"My motto is you don't supposed to touch me" mike mccallum Mike came from two schools Eddie Futch and Kenny Weldon we are going to deal with the later. first let's talk about pulling the left shoulder backwards as a punch is launched. The collision Decelaration phase increases by 83 milliseconds cutting the impact force by 60%. This is easily done by pushing off/straightening the left foot/knee elevating the left heel. The Weldon school is to step backwards with the right foot. The purpose is two fold. 1. Unpredictablity... 2. Out of reach, where feinting to the head to touch the body is eliminated. Finally what Kenny calls fighting tall. This is going to be fairly lengthy explanation. According to Weldon a taller needs to make his opponent punch down making him loose power. A taller fighter changes his level by moving to eye level of the shorter fighter by stepping back. Secondly to get under the opponents armpit. How is this accomplished by either stepping forward or backward. From the back step we move out of zone from reaching hooks and long right-crosses. But most importantly we are in secure position to throw left hooks to the body something which mike mccallum was known for. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w58KO09kfWs 4:10 A break down of the legendary left hook to the body executed by mike mccallum. 1. Take a step backwards with rear foot lowering your face as close to the ground as you possibly can. This called going under the arm pit. 2. Is much more unique, for in the Weldon school whilst the right hand to the body is level. The left hook to the body is a shovel hook- upper wards diagonal blow.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MZPhXpjlpu0 7:45 Kenny calls it the palms up strike. Notice how his head fell towards the floor naturally. Again it's not about power it's defense.
The back step https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=agxkeFZQIro Old footage of Ali shuffle https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gvFix9gioDU
Sumbu kalambay back-step, then bring your lips as close to floor as if you were trying to kiss the floor diving underneath your opponents armpit. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bEb444HnJqI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gUV3jujimf4 Joe calzaghe considered to be the best middle weight of all time by some used the back step to throw the left cross him being a south paw would jab step back and throw the straight left. Manny pacquiao did so as well. The back step is the alternative to head movement and blocking.
The greatest defensive fighters atg used the back-step to get away from pressure fighters. The back-step is the best defense against guys who like to T-off on their punches. The back leg is your distance - Howard "s****" Rainey https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mvt2DLe99c4
http://i.makeagif.com/save/ZikYwb Pernell spent 4 yrs on this move with trainer Kenny Weldon. Back-step and drop the shoulder.