I'd call it a 7. It did what it needed to do. Joe wasn't the fastest guy, didn't have the best feet. That means he needed to walk through fire...
Most like? Probably a bigger, clumsier Young Foreman. I throw great lefts up and down, really my best asset. Allows my right hand to become a...
I borrowed some punches and tricks here or there...But my style was remarkably simple: Damage, damage, damage. I was bigger, stronger, heavier...
Oh, certainly, but any style that invokes a ton of movement is draining. Tyson's style was also punishing. And I simply disagree. I'll collect...
Gimme Holmes. You'd NEED a great jab to do it. It's mandatory. Holmes had the best ever, was fairly mobile himself, and usually(In his...
YES. Exactly. It is defense through CONSTANT offensive motion. The goal is NEVER not to get hit. It is ALWAYS to put yourself in position to...
Abraham and Clottey demonstrate the weakness: It's hiding behind long, big arms and large, puffy gloves. It's a fortress. Smart fighters, if they...
Give me the more traditional bob and weave any day. It works, and has worked, for thousands of fighters across a century. The D'Amato peek-a-boo...
I think he sits at the lower end of my top 10, h2h. He's one of, if not the best, offensive heavyweights ever. He was also not too difficult...
Watching the chin might work and help target with stationary fighters, but the only thing it would help against a Joe Frazier type would be...
Can't tell if sarcastic crack, like "swings from the hip", or legitimate statement. I suppose it can, but mine start in the toes.
I don't call that the peekaboo; Thats a high guard, very textbook, very compact. The peekaboo style I'm referring to was taught by Cus D'Amato....
No, I didn't. I was fast enough and explosive enough to give it an honest try, but fortunately, I was tall and long enough to try other avenues....
The gloves aren't in position to defend. It can be easily pierced. It's movement patterns are predictable, as is it's offense; Tyson and Patterson...
I see what your saying, but I'd rather be hit hard then hit sharp. Adamek's right hand is the more dangerous weapon. I am totally comfortable...
