cold?
     
  14. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    Dude I personally don't recognize "Europe" as a separate continent, thats some made up social construct like IQ test and race.
    Madballsack was taking shots at American fighters with a certain style, when its a buch of guys from his side of earth that he cheers for that does the same thing. Geopolitics aside everybody's fighting and hates each other.
    I make my living from war, long live war Mark Ant.
     
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