Why did Robinson drop his left hand?

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  1. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    That Louis-Baer fight just blows me away...and it convinces me that Louis was the greatest heavyweight champ ever. Look at how fast afoot he was, and how everything else he did was so perfectly orchestrated.
     
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  2. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You'll find that most fighters of the era fought with this stance, just like a lot of the better technicians of any era did.

    Look through the list of the top technicians: Benitez, Locche, Canto, Leonard (both), Pep, Mayweather, Holmes, Napoles, Ortiz, Gomez, etc. There was a reason behind this.
     
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  3. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    He did tighten up technically when boxing determinedly, e.g. in the second Turpin fight.
     
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  4. bman100

    bman100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    true at the beginning of the round for a bit but on the same hand he let both hands go and forgot about caution to get the KO.
     
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  5. bman100

    bman100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Louis, Cahrles and Moore also had good/great dfence, sugar didnt have the best defence and was hit quite a bit, so because of that people generally would think"why didnt he just cover up?" of course he had his reasons, butbecuz he was hitoften it emphasises on him more that he kept his hands low compaed to guys who got away with it becasue they didnt get hit so often.
     
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