Is The Peek A Boo Style Finished?

Winky Wright.

Inactive now, but was one of the best of the past decade to use it.

 

White Tysons Chagaev and Povetkin

 

every fight of abraam i see,he only swing and hm,jes,he can only swing
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thats look like this
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Like I said, I didn't say he was good at all. Just that he fights out of a high guard with both hands. Is that hard to understand?

 

no,but he dont fight like a peek-aboo boxer...you now...peek-a-boo is a fighting sty...
Floyd Patterson,Mike Tyson and Jose Torres,no more

 

Not just the peek a boo but the art of fighting small seems to be becoming lost. Scratching my head to think of anyone who does it well and before anyone says Manny Pac, he doesn't really use fighting small techniques so much. As for the 'Peek a boo' I know Winky and Abraham use that high guard but in terms of a De Amato Peek A Boo with head movement, well its not really the same

 

Sure, but when we talk about peek a boo i think of just the raw stance alone, just like when someone says 'philly shell'... Because there are obviously a lot of different approaches being used with that same stance. And that pans out even among D'Amato fighters.

 

Middleweight Vinny Paz.

 

Corrected for you mate.

 

Lots of professional boxers use roids, it doesn't mean Paz wasn't a skillful Middleweight.

 

Lots f similarities to Pac Man if you ask me. Huge improvements after big weight jumps.

 

Totally agree. :good

 

You know relying solely on a high guard isnt very smart in the pro game imo. Fighters like Abraham use it almost exclusively, but you often seen him bashed up, even in a winning fight. Taking hits on the gloves constantly in a high guard is painful, and you still feel some of the force on and take some of the damage. I suppose the beauty of effective use of a peek a boo guard is to incorporate head movement and a tight guard in one move. Quite a few modern fighters have not been able to fully grasp use of the peek a boo style though.

 

I think Tyson perfected the style with his excellent timing under Rooney. He wasnt as jerky as he got closer to 1988. You saw subtle head movements from Tyson, mostly reactive to slip punches. For example watch the subtle head turn in Tysons knockout blow to Mike Spinks as he comes forward, slips Spinks righthand, and delivers the uppercut. Tyson's timing became so good at reacting and anticipating opponents movements, he didnt need to keep his upper body moving all the time.
Even the opening seconds of the fight you can see how he slips punches with subtle head movement. Watch at the 1:10 mark

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