why does Philly have such a long history of lethal left hookers?

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  1. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Is it because of the way they were trained; or because of the luck of the draw, Philly gyms attracted an inordinate amount of murderous punching southpaws?
     
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  2. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Probably the latter then the first. The stereotyping becomes self perpetuating I would imagine.
     
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  3. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree with Red (never thought I would say that!), a self perpetuating myth... Yes, there are some serious hookers that come from Philly....but I would be surprised if it was a disproportionate ammount comprable to other places.

    I always felt that we had more slicksters & boxer punchers than what we have a rep for.
     
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  4. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Which left hookers were your favorites, PP?

    One sweet lightweight left hooker, Len Matthews, that I thought surely would be the next SRR, fizzled. Do you remember him?
     
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  5. salsanchezfan

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    I have seen a brief clip of Matthews being taken apart by a young Carlos Ortiz, who went into Len's home turf to stop him when both were up-and-comers.

    I tend to agree with the others. I know of more smart-boxing types out of Philly than left-hookers.
     
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  6. john garfield

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    I think the Ortiz bout was Len's undoing, s
     
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  7. salsanchezfan

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    Judging by the beating I saw in that one-minute clip, I would imagine it would be the undoing of many good fighters. That was one of the more horrific poundings I've seen.
     
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  8. DigMona

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    Ya, the ref could have stopped it like 20 punches earlier. It could have been a tragic ending had he let the fight go a bit longer.
     
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  9. john garfield

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    Reminded me of Ike Williams beat down on Beau Jack, where Ike looked to the ref to stop it, DM
     
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  10. TheSouthpaw

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    I think its the Philly cheese steaks...
     
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  11. Nightcrawler

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  12. red cobra

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    A John Lee type of hooker.
     
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  13. LittleRed

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    Boom boom boom boom...
     
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