If Wlad ads another notch to his belt against Chambers, will it help his legacy?

It was an "Anchor punch " taught to Wlad by Stepin Fetchit.:bbb

 

It's perfectly normal to step/leap in with the left hook, which means the lead foot is a bit off the canvas. Look at one of Tua's best hooks from a clear angle here, at 0:05:

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Like Wlad, he leaps forward and launches his foot momentarily off the canvas.

An experienced and highly skilled amateur in my gym, who has a build similar to Wlad's but is a LHW, also lifts his foot a bit when he leads with the left hook.

Boxing is full of examples where the left hooker lifts his lead foot a bit in order to close the gap, but retain a lot of his power.


I will say that Wlad didn't look like he had as much leverage on the punch as he could have. But he obviously still generates a tremendous amount of power with that relatively small body twist.

 

Ive heard Steward actually say it to Lewis in the corner. I didnt say Steward invented the tactic just that he wanted Lewis and Wlad to use it as a way of wearing out their opponents, and I agree, it should not be allowed at all and a fighter should be allowed to foul back if it happens.

 

The perfect lefthook is the one that does the most damage, it doesnt really matter how its delivered. Shouldnt that close the arguement?

 

Watch this lefthook. Both of Tysons feet are off the ground, but he bends his knees and springs up and snaps his shoulder.

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That's a bit shitty but it seems pretty common that they all have some rule bending/breaking that they do. Ali had that lousy pulling down on people's head and neck and Foreman pushed a lot and Tyson had elbows and Holy had his head. I guess this is just Wlad's thing. But I think Eddie made him think twice about it.

 

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I actually read some article from 1987 the other day, talking about Tyson's strengths and weaknesses and his potential, and I think it mentioned that the way his feet left the canvas sometimes when he hooked he was actually robbing himself of some power in that punch.

 

Posters need to check out Patterson's foot positioning when he kod Ingo second fight.:good