Does Primo paw the jab more than Wlad?

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  1. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Someone criticized Primo as a boxer because he often pawed his jab.

    But doesn't Wladmir often paw the jab too? I found the criticism harsh and unfair and was wondering what others think, because it's a criticism I often hear.

    Discuss!
     
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  2. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Looks eerily similar to Primo tbh

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    Oh, except for the massive difference in film quality.
    Also, this is a highlight reel, not a character assassination gif.
     
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  3. The Kentucky Cobra

    The Kentucky Cobra Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I never got the "paw" criticism for any fighter, unless that's all they did. You can't shoot torpedoes down the pipe every time, a paw is necessary to create openings and find range.
     
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  4. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Yeah. Guys like Primo and Wlad have a wide range of jabs they use.
    I don't get the criticism either.
     
  5. Contro

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    The difference, the big one anyway, is the feet.....
     
  6. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    There's nothing spectacular whatsoever about that jab. Just a normal regular jab any fighter woth their salt is able to pop.
    Decent ? Yes.... ATG ? Nowhere close. And whats with the entire video consisting of 3 scrubs who were standing motion-less right in from of him?

    Lets be honest here.. WK was more or less a HW Felix Sturm , only with more power but with less of the flashy combo's.
    P4P skill wise i do not know who i'd rank higher.

    Sturm certainly had the better jab. Why does nobody say Sturm had an ATG jab? He got stoppages off his jab.

    Look at this tape. He's almost jabbing this guys head clean off his shoulders. In the 7th round it was a jab that ended the fight.

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  7. mcvey

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    I believe he pushed it a lot more than Wlad.
     
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  8. mcvey

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    Joe Louis said Carnera "pushed his jab".
     
  9. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    All heavy s should be taught to jab like holmes. That jab in its self was a weapon. But in answer to the thread they are similar jabbers, not the greatest jabs in history but not the worst.