Hey everyone I was looking to see different opinions on who had p4p the best high guard in boxing? today or back in time Im looking to study the different styles of the high guards TECHNICALLY and have a few fighters in mine (canelo alvarez,marlon starling,tyson?) Who else do yous have?? Also for a bonus what do yous think is the most important aspects of utilizing a high guard?
I would also like info on this. I'd like to try a Rigondeaux style of defense but Im just not good enough yet. So I put my left guard up and it looks sort of like Daniel Ponce De Leon. I need to have my guard up but Im also looking to slip punches and be able to move around.
A Rigondeaux defense isn't somehting you try He's been boxing since he was 6-7 years old, repeating every single movement literally a million times... You cant just copy what he does. You need technique, fluidity, reflexes & calmness/composure which can only be developed by >20 years of training Rigondeaux style defenseatsch
First, how do you define "High Guard"? The fighters you named all have different "guards", the only thing in common is that they are a tad more square with their gloves above chin level. In my Opinion, "High Guard" are defensive counter-punchers like Winky Wright, Josh Clotty, and Arthur Abraham. Then you mention Canelo. I would also add that if you like his style, Cotto is even better to copy. You mentioned Tyson, then you have to look at Patterson since he was the blueprint for that style, the Peek-a-Boo... which is different then the high guard. The high guard uses less head movement and more parrying/blocking then the slipping/bobbing of the Peek-a-Boo. And my favorite? Felix Sturm.
Lol Rigondeaux has a different style of defending than say a Mikey Garcia. They both require different footwork and different head movement.
Elbow is a formidable weapon for attacking since it quickly puts the other guy on the defensive. There is always the chance of being hit in the body, Cooney was trained to hook to the head and to the body eventhough the average fighter would go on the defensive.
Floyd is mean with the high guard so is Winky....but it depends on how you define high guard, i look at it with gloves held 4 inches or in from ur eyebrow level...enough to still jab and use head movement
