Styles: Who Do You Most Try To Imitate?

i know all about that man cutting weight sucks. i started at 118. by the end i was in the 132 weightclass that was easy. i walked around at 130 at the time. now im 140 dnt fight no more. go to an open gym. beat up a few gangster dudes and go home lol.

i was trained by augie sanchez for a bit a gym in vegas called barrys. castillo was my hero. when he was at his best he was something special. thats one of the best compliments. of all my fights the only fighter i struggled with was this african kid. reminds me of agbeko. kid had a solid chin. the mobilityvwasnt the problem itvwas really hs head movement combined with hia really fast jab. i generaly can pick up someones timing down and wear the down with left hooks and rights to the body. i got great reach(5'11) but his jab was just sooo fast.if it wasnt a 4 rounder i think i woulda beat him.

 

Ali complete fighter!!?? No.

 

All i know is that I always have styles like Dempseys or Gattis in my mind. Dont know if it shows though.

 

It's funny that my style is very similiar to my favorite fighter, James toney. The main difference is that I fight out of the South paw stance and am nowhere near as Seasoned as the defensive wizard.

 

Wlad. Physically we are nearly identical.

Also look at Lewis, Holmes, Vitali.

 

The key word there is TRY. :yep

I have pretty good reflexes and my judgement of distance is above average. I can make people very frustrated. I specifically try NOT to be as "tough" or "willing to show I am tough" as James Toney. :good

 

In fighting of Joe Frazier
Mike Tyson's Head Movement
Speed and Power of Terry Norris.

 

Doesn't take much to imitate someone's style, nor does it accomplish much. Example: anyone can watch a guy fight and pick up the general look of his style. You fail miserably if you try to implement it though (against anyone who's any good). Style is a product of muscle memory, which is a product of years of repetition. You only repetitively do something if it works for you or if you're stupid. I'm a fan of picking up little bits and pieces from everyone I watch. Examples:

Floyd as an amateur: I like the stance he used (only saw the Augie Sanchez fight). Right hand high, in front of the face, left hand extended, slightly below chin level, hands moving in a scissor motion. Trying to inch the left hand almost into the guard of the opponent, little short vertical-fist jabs to set up scoring blows.

Morales: Same sort of stance, right hand very high and a few inches in front of the face to provide layered defense. Stalking forward pressure. Setting up the left uppercut with an overhand right feint, setting up the overhand right with a left uppercut feint, using both punches in combination. Firing blind two-handed combos when hurt or against the ropes.

Ricardo Lopez: Same idea as Morales but a lot more bounce. In and out rhythm as opposed to forward stalking.

Rigondeaux: Extending the right cross and holding it out to measure, then whipping in a hard left hook (or uppercut)-straight right (or uppercut)-left hook. (I love doing this to southpaws who stand in front of me. Even if nothing lands the left hook usually hits them hard enough to knock them off balance/get their attention.)

John Molina Jr.: **** Teddy Atlas, I love when Molina paws with the jab while stalking forward. It's annoying and it's a great way to line up a hard right hand. Only after you establish that you have a good jab though. Wlad and Pavlik have a lot of success with this as well.

Micky Ward: That left hook high-left hook low combo really does work if you try it enough. Especially against guys who cover up.

Gamboa: Angles. Getting off to one side of a guy and just hacking away at him. Not allowing your opponent to hold onto you. Turning/smothering his attacks. Just annoying the hell out of him by always going to one side and clobbering him, or just driving into him every time he tries to get his jab going. The Seeger and Mtagwa fights are good examples.

Katsidis: Cutting off the ring unconventionally. It occurred to me one day that I can go wherever I want in the ring--very rarely will a guy be able to stop you from moving. You might get hit but hey. I can walk there, shuffle there, or RUN THERE. Katsidis was literally running after Mitchell in their fight to cut him off and herd him onto the ropes. I love it. There's no rule that says how you have to move.

Fitzsimmons: The Fitzsimmons shift. Love it.

Brandon Rios: Pressure behind hard shots. Particularly like how he gets an angle for his left hook. Watch him against Peterson. The hook lands flush into the front of his face, not the side. Stepping out with the right foot creates that angle and you can just slam the hook home through the guard. Sam Langford did this as well.

Wolak: I don't give a **** if you're better than me, I'm coming to get you. Just bullying people into the ropes and unloading on them. This is what I do when I'm in with someone bigger/better than me. I'm not going to outbox them so why bother? Put them on the ropes and make them fight.

Martirosyan: Love how he throws double and triple right hands. One down the middle-one around the guard-uppercut. Stuff like that.

Angulo: Calm, relentless pressure, steady jab, intelligent ring control, BOOM. Then go nuts on a mother****er.

Glen Johnson: Herky-jerky head movement, moving forward, sticking the left uppercut into the solar plexus and chopping them upside the head with the right hand.

Carl Froch: Lean forward, drop/swing the left hand, invite the right hand. Stick them with a HARD jab-straight right (or looping right). Something about inviting punches works for me. Instead of letting them decide what to throw, you give them an opening. Then you know what's coming and are ready to counter hard. Of course they won't always throw that punch first, so you have to be alright with taking some shots.

Andre Ward: Head down, bullrush them onto the ropes, pin them there, push their arms out of the way, and get your shots off, then lean into them and repeat. Ward is awesome at infighting when he has you on the ropes. Very good at creating space to get his shots off while still keeping you pinned down.

Arreola: Setting myself back with late-night burger-eating.

Margarito: Sneaking in that left hook to the body behind constant pressure.

Calzaghe: Like his rhythm and punch variety. Gives himself space to punch when he has you on the ropes. Sneaks in the big shots (especially to the body) while you're handcuffed due to his flurries.

Hatton: Those quick jumps to one side or the other to land a big body punch. That headfirst tackling into the ropes, constant mugging to land just a few hard shots.

Toney: Philly shell on the inside to set up right hands followed by hooks. I never do this on the ropes (I try to get off the ropes ASAP). More early Toney, moving forward driving his shoulder into you. I'm uncomfortable using a hands-up guard on the inside. Feel like I can read/anticipate the punches better in the Philly shell but ONLY if I keep my shoulder pressed into the opponent. From there I'll try to come over the top or step around to my right for an angle. If they move with me they get a left uppercut to the body.

So yeah, I pretty much love everybody and feel like I can pick something useful up from anyone who's better than me.

 

lets be real people. most of u guys arent even keeping it realistic

 

Tex Cobb

 

Prime Butterbean.

 

i really appreciate De La Hoya's first 10-12 pro fights. hands up, head down, solid footwork skills, and his range/distance was impecable.

 

I would say i'm very similar to three world class boxers ricky hatton, paulie malignaggi and roy jones

I block punches like ricky, im as powerful as paulie and take shots aswell as roy.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOWrK0Ad56k[/ame]

 

:rofl

 

Im box like Juan Manuel,little bit Margarito and Julio Diaz
with the long left uppercut of Ricardo Lopez.
:thumbsup