At what point did heavyweight "giants" learn to punch with correct technique?

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When?

  1. 1920s-1930s

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  2. 1940s-1950s

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    4.5%

  3. 1960s-1970s

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  4. 1980s-1990s

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  5. 2000s-2010s

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  6. They always have

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  7. They never have

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  1. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    According to one poster here, boxers started learning how to jab properly when Sonny Liston became champion.
     
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  2. Mendoza

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    That depends on your definition of a giant. If you mean 6'4" to 6'8" guys, I say in the 1980's.

    But Carnera didn't have bad technique and he was around in the 1930's.
     
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  3. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Nah you post trash.
     
    Mr.DagoWop, Jun 7, 2017
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  4. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Super heavyweights.
     
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  5. Eddie Ezzard

    Eddie Ezzard Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jesus wept. How to explain sarcasm to the hard of thinking?
     
    Eddie Ezzard, Jun 7, 2017
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  6. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Well you can start by not talking on the internet. Sarcasm isn't communicated through text.
     
    Mr.DagoWop, Jun 7, 2017
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  7. Eddie Ezzard

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    What's it communicated through, then? Images?
     
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  8. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Tone of voice.
     
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  9. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Says who? Your rule book might be different to the next mans......
     
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  10. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Says boxing. You throw a right cross a certain way. Pivoting the foot, turning the hip, snapping the shoulder and extending the arm. Those are the fundamentals of throwing a punch. If you think there is another way to throw a right cross then you are wrong. There is no room for debate. There isn't record of some original guy who made it law to punch a certain way. That's just how it is done.
     
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  11. reznick

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    You said that Liston and Ali revolutionized the jab.
    And that it was revolutionized again in the 80's.
     
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  12. mrkoolkevin

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    Yes, I theorized that they had revolutionized the heavyweight jab and that the full sea change probably wasn't evident until the 1980s.
     
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  13. reznick

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    What aspects of their jab were revolutionary?
     
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  14. Wass1985

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    But what if a fighter doesn't do exactly that yet still knocks his opponent out, you can shove your textbook where the sun don't shine flower......
     
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  15. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    So which fighter was this that you are alluding to?
     
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