Did Hagler learn the Gazelle Jab from watching Griffith?

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  1. SixesAndSevens

    SixesAndSevens Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire Full Member

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    Marvin has spoke in the past about how he was big fans of fighters such as Emile Griffith and Floyd Patterson while growing up, and I always figured that he scrapped the technique off of Patterson's Gazzelle Hook, but I was watching back through Griffith - Paret I, and I think that he might've learned the technique from watching Emile instead.
    Watch the knockout blow that Griffith lands, he leaps forward at Benny in a way very similar to Hagler, and lands with a (somewhat straight) left hook to send Paret down for good- He crouches, but not as much as Floyd would, and I think that this is likely the closest thing I've seen to Hagler's Gazelle Jab pre Hagler.
    Do tell me what you think. I really enjoy studying the found heritage of techniques like this.
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  2. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 banned Full Member

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    Another made up punch?
     
  3. SixesAndSevens

    SixesAndSevens Gator Wrestler Extraordinaire Full Member

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    It's just a leaping jab given a fancy name.