Who would you most like to have fought like...

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  1. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ...considering your weight, height 'n reach?
     
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    Probably like Dick Tiger.
     
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    Since I'm a LHW, 5'9 with broader shoulders, I guess Langford.
     
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    Probably a good idea not to owe you money, S
     
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    Middleweight = Marvin Hagler
     
  6. Swarmer

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    :lol: I don't have anything near his power. I fight like a little crowding ******* though. Admittedly when I do spar/box I try to ape Duran the most, that style feels the most natural for me, although I try to do my best Louis impression when I can. I think you get a lot more leverage on your shots and combos in a flater footed standup position that way.
     
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    I always tried to fight like Evander Holyfield. Boxer puncher heavy to the lefthook body and head. It suited my style. I couldnt be a brawler or a slick boxer.
     
  8. john garfield

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    What was your shining moment?
     
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    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What if some one bit your ear off, l?
     
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    pulling off a tyson combination for a sparring KO. right hook to the body, right uppercut, left hook. I also managed to get a knockdown attempting that fitzsimmons shift(it works!) but I couldn't put him away.
     
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    You'll treasure those memories long as you live, S
     
  12. Vic-JofreBRASIL

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    Julian Jackson
     
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    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Judging by my height and build,Eusebio Pedroza.
     
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    bman100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The fitzsimmons shift, is that when you miss a right hand and switch to southpaw and throw a left hook? I've seen Duran do it with leonard.
     
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    Yep, Duran is a guy who does this.

    You can throw it as a feint, but the point is you switch to southpaw fluidly during that right hand punch and feint by moving your back foot up, and then ideally you nail him with a left hook to the plexus or head or a left straight depending on your position.