[GIF] Corbett throws a sharp jab at Fitzsimmons (HD)

Fitz caught and parried that jab. Impossible to say because of film quality that if he not caught and parried where that jab would have landed.

If you read classic boxing text that's how a jab should be thrown. Very similar to a fencing lead. Step forward, lean in, step back. In and out of range.

The ability to parry is a lost art at least in the hwt division. Louis was a master at this maneuver.

Fitz had those cantaloupe sized and broad shoulders. From what I have read an ATG fighter. He is one I would have loved to have seen at his best.

Some of the greatest fighters who have ever lived fought with a lower guard. Loughran, Tunney, Leonard so many more. Great technique allows for lower guard. Those fighters would look at today's hwts and say "why are they covering up constantly?"

 

Lol! What is that clip supposed to prove? After thousands of posts you're still hopeless when you try to talk boxing technique.

 

Looks like Corbett's own variation of the bare knuckle left lead. Similar to the jolt punch Dempsey describes, but no where near as powerful or technically refined.

Corbett was certainly blessed with speed, but a technical master he was not.

 

Fitz wasn't in the corner. Corbett is clearly closer to the camera and they are no where near the back of the ring.

There was a post in each corner and the middle of each side, and that's one of the middle posts Fitz is in front of.
https://c7.alamy.com/comp/F76JF7/vi...the-world-heavyweight-championship-F76JF7.jpg

 

It's kind of revealing that a clip of Corbett throwing an unimpressive jab is postworthy.

 

Well, fast fighters often tends to be not as refined technically, especially at HW. Corbett didn't have as much skills as others from that era but he was fast, accurate and had good judge of distance. I don't see anything terrible with that left, it's not perfect but doesn't make him vulnerable because he avoided exchange after it.

 

I cant say I was impressed by it he was pulling away before he even got to the target area a fore runner of Howard Davis.
What ever happened to," jabbing through the target?"

 

Did he have to wear a thong tho?

 

I agree.

 

Yes, he was very fast and had good distance judgement, but as Tonto said, g he doesn't puch through the target, and wastes too much space to use it as a set up IMO.

 

Corbett described a lead left that was the first blow to put Sullivan back on his heels during their bout. A lead left thrown with “everything he had behind it”.

 

That isn't the punch we are discussing.

 

To me, he was in too much of a hurry to jump out of the way. Pretty jittery. A cooler headed fighter would have been looking to follow up. But it's a very short clip to make any judgment that is close to definitive. What was happening leading up to the punch? And afterward?

 

Yes, I would like to see action before and after this punch. Maybe Corbett simply tried to get out of Fitz because Bob found him?

 

I agree he was concerned about, "incoming" which negated the effect of his punch.