Greatest example of fight strategy; ring generalship

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Jersey Joe, Nov 5, 2008.


  1. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I believe, from a report of the fight which I read back then in the old Boxing Illustrated, that Frazer was "trained to concert pitch" that night, and his strategy was to trade on his youth, hand speed and NOT by trying to load up too much against Locche, instead he advanced with quick, points scoring punches in flurries to whatever target he happened to touch, and basically, didn't let "Untouchable" get on a roll of any kind. Most guys who fought Locche tried to land hard on the man, and the Argentine master would time their punches to perfection, but "Peppermint" stuck to his game plan and used those quick hands of his and his speed, while also being the faster, more aggresive guy that night, and I guess he traded on his athleticism in resetting himself and repeating the pattern of the fight, which proved to be effective, in a points scoring sort of strategy. I hope I'm correct in my memory of the article that I read, and if not, someone please fill us in on it. Essentially, I do know that it was a strategic coup for Frazer, and the man who thought up the game plan, Ray Arcel.
     
  2. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    It was basically, a jab and move style that did the leading, and then a "get the hell out of Dodge" before the old master could counter him sort of thing.
     
  3. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I used the word "mismatch" in inverted commas because a lot of people are calling it such, and because I wanted to put Duran's acheivement into perspective. This doesn't neccesarily mean that I think the fight will be a mismatch, although I do think DeLaHoya will win.
    Does that make sense?