Styles: Who Do You Most Try To Imitate?

i dont imitate him ( Hagler ) but i am a southpaw from jersey and our style and philosphy is the same.

 

James DeGale... im not very good at it though.

 

:good

 

It depends on the opponent and how hard we are gonna spar. Usually a mix between Mayweather, Chavez, or Tyson. Otherwise its a mix of in and out fighting. When I'm on the outside I'm going to block and dodge, use my speed and timing for counter punches. On the inside I'm gonna use short crisp punches to back up the opponent into a corner, then start wailing away.

 

James Toney

 

It's a mix, depending on the situation. Usually I'll try to go Mosley. I'm not as quick but I have a heavy right hand, and I have decent foot/head movement and a long ass reach. When I'm close inside, all that comes to mind is Cotto's crippling bodywork. If I'm going backwards, I'll start moving like JMM, swaying and parrying, leading here and there, waiting for an opening to counter and follow up with combinations.

Other times I'll get reminded of a fight scenario and go for that. When I was sparring a shorter smaller quicker guy who kept leaning his head back and trying to counter with quick ass punches, I thought of DLH doubling and tripling the jab against Mayweather who was susceptible to backing up in a straight line, so I tried it.

 

Hearns, I have a similar body type with a good jab, but an untested straight.

 

Im a boxer-puncher who tends to be a slugger at times . I tried not to do it that often back then ,But uhhh i dont know, i guess thats just the way im built .

 

That was Chavez's mentor...I just wish I saw more of him to imitate. I always try to keep it mexican in the ring, so I know their is a lot of chavez in my style. On the weekends, I can pull off a pretty mean Ricky Fatton.

 

Great as Muhammad Ali was, Id disagree that he was a complete fighter. He never went to the body. My favorite style fighter and fighter that Ive learned from watching the most would have to be Duran.

 

olympic track star from Jamacia...

 

:rofl

 

Oscar de la hoya.

 

Not only that, but also the fastest man in the world. Shocking some people do not know him.

 

I try to fight like Toney