Riddick Bowe - Masterful Jab? (haNZAgod)

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  1. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Excellent jab jolting and quick .Didn't use it enough .
     
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  2. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    His inside punches were better than his jab, he was known more for his in-fighting than his jab.
     
  3. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    One of the top five or six jabs in heavy history...watch his use of it before the first Holy fight to see the incredible potential Futch had on his hands. Had Bowe tried harder to not get hit and listen to Papa Smurf, he would have ultimately slotted in the top six or seven ATGs in the division imo.
     
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  4. Conteh'sLeft

    Conteh'sLeft Active Member Full Member

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    Absolute monstrosity of a post, Bowe was very good at tracking down heads and landing his jab consistently .

    His stiff jab was better as an offensive and intimidation tool than Lennox but not as much as a setup punch, didn't double up too often on it and when he did you knew that big right hand was coming behind.
     
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  5. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Holy was able to neutralize Bowe`s jab in their rematch by using an active guard because Bowe didn`t set his jabs up with feints so they were easy to predict, look how Hagler feinted with his lead hand and then jabbed.
     
  6. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    @mark ant
    Is Bowe the most attractive of the SHWs? even though he hasn't got a six pack.
     
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  7. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I love this post.
     
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  8. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    Thanks babe
     
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  9. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bowe was always attractive.

    - @mark ant
     
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  10. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Yes, I saw a pic of a young Bowe with jheri curls on his head, it was quite striking.
     
  11. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bowe had hair?
     
  12. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Yes, but when he hooked up with Futch, the trainer told him that`s the first thing that had to go.
     
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  13. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Mark, each fighters jab has his own qualities, Liston never had a really versatile jab but it was rangy and powerful despite lacking speed. Lewis's jab on the other hand is versatile and more unpredictable, he uses a lot of angles to create holes in each of his opponents guard. Norton's jab is awkward. many boxers including Ali had hard time reading it becuz he jabs from the waist and also had a great sense of timing.

    The fact that Bowe does not use that much feints in his jab does mean it's terrible and saying that Holyfield was able neutralise his jab on the rematch certainly does not mean Bowe has a bad jab. Holyfield is the smart one to put up a excellent gameplan against Bowe similar how Norton did to his first fight with Ali.

    Lastly, Mark can I ask you a question? Do you hate Bowe? I'm sorry if this bothers you, but when Bowe landed his jabs effortlessly against his opponents you feel his opponents lack defense instead of Bowe's great jab. When Holyfield neutralised Bowe's jab, you feel that Bowe's jab is bad and weak instead of Holyfield's high iq and gameplan to neutralise Bowe's jab.
     
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  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Bowe was simply big, fast and powerful, his fundamentals were bad, the only good opponents he fought had speed, just like most fighters in the 90`s. Bowe`s jab was just long and he threw it a lot with a lot of other shots, there`s was nothing special about it other than his handspeed.
     
  15. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    I hope you're not referring to your avatar pic!