He’s a boxer you could consider a scientific street fighter someone you could study for self defence in a real fight.
I never saw Hearns parry shots aside from in the Hill fight, he did slip a lot of shots though, Ali was another fighter that mostly slipped instead of blocking or parrying aside from the Foreman fight, his high guard was pretty useless after that bout though, Fury also mainly slips shots, he did parry Wildder`s jab better in their rematch than in their first bout though where at time he would get caught with counter jabs by Wilder.
Someone once pointed out that Frazier used a cross guard and I foolishly argued that he didn`t, his cross guard was very effective along with his head movement in his first clash with Ali, brilliant fighter.
Yes of all the heavyweights, Johnson's methods were very useful for actually defending yourself and surviving. He would have made for a superb judoka and Brazilian jiu jutsu practitioner. He values defense, stamina, and grappling above all else and that's something everyone should know for basic survival skills. Relying on bludgeoning punching power in a street fight like most heavyweights can leave you gassed or with hand injuries. Plus if you run into a guy you can't knock out and you don't have a plan B, you're screwed.
Randal " Tex " Cobb George Chuvalo Tommy " Hurrican " Jackson Oscar Bonavena Tony Galento Abe Simon Did I get the jest of this thread right ?
Terrell was another one. Trouble is he would not let his hands go offensively when the opportunity was there. Another guy like that was Bugner in his prime. Deflected almost everything incoming but did little himself with the window of opportunities. Tough to look good against the guys that parry well, unless having a strong dedicated body attack. And that is an endangered species in the heavyweight division.
He just held his hands up v Ali, wouldn`t work v M.Tyson he was a master at piercing the high guard like Duran.
