What you're probably referring to is modern technique. Which I have criticisms of. Boxing technique is ephemeral, it changes for cultural and competitive reasons. The technique that is gospel to you, may be the subject of a wise crack 60 years from now. Later gator
I've been waiting for someone to mention Garcia ,Garcia ko'd Norton he was a puncher. Corbett's ko % is25% and Corbett stopped just ONE HEAVYWEIGHT ,a washed up drunk who had not fought in 4.5years and he needed 21 rds to do it. Was it really necessary for you to get your two cents worth of hate on Ali in? Norton, with nothing to fear from Corbetts' artillery would walk him down and break him in half, it would not go 6 rds. Corbett would not be in it he would be out-jabbed at range and used as a punch bag at close quarters. Tua could box alright 84 wins out of 89 bouts as an amateur ,he had a solid background.
Reznick and sr Kevin stop this **** ,i am the one who want his fame for his wars on this forum and i will not allow to you to steal my reputation lol
A prime Corbett is definitely moving around that ring way better than past prime Ali did against Norton. Round 1 Ali-Norton https://streamable.com/un1x Round 1 Corbett-Fitz https://streamable.com/ll1x
The problem I have here is that I feel I have no way to objectively rate Corbett, against anyone or anything, that I can relate to. The film is not long enough nor of quality that I can make an ****ysis. I can gather from the video that there was a man named Corbett, and he appears to have been bipedal, and move with the same herky jerky motion that is endemic in all film of that period. He might have been super smooth, hard to say. Norton was a very good heavyweight, against all but the upper echelon punchers. He was hard to fight for a straight puncher, which apparently JJC was, as opposed to hook punchers like Foreman and Shavers who lobbed bombs around his crab defense. Given the 30lb or so weight advantage, and the lack of available information, I would go with Norton because I feel he would be trouble for all non ko artist heavyweights, regardless of era. I don't think Corbett qualifies as one of these.