Worst habits you've seen in an elite fighter

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  1. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    addition to Taylor he always leaves his left hand very low
     
  2. simon850

    simon850 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ricky Hatton using his face as a form of defence.
     
  3. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Sorry about that I was just dropping random names like the post above yers said. Forgive me?
     
  4. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    More like Allan Green. :patsch
     
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    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones thinking he is still young putting his hands down against guys who can hit and pays
     
  6. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Allen Green is a world class fighter.

    Whats elite to you, Floyd Mayweather and Roy Jones? :tired
     
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    Aznhybrid Active Member Full Member

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    lol i too was just dropping names. my bad.
     
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    Jermain Taylor getting away from his jab when it worked for the first 4 or 5 rounds
     
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    Marquez drinking pee
     
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    Thats what you get taught in the amatauers to prove to the ref your being held.
     
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    margarito not blocking punches with his gloves or slipping em..instead he use his chin
     
  12. Brickhaus

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    Jermain Taylor constantly touching his glove to his forehead. That's the one that immediately pops in my head anyway.

    Vic Darchinyan's punch telegraphing also, although most people don't seem to have figured out how to take advantage of that one.
     
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    Pretty much everything Naseem Hamed did
     
  14. tepaltzin

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    Pac has a bad habit of sometimes looking down and throwing a punch over his head. He is so fast however, that noone has been able to exploit this.
     
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    muhammed ali talking to his opponent