Question about Pressure Fighters & Classification

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Vysotsky, Mar 6, 2011.


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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I'd tend to make a distinction between Louis and counter-pressure, maybe. Louis, maybe, is a stalker, psychological more than physical pressure oftentimes, including a persistent challenge to the oppontnet fight plan.

    This helps with this distinction between swarming and non-volume pressure, also.

    Of course Louis has great drawing skills, amongst the best i've seen.
     
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  2. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think the thread starter is rather looking for a term to describe fighters who use pressure to create openings for their own counter punches. A boxer-puncher doesn't necessarily do this, a Thomas Hearns is quite far from a Dick Tiger. Counter-pressure or an aggressive counter-puncher is a more fitting term to use.
     
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  3. Vysotsky

    Vysotsky Boxing Junkie banned

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    Yeah either of those are good terminology for it. Having good power is certianly a necessity for the style.
     
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  4. di tullio

    di tullio Guest

    I don't think he's a pressure fighter and there's no way it's a "definite". The goal of a pressure fighter is to put on pressure. Outworking someone does not equal putting pressure on.

    Why wouldn't you include Floyd? The Judah and Mosley fights are a perfect example of what you're describing. He walked them down behind a tight defense and countered the hell out of them. In fact, I think James Toney is a good example of counter pressure, too.
     
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  5. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Very well said V, Very well said.:good
     
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  6. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :goodSounds like an oxymoron, but isn't. These are fighters who actively seek out countering opportunities through baiting the opponents, rather than simply waiting for them to come.
     
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  7. teeto

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    Yeah, Addie's higlight of Myug Woo Yuh shows some great displays of this, I wouldn't label him as such though.
     
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