Who is your favorite crossguard user to watch?

I like watching Moore and Norton

 

Can someone identify the cross guard fighters who were “switch hitters” in terms of reversing the configuration as and when it best suited?

I think Norton always crossed his left over (above) his right.

That static configuration still left him vulnerable to the left hook - and that deficiency was no better highlighted than when Ken faced Earnies Shavers.

 

Gene Fullmer did the reverse cross guard for lack of a better definition

 

Cheers Rob. That description is just fine. Perfectly acceptable boxing parlance.

 

Not the best strategy for Ken (or for anyone vs Shavers, lol) but I totally agree, Norton was landing his own share of heavy leather.

Great fighting off the ropes albeit brief. I recollect that it was a short, tight left hook that initiated Ken’s spiral. For the time it lasted, Earnie himself was absolutely on point.

Feeling that Ken had been avoiding him until then, Shavers apparently trained the house down for that fight - and he looked to be in terrific shape.

 

Nice.

And interesting that despite facing the BIG 3 punchers, Ken was never absolutely sparked out - and he did cop their most powerful shots imo.

Even after Foreman unloaded those 4-5 hellacious punches at the end, there was Ken struggling to his feet - I don’t believe he was counted out - rather, the fight was stopped.

Norton had great courage and lived by a uniform code set for himself just as much as he set it for others.

Brilliant that he and his son Ken Jr reconciled before it was too late - as a pair, they had been through far too much together to just flush it down the toilet.

 

Re: "Favorite cross-armed guard user?"

The BEST version I have ever seen on films belongs to Archie Moore. My FAVORITE to watch is George Foreman, in his second career, so I voted for him.

 

Mayweather and Toney.

 

While I felt like Archie is my favorite,I think I enjoyed some of Norton's static display with that inside fighting too.

 

Tim, baby!