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The term "throwback" is bandied about in boxing. When it is used appropriately it refers to certain qualities a fighter has....who are fighers you admire for this quality and how are they throwback fighers?
I could, off the top of my head say Hopkins: the use of a deceptive fighting stance where his shoulder creates a fictional fighting line. His inside fighting...something seldom employed these days.
James Toney His use of angles employed when countering off a shoulder roll, his level of experience, his willingness to fight regularly and attitude.
But my favorite guy for this category is Glenn Johnson, the road warrior. Glen could be a HOF candidate if a few more decisions went his way, and he always presents himself as a guy who guts it out. In fact? there is more to the road warrior. FIrst he is primarily a pressure fighter who has learned and employs sophisticated techniques....Unlike a lot of swarmers (think Holyfield, Froch) Johnson is not really much of a puncher. His skill in creating the right distance is something I have observed in old timers. In order to constantly swarm he stands just out of range of his opponent and manages to make then miss just a little bit....when they are recovering he springs the trap, i.e he can easily swarm the opponent.
I find that guys like Froch who tend to be active puncher/swarmers often depend on speed and luck more than proper distance....JOhnson controls the distance in front of his opponent so he can swarm with little wasted energy. His victory of Jones was a masterful example of this.
A lot of the old timers who looked like they were just tough brawlers employed this tactic of distancing.
I could, off the top of my head say Hopkins: the use of a deceptive fighting stance where his shoulder creates a fictional fighting line. His inside fighting...something seldom employed these days.
James Toney His use of angles employed when countering off a shoulder roll, his level of experience, his willingness to fight regularly and attitude.
But my favorite guy for this category is Glenn Johnson, the road warrior. Glen could be a HOF candidate if a few more decisions went his way, and he always presents himself as a guy who guts it out. In fact? there is more to the road warrior. FIrst he is primarily a pressure fighter who has learned and employs sophisticated techniques....Unlike a lot of swarmers (think Holyfield, Froch) Johnson is not really much of a puncher. His skill in creating the right distance is something I have observed in old timers. In order to constantly swarm he stands just out of range of his opponent and manages to make then miss just a little bit....when they are recovering he springs the trap, i.e he can easily swarm the opponent.
I find that guys like Froch who tend to be active puncher/swarmers often depend on speed and luck more than proper distance....JOhnson controls the distance in front of his opponent so he can swarm with little wasted energy. His victory of Jones was a masterful example of this.
A lot of the old timers who looked like they were just tough brawlers employed this tactic of distancing.
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