You Can't Touch This...

that exact thought crossed my mind TGA. i think he moved out of necesity as as i said Ortiz was beating him in the inside from what i saw.

ill post it up tommorow

 

I think Tyson, in his prime anyway, had some excellent defensive and evasive skills. During his prime years, he only got hit with two or three meaningful punches, and he was never swollen or bloody. That is damn impressive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHERzmAd_g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl6TiOvDf00

 

more and more it's the defensive geniuses and the master technicians that fascinate me the most in boxing...more so that the sluggers and the big punchers.

 

Emile Griffith is to be appreciated, especially his fights with Tiger, Briscoe and even his 2nd fight with Monzon, but there were countless fights with him using a classy, accurate overhand right and intelligent fighting to win decisions..decisions and more decisions. That would be another thread topic...guys who had power who opted for points victories instead of going for knockouts.

 

By the way, this "you can't touch this" thread won't die...I keep coming back to it..it's fascinating.

 

Looking forward to seeing this highlight.

Good defence is my favourite thing to watch in the ring.

 

Absolutely. It's astonishing how varied the sport of boxing and its competitors have been, considering how basic the primary objective is.

 

same here, i would rather watch Pernell or pep run rings around an opponent than i would watch Foreman vs Lyle

I think Griffith is more a well rounded technician than a great defensive fighter. Grat points you bring up about him.

definitly, i love the defensive guys

it really is amazing, the variation is immense.

Look at the first punch you learn, the Jab

theres about 20 ways on how to throw it

 

bump thi slovely thread up


Just been watching Ken Buchanan and at times he was a ghost, had great ring general ship that enabled him to stay in the ring center and his foot speed and movement kept him away from shots but if he got close he had great bobbing and zigging head movement.

Afew other guys who were defensive masters we should discuss are Willie Pastrano and Ralph Dupas

Locche video on the way, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP5w-d8U73s its just processing

ones its processed i will add comments to it and break down Locche stylisically (particulary his defence) for you guys

 

Thanks for the footage. :good

 

no problem. You might miss something i see and vice versa.

His knees was an important part of his defence he kind of dropped them then slipped. However i liked his head placement it made him such a small target.

no probs.

 

heres a great video i found which was made for this thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPjl...owthread.php?t=159405&feature=player_embedded