Can Boxing Evolve and Improve Much More Technically Then It Has In The Last 70 Years?

Would he bollocks. He wouldn't even beat the man with the Maths degree

You don't really have much of an idea about technique if you think standing center ring flat footed with ear muffs on which is what Roy Jones in his current state does is an example of fine technique. He might throw punches with good technique but he has no footwork anymore and because his reflexes are shot to **** he has to stand there with a basic defence soaking up punishment.

 

I like this video, and I've seen others from the same guy, but he makes a few mistakes repeatedly. Too many of these skills that he mentions are pretty much luck. They rely on the opponent making a mistake, which is often against Oakland Billy Smith or Coley Wallace, and capitalising. Fair enough, it shows their skill but that's what you'd expect from great fighters. It doesn't break down why the 'classical' style is any more useful effectively.

 

Course it did, it used Oscar De La Hoya. Could have done with some footage to demonstrate it mind.

 

The only real flaw in the video is the inherent flaws in making a video like that to prove a preconceived idea.

He only has a short time to demonstrate things, its very difficult to do that without showing what looks to be a 'mistake' from the opponent. After all any time you get hit or miss its a mistake, right? I think he did a sound job in highlighting good things about that stance and how it drew the mistakes.

Then he could show Oscar getting smacked, and Burley's wizardry, point proven right? Then it would be a bit one sided if he showed that, Burley got hit too occasionally. Difficult video to pull off, think he did an admirable job.

 

Interesting could you expand on this? I notice Chisora on you avatar...a fighter that really could use with the help of better skills.

 

Great thread.

I don't think we'll see any technical improvement on what we've seen from the greats already, especially from the 20's/30's onwards. That's when the technical improvements took a big leap. Far from seeing improvements i think we'll see a regression and it's already starting to happen.

The reason's are because fighters are not as active, they become stagnant, they don't grow and it really effects them. We're running out of true teachers who show you how it's done, rather then just bark it out...it's a big concern. You'll see fighters with serious flaws and they won't correct it as they go along. We've got far to many conditioners and fitness coaches acting as boxing trainers and it'll only get worse IMO.

Also and as Johna touched on, there's far to much emphasize on the 'fitness' side and not the actual boxing and learning your craft.