Curtis Cokes ko5 Willie Ludick - a right uppercut clinic and an awesome tko

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    This is a really fine fight, I love it. It's some of the best right-uppercut work you are going to see, lead & counter, inside & out. Some of the right uppercuts he finds space for on the inside are the best punches in the fight, even if they are less flashy than the ones he throws form outside.

    This is a total clinic on using the right-uppercut against the southpaw, although of course, you need to have superb balance, positioning and timing to pull it off. Cokes has all these things here, when he hits his stride.

    I think Ludick has his moments. Anyone whose formed an impression from just reports is going to be surprised here, because they were never a good guide.

    And as for the combos Cokes lands to KD his opponent and then put him away...well, enjoy.

    All thoughts/observations are welcome.


    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu2L0NxRfHA[/ame]
     
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  2. di tullio

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    Great stuff. I prefer watching southpaw vs. orthodox to be honest.
     
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  3. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    Thanks for posting this McGrain. I've been looking to find out a bit more about Cokes lately. Will watch when I get back in later.
     
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  4. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I followed the fights of Curtis Cokes back then,,I was sold on him and thought the sky was the limit...then came.....Mantequilla..like a big moustached Mexican bandito and changed everything...that was for me a great welterweight era.
     
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  5. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Really impressive stuff.

    I loved Cokes right hand in general, he was lading some lovely little short rights down the pip as Ludick stepped forward. But as you say that uppercut was brilliant.

    Cokes also showed some lovely little step/pivots on the back foot away from Ludick's left hand, which was very slick. Also Ludick looked fairly good and imposed himself on Cokes fairly well.

    Brutal TKO though.
     
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  6. Meast

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    Cheers for posting.

    I need some good stuff to watch, 2 hours until Pascal/Dawson and I'm falling asleep already
     
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  7. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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  8. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah amongst the best right uppercuts i've seen.

    Shame more people haven't chosen to watch, but that seems to be the way it is now...fantasy fights generate way more attention than real fights and highlights packages of oft-seen fights generate way more interest than rare-ish fights.
     
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  9. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Yep.

    Cokes has really impressed me, the more I have watched of him. Makes Napoles domination of him even more spectacular.
     
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  10. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Cokes is a wonderful fighter. Wonderful counter-puncher with all kinds of skills.
     
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  11. BritInvasion

    BritInvasion keepin on keepin on Full Member

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    Thanks for that man. In my mind I always reference Cokes as a feather in Napoles cap as much as a fighter in his own right, so that was great to watch.
     
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  12. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great stuff, thanks for posting. I was very impressed with how Cokes finished matters. Very precise bunching and he had no intention of letting Ludick off the hook.
     
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  13. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Cokes was some fighter..his stoppage of Pavila is also impressive.

    Great technical boxer but I loved the way he could go all badarse in there and close the show.
     
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Cokes was a fine fighter..I believe he was just coming into his own..feeling comfortable in his own skin as a fighter and as a champion when he ran into Napoles...this only shows how frightfully great Napoles was..and dosen't besmirch Cokes at all...oh, had he just been in another division, or had Castro just had trapped Napoles in Cuba...ah, damn the bad luck!!
     
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