Interesting successful strategies ...

......re:carnera/loughran......primo still got to use his size and weight...he kept stepping on loughran's feet, which kept the speedster from moving around the lumbering giant.

 

How about Tex Cobb: "When I got up I stuck to my game plan of stumbling forward & getting hit in the face".

 

Who was the old fighter who was frustrated by his opponent keeping a high guard with his fist on his chin, so he threw a left hook that landed square on the fist and knocked him out?

 

I always appreciated Morrison fighting smart in there against Foreman. Turning him constantly and backing out after throwing a combo. Previously, Morrison would step on the gas and continue to press and throw shots. This time he'd back out and make George run him down.

I didn't think Tommy had that kind of discilpline to pull that off. Or, the skillset to pull it off for 36 minutes against the punches of Foreman. I thought it was a win some battles but lose the war fight for Tommy & once he got hit and hurt, he'd get finished. Or, when he got fatigued, he'd naturally make a mistake against the wrong guy to make a mistake against.

Nice effort and interesting seeing the brawn guy use his brains.

 

Although not really a strategy Oliver McCall executed Manny Stewards plan perfectly when fighting Lewis. Steward noticed that when Lewis flicked out his lazy jab it would be followed by a wide telegraphed right hand. Manny told Oliver to fire his own right hand as soon as Lewis telegraphed his, the tip worked a treat no doubt.

 

You just have to read this link on Kid McCoy.

[url]http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/Article-KidMcCoy.htm[/url]

 

Ken Norton said that a big part of his strategy was watching Ali's chest. Ali's chest muscles would flex a certain way when he was about to throw a punch and when Norton saw that happen, he'd immediately throw a punch and often be able to beat Ali to the punch despite Ali's superior hand speed.

 

The rope-a-dope is the most famous of all.