Corbett v Kovalev 20rds Modern Gloves

This isn't true, though.

Manuals from Corbett's era are very different from today.


EDIT: Here are four--

https://archive.org/details/physicalculture00fitzgoog
https://books.google.com/books?id=FVYCAAAAYAAJ&dq=boxing&source=gbs_navlinks_s
https://books.google.com/books?id=A-fXAAAAMAAJ&dq=boxing&source=gbs_navlinks_s
https://books.google.com/books?id=dH5HAQAAMAAJ&dq=boxing&source=gbs_navlinks_s

 

I see Corbett fighting like Ivan Calderón did.

With his speed and reflexes it's gonna be hard to match him punch for punch. At HW he's clearly undersized and anyone with a wallop might just end his night.

Put him at LHW and it's kinda like guaranteeing he'll never be undersized.

The question then becomes how slippery is he in the face of constant onslaught and that is something we can't really answer right now.

He kept the retired alcoholic off him, he sparred with Jackson for 40 rounds or something daft, he outboxed Fitz but left an opening, he schooled Jeffries but relented under pressure.

A hard question isn't it. Should we just assume he can dance away no matter the skill of the aggressor?

Right here's where I'm at. I think Corbett is the quicker of hand and feet and will beat Krusher to the punch. However Kovalev has good feet and if he can cut the ring off I'm nowhere near convinced that James can survive multiple exchanges up close. I'm not even convinced he can survive a solid overhand right countering his jab.

Neither are proven against the other style.

Sergey vs Ward will be a huge indicator.

Right now I'm going with Corbett on points but if Kovalev does beat Ward I'm gonna change my opinion.

 

There is a boxing manual written in 1902 that is still published today.

It is not sold as a historical curiosity, but as an actual boxing manual.

You could pick it up at Waterstones a couple of years ago.

 

Oof! What make you of these manuals, Janitor?

 

Having never seen a reliable film of Corbett, I'm forced to assume he'd knock Kovalev out.


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Besides production style, how are those 4 different than this modern one?
https://play.google.com/books/reade...r&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PT29.w.8.0.0.0.5

 

How are they similar?

 

They are both boxing manuals.

They cover the basics of training.
They cover the basics of footwork.
They cover the basics of defense.
They cover the basics of punching.

They use pictures to illustrate technique.


Someone posted these 4 specific links saying they are different from todays manuals, and I was wondering how?

 

Delete this thread

 

Why

 

Maybe he's hoping to redirect some of the traffic to his latest Darcy thread? :think

 

The boxing manuals all illustrate basic boxing techniques. These are more or less relevant in any era. Basic boxing is basic boxing. Not knowing and understanding these techniques is what you have today in the hwt division. Size has replaced true boxing skill. Boxing fans are more impressed with size than the ability to fight. Boxing is a skill that is developed by long hours practicing defensive and offensive techniques. Blocking, parrying, slipping, bobbing and weaving, ducking and countering to vital areas of the body. That's great boxing.