The size of gloves and the attached thumbs were huge. Led to vast stylistic changes. You didn't have to teach active defense- "hold your hands up"...
Most people don't notice the way that he slide his feet to set up that shot.
Conn would leave that guy thinking that he was shadowboxing. Tua moved slow and thought slow.
It really has nothing to do with handspeed if your feet can't get you in position to land a punch.
James Toney was trained by Bill Miller who taught him how to fight like a pro. Fighting like a real pro takes time- most of you have been...
The busiest guy in the ring might end up being the referee- both these guys fought rough.
Only if he was capable of being somebody besides himself.
When Moorer was a lightheavy he weighed 200 in the ring.
David Tua. Conn was 3 inches taller, and had a reach advantage. Tua was much heavier; as a result he moved slower than a sloth, a glacier, or a...
I was going to say that he stopped John Collins in 1 round but I was wrong; Collins stopped him in 2. Another guy with a more famous brother...
How could you not love Joe Hipp, and respect the hell out of him. That man fought his heart out every time.
I would love to see footage of a young Ezzard Charles.
Another man that I met because of Dempsey 1234 is doing pretty well in the boxing game. We met when I was brought in to replace him as trainer for...
If you were blessed with being tall and have ever had to fight a guy that was good at fighting short, you know that being tall isn't all that it...
I just watched the Marquez v Diaz fight. It is interesting to me that Marquez had no legs in the fight. You can see it early in the fight how...
