The quick-handed Brown misjudges the distance and reaches with a right hand lead from too far out; Haugen makes him pay. Nothing extraordinary but I got a kick out of how nonchalantly Haugen reacts to Brown's punch. From the replay, it's hard to tell whether Haugen knew instantly that the punch was going to fall a few inches short, or whether he didn't really know where it was going to land at all, but either way it most certainly worked out for him. https://streamable.com/td3ny The slo-mo replay: https://streamable.com/5ueh3
Haugen did that a lot though; anticipate an opponent's shot, take a half-step back so he's just out of range, then come in with his counter.
That's good to know. The only other fight of his that I recall seeing was Whitaker, so I didn't really have a good sense of his overall style.
He's fun to watch. I'd be interested to get your take on the Pazienza fights. He was good against Paul, too.
Haugen baited him into that right hand. Just before Brown threw it, Haugen stepped forward with his left foot but didn't move his right foot. This made Brown think Haugen was in range. He used that trick a lot; I believe it is either#1 or #2 in the Book of Basic Boxing Feints, subtitled Drawing A Lead. He did it to Pazienza over and over again; he'd jab and step with the left foot. When Paz jabbed in return Haugen would step back, then counter when Paz came up short. I think he kod Mancini off the same type of move.
TV back then built up Haugens tough man contest back ground alot. Fact of the the matter is he had excellent boxing skills and a good ring IQ. If I may take the liberty to respond to Sal I think Greg was a much better fighter than the media overhyped Pazienza and got shafted in one of there fights. I believe the one in Vinnies home town. If I'm not mistaken the second Comacho scoring was suspect also
Yeah, Greg was solid, if underwhelming. He didn't have a lot of power, his defense was okay but nothing terrific. He went as far as he did because he was smart and tricky. He wasn't one to bowl you over with his innate gifts. He had none. Yes, the first Pazienza fight was a gift to the hometown hype job. Greg won that one. I thought Paz won the third fight at 140, that 10-rounder a few years later, but Haugen was past it a bit by then. Never seen the Camacho fights, oddly.
I never said he was just a tough man contestant. I said that's what the TV media played up on. I was a big Haugen fan and am up to speed on his background but thanks all the same.
In those days, Greg was quite the b-level celebrity in town. He had a regular gig as a movie reviewer (of all things) for a morning drive-time radio show and it was really, really funny because he has absolutely no filter and has perhaps the foulest mouth in the history of humankind. Every other word was bleeped out until at some point you'd swear you were listening to nothing more than a test of the emergency broadcast system for five full minutes. Good radio, that was.
White Lightning was last reported not to be in very good health the best I can determine: https://www.gofundme.com/xb-charlie-white-lightning-brown More info: Representing Chicago in 1981, Charlie Brown won the 125 lb. Intercity Golden Gloves championship. Brown's best wins were over unbeaten boxers Frank Newton (24-0-1), Louis Burke (18-0), and Remo Di Carlo (12-0). Brown also collected wins over Arnie Wells, Saoul Mamby and Alfredo Escalera. Losses to world class boxers include: Harold Brazier, Greg Haugen, and title shots versus Johnny Bizzarro for the IBO title, and Harry Arroyo for the IBF belt.
I remember Roach saying Roger Mayweather used to beat the crap out of Haugen in the gym. Its on yputube i think.
I followed Haugen's progress on ESPN,...and it aggravated the **** out of me that they would only harp on that "tough man" stuff. I knew Haugen had plenty of skills...those lazy talking heads apparently did not.
