Jake Lamotta's secret techniques

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  1. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think that de main part of LaMotta's "health, longevity and success" were dives that he took and that some (like Satterfield maybe) took against him
     
  2. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล Full Member

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    U cant speel mane
     
  3. Libertine

    Libertine Active Member Full Member

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    watch briscoe v antuofermo, briscoe takes much fewer shots than it looks and all while coming foward. shame he got robbed
     
  4. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Rolling with the punches is no secret; the Swiss technique of rolling with the punches IS secret.
     
  5. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    what is that?
     
  6. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    [url]http://thumbsforhire.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/SwissRoll.png[/url]
     
  7. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Orlando Canizales did it as good as anyone from the modern era.
     
  8. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    This thread got me thinking: which at least decently defensively skilled ATGs didn't roll with punches? Can't remember seeing Tyson doing too much of it. Skilled at slipped and ducking, but when punches did land they often landed flush. A bit the same with Hagler, I'd say.
     
  9. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My old fella always said "you don't block punches, you slip them," I don't really think there is a massive difference between how well fellas of different levels take a punch. It's all about skill level and the top fighters can just avoid taking them shots flush and can do it against a higher level of opponent.
     
  10. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    :good
     
  11. Quick Cash

    Quick Cash Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tyson rolled with the uppercut, but you're right about most other punches. If he failed to slip them, he tended to take them flush on. Frazier provides a similar picture defensively, in this regard. Though he, too, had instances against Ali where he attempted a basic version of the roll.
     
  12. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Jake LaMotta got hit clean a lot but he probably did roll a little better than given credit for. He tucked his chin well but the fact that he had one of the hardest head of alltime can be discounted.

    One thing LaMotta did have was ring intelligence. He knew how to set traps, play possum whatever you want to call it. He saved his title one night but setting a trap. The kind of skills you can only develop by fighting a lot.

    Jake LaMotta was also fukin nuts. That didn't hurt either.