Clinching teqniques

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  1. The Predator

    The Predator Active Member Full Member

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    Hi everyone!
    Who do you think was a master of tie up his oponents and sort of "destroy" their boxing?
    Strange question, yeah I know but I can´t really remind me of someone who was extremely good at it, probably my memory slips me.
    All the best
    the Predator
     
  2. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    hopkins is pretty good at it and Ali was good at it

    cant think of any others
     
  3. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yes ali was good at it and when he fought frazier he pushed his head down and leant on him.joe bugner used to do it too !!
     
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    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Roberto Duran was good at holding to stop punches coming back at him sometimes
     
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    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ruiz is the ATG of clinchers.

    Evander Holyfield did some mighty fine clinching in his plan to beat Tyson.
    Hopkins was mentioned, and rightfully so. Hopkins uses the clinch very effectively.
    Lennox Lewis was good at leaning on people and wearing them down.
    Jack Johnson was a great clincher, or so I hear. Footage from back then is unreliable at best.
     
  6. Bodi

    Bodi Well-Known Member Full Member

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    B-Hops - unquestionably
     
  7. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Johnson is a good shout but boxing has evolved so much and he did tend to wrestle
     
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    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    was a brilliant strategy too, it takes alot of work trying to keep up someone elses body weight up like that
     
  9. The Predator

    The Predator Active Member Full Member

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    Yes, Ali was great at it. Gonna check out Hopkins tonight. Yippie for youtube!
    All the best
    my fellow fighters
    The Predator
     
  10. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    watch some Jack Johnson and Duran for different types of clinching
     
  11. curly

    curly Fastest hands in the West Full Member

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    If you intend to put clinching in your strategy, I advise against it. Judges don't like it an ref's will penalise you in the amateurs
     
  12. The Predator

    The Predator Active Member Full Member

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    Hi curly.
    No I don´t plan to put it in my workplan but it´s good to know different types of teqniques and sometimes you have to use it even if you don´t want to.
    All the best
    The Predator
     
  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    look at Tommy Hearns he didnt know how to clinch in the 1st fight with Leonard and look what happened
     
  14. The Predator

    The Predator Active Member Full Member

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    yeah. you gotta know those things.
    the predator
     
  15. FromWithin

    FromWithin Living for the city Full Member

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    Mosley did a good job with Margarito