The best of Myung-Woo Yuh (kind of)

Conventional wisdom is quick to point out the stamina and work rate of this little guy, but what about his countering? Defense? Combinations? Body work? He could do a little bit of everything, and I only had four fights to put this together but it's still good enough to properly represent Myung, who was dynamic and versatile in reality. It's amazing how little he gets hit with being so offensive-driven, and he's known for being feather-fisted, but he's hurting his opponents with both hands here. Double left hooks, lead right hands, liver shots. A joy to watch at times.

He ain't no Pernell Whitaker when it comes to defense, he ain't no Ray Robinson when it came to combinations, he ain't no Chavez when it came to working the body, and he was no George Foreman when it came to power punching...but he could do everything well, and nobody at 108lbs would have had an easy time with him.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cbr6ll05JA[/ame]

Some observations from the video would be much appreciated, and I hope it doesn't seem I'm being overzealous. Just giving a little bit of credit to Yuh, a fighter 70% of this forum has never even heard of before. We can talk about the Ali's, Robinson's, and Whitaker's tomorrow.

 

Yuh is a pretty complete fighter in my judgment. Just lacking knockout power.

 

:good It's going to be epic mate. You wait. I've got 17 other fights in the post...I'm do a real good job on it. Watch this space. that was only with 4 fights and its not to bad.

 

Thanks mate. :good Welcome to ESB.

I think it's well known by now that some of the most passionate and knowledgeable Boxing fans in existence post on these forums. If you consider yourself a student of the game, like I do, then you would really benefit from sticking around and gaining some knowledge off these guys. They truly know their ****. I had only been introduced to Myung-Woo Yuh myself not to long ago, and he's developed into one of my favorite fighters. Glad you enjoy the video, and I plan on uploading more of his full fights in the near future for you and others who don't know too much about him. Take care.

 

:good Got that fight coming this week mate, look forward to seeing it. The left hook to the body seemed to be a staple to Yuh's offense. He showcased a brutal display of body punching against Tokushima, knocking him down 5 times en route to a TKO. Horribly one-sided.

 

This is what I tried to get across in the video. Yuh wasn't just a mauler, he could fight on the back foot and counter beautifully too. In addition to that fight which I can't wait to see, I think the Tokusima fight on youtube is a great showcase for Yuh. It's very slow in the first two rounds, and then just becomes horribly one sided, with 5 knockdowns being inflicted. The fight should have been stopped much earlier on, as Tokshima's corner came into the ring before the bell had sounded...a sustained beating would ensue when the referee turned a blind eye.