HOLMAN WILLIAMS in action, on film.

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  1. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Surf-Bat sent me an old videocassette that he received from J.J. Johnston. Johnston said a fleeting clip of Holman Williams was on it. Being a nincompoop with technology, it took me 5x as long as it would you to successfully transfer the video to a dvd and upload it to youtube.

    It is not Cocoa Kid in there with him and it's only 15 seconds, but there is much to see anyway. I added music which I found added a bit of elegance and suspense and did an accompanying essay to go with it.

    "15 Seconds" http://thesweetscience.com/news/articles/13741-15-secondstoledo


    Merry Christmas ESB Classic!

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zje1xxmDrdA[/ame]

    Yo, yo, yo!

    JJ Johnston, Surf-Bat, and Stonehands
     
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  2. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    Cheers!
     
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  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Very Interesting...Thanks !!
     
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  4. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    That "pick your spot" hook on seven seconds is wicked. He pulls it then lands it in the perfect spot.
     
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  5. Lester1583

    Lester1583 Can you hear this? Full Member

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    Interesting!
     
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  6. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Buffalo digs in to the body and finishes that combination with a lunging left hook -that misses. Williams, loose and mobile as much as he throws wicked shots, just dips and lets it sail by.

    This clip is proof positive that Williams was a boxer-puncher before his hands got busted up. He looks technically perfect but is aggressive.
     
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  7. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Nice, very good punching technique and combinations although I'm not sure I like him backing up square in staight lines with low gloves.
     
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  8. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Holman Wiliams was quite the technician in there. Great reflexes as well. What a treat! Thanks
     
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  9. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :rofl
     
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  10. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Christmas come early on ESB!
     
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  11. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The first time he backs up he does so off the tail of a combination and Buffalo is bent at the waist. He ain't gonna do much. Williams is loose and sees everything.

    The second time he backs up, he loosely skips back and you'd think that Buffalo, who's in the middle of a combination to the body would land that quick hook upstairs, but he doesn't -Williams ducks and it sails harmlessly by. Williams is loose and sees everything.

    The third time he backs up he pushes off of Buffalo's biceps. That prevents any offense.
     
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  12. bman100

    bman100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Great footage. Thanks to surf and s89. Wish Williams and SRR fought, what a fight that would have been.
     
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  13. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    :lol:



    The clip is nice to see, though i dont think anyone should be getting ahead of themselves and starting the old "he was definitely this and sucked at that..." etc blah blah technical breakdowns.
     
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  14. DigMona

    DigMona Member Full Member

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    He has just shot up 33 places in my all time list. That was until I saw him backing up in straight lines with his hands low. Down 59 places!!
     
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  15. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thanks so much for posting this, Springs. It would have taken me 10x as long as you!

    Glad everyone gets to enjoy the fleeting glimpse of this great fighter. Sorry it took me so long.

    Where's GPater?? He needs to weigh in on this as he has been waiting patiently longer than anyone.
     
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