"IN THE POCKET" - your favourite displays.

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  1. DINAMITA

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    My favourite displays of "in the pocket" fighting are James Toney vs Iran Barkley and Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Phillip N'Dou.

    What are yours?

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  2. JoeAverage

    JoeAverage Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Several Roy Jones Jr. fights and Calzaghe-RJJ (yeah.... many are gonna hate that, but Joe did to Roy what Roy has done to others).

    My favorite of the two is still Roy though.
     
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  3. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    Toney/Jirov. This was fought in a phone booth. Odd tactics from Jirov, nevertheless a cracking fight to watch.
     
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  4. smitty_son408

    smitty_son408 J ust E njoy T his S hit Full Member

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    IMHO had pbf had not been deducted the point for using elbows ( review the hatton fight to see what i mean, used the same tactics inside) that's the style fight he was trying to turn it into.
     
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  5. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    Of course, another perfect example of how to fight in the pocket from the genius that is James Toney. Any others TFFP?
     
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  6. JonOli

    JonOli Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Personally I wouldn't call that one a masterclass in inside boxing.

    I always think of the Toney/Jirov as an example.
     
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  7. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    Congratulations on your 1000th post! :good

    Which RJJ fights in particular do you think were good in-the-pocket displays?
     
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  8. DINAMITA

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    I didn't think Calzaghe-RJJ was at all either.

    I haven't seen it in a while, but I am pretty sure I recall there being some top class inside fighting in Whitaker v McGirt.
     
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  9. Lewisbell

    Lewisbell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hatton-PBF could have been great but the ref stopped hatton from working inside
     
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  10. RightCross

    RightCross Grandmaster of Boxing Full Member

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    Toney is the greatest in-fighter of all time! I cant even think of anyone in his league off the top of my head.
     
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  11. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Weirdly, because it ended with his getting knocked out, I like Moore v Marciano. It was the right plan.
     
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  12. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    I expected Duran and Chavez to figure more prominently in this discussion. Obviously Duran-Leonard I was special. Any Chavez fans out there?
     
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  13. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Duran-Barkley was excellent taking into consideration the circumstances of that fight.
     
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  14. Iron Fist Joe

    Iron Fist Joe Guest

    When you say "in the pocket" - what exactly do you mean by it?
     
    Iron Fist Joe, Dec 27, 2008
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  15. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    It certainly was :good
     
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