Off the top of my head I’d say that I don’t remember Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier or Henry Armstrong do it (but I’ve seen less of Henry and might be mistaken here). They might have been driven backward by force, but they never chose to fight that way strategically. Ultimately it’s a weakness. A lack of ability to adjust and a lack of versatility. A limitation to ultimately be exploited. Who else fits this mold?
Isn’t one of Felix Trinidad’s flaws is that he puts too much weight on his front foot...to generate power in his left hook...and leaves himself vulnerable to counters? Not sure if that’s a good answer or not
Louis boxed smartly when he had to. Sidestepping and counterpunching. Look at his bouts with Baer and Galento as examples. Dempsey in his second bout with Tunney stayed at distance trying to force Gene to lead with Dempsey’s strategy to counter a lead and stop his opponent. This is exactly what occurred in round seven. A right hand by Dempsey countering Tunney left jab set the stage for the Herculean left hook seconds later.
