Old boxing tricks you don’t see anymore…

[kara]

Yeah, he killed that British dude with those arm punches

Callum Smith had black and blues. He tried the same to Bivol, but he took the punches better

[Marchegiano]

them_apples I'm not complaining, just making you aware. Your posts come up riddled with strange characters like "Didn’t". Makes it a bit difficult to read.

I don't know if you can do anything about it or if it's just my PC and I should do something about it, or, have any advice to offer at all, but I figured you should be aware. So, in case you're not.

[billeau2]

Great list. Toney sometimes imitates Moore and hits the arms on his counters... As an aside, from a Self protection standpoint, as Slugfester says: the angle is very important here. Some of the practices against a boxer would apply with smaller gloves, definitely with no gloves, these include:

1. Chain punching, open hand hitting down on an extended guard
2. Hitting, punching the guard down with bone concussive strikes
3. Hitting the bicept in close, and (often) following through with a shot towards the raised area created.
4. shooting weight back at an angle to catch the wrist bones with a shot.

A word on striking the tricept and elbow: The tricept is very durable, but it is close to the arm, so concussive hits are best. The elbow is a doble edged sword: You can hit it at point and hurt yourself, or you can catch it at a slight 45 degree angle and really do damage to the puncher.

Some things we do not see anymore:

1. Guys seldom feint and when they do they don't sell it.
2. Fewer Pressure fighters... Legit pressure guys who depend exclusively on constant unrelenting pressure. Most guys who use pressure well are stylistically big punchers... Pitbull Cruz IMO is a legit pressure fighter... Why does this matter? Great fighters, both punchers and boxers can often lose to a crude looking fellow, if that fellow is a bona fide pressure guy. For example, Robinson lost a fight to LaMotta, a great example of a pressure fighter. Marciano, who did have a big punch (to be fair), could fight men who considered technically so much more refined, like Ezzard Charles.

That is a few I see.

[Rockin']

Getting nailed in the heart sucks big time.

So does getting nailed in the adams apple.

I was a constant pressure fighter as a pro. In the ams I walked the ring controlling with the jab. ...............Rockin'

[GhostofDempsey]

Don't see a lot of fighters throwing a hook off the jab any more. Not a lot of them step into the jab, too many of them flick it or paw with it.

[them_apples]

them_apples I'm not complaining, just making you aware. Your posts come up riddled with strange characters like "Didn̢۪t". Makes it a bit difficult to read.

I don't know if you can do anything about it or if it's just my PC and I should do something about it, or, have any advice to offer at all, but I figured you should be aware. So, in case you're not.

I know man, whenever I type from my phone it does that. Its so annoying

[them_apples]

Any shots that land when the oponent isn’t flexing or bracing will hurt. Ezzard charles entire game plan was to to set up perfect shots like this, most of the time in the ring he was baiting, selling shots, clinching or jabbing. 2-3 hard well placed shots that land when the opponent was soft. Very frustrating fighter to go into deep water with.

[ShoulderRoll]

The solar plexus punch or “hitting the mark” is rarely emphasized anymore.

Perhaps it, and the heart punch, were more useful when lighter gloves were used or in the bare knuckle era.

[Slugfester]

I know man, whenever I type from my phone it does that. Its so annoying

Try leaving out apostrophes.

[Slugfester]

The solar plexus punch or “hitting the mark” is rarely emphasized anymore.

Perhaps it, and the heart punch, were more useful when lighter gloves were used or in the bare knuckle era.

Lighter and smaller.