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Because he does it so incorrectly (by most boxing textbook standards) and gets away with it. He lands plenty of winging punches and doesn't get countered very often. His incredible handspeed allows him to completely overwhelm his opponent, without having to even commit to his punches. Call me nuts, but I find that very impressive.
After all, punching technique is designed to put yourself in the best position to land punches and to keep you in a position not to get hit yourself. You throw a straight punch so it gets there first and so you can get your hand back quick for defense.
Calzaghe does the complete opposite of all that, and manages to dominate a lot of opponents.
I know you are going to say that Hopkins blew that myth out of the water, which may be a bit true, but keep in mind, Hopkins counter right might be the best punch in boxing. It lands constantly on... everyone. He will land plenty of them on Kelly Pavlik, mark my words. If it takes Hopkins counter right to expose holes in Calzaghe's punching, that is saying a lot about how good Calzaghe is.
Also, keep in mind, Calzaghe figured the counter right out halfway through the fight, and was able to keep doing what he was doing with his punches and winning a bunch of the later rounds.
After all, punching technique is designed to put yourself in the best position to land punches and to keep you in a position not to get hit yourself. You throw a straight punch so it gets there first and so you can get your hand back quick for defense.
Calzaghe does the complete opposite of all that, and manages to dominate a lot of opponents.
I know you are going to say that Hopkins blew that myth out of the water, which may be a bit true, but keep in mind, Hopkins counter right might be the best punch in boxing. It lands constantly on... everyone. He will land plenty of them on Kelly Pavlik, mark my words. If it takes Hopkins counter right to expose holes in Calzaghe's punching, that is saying a lot about how good Calzaghe is.
Also, keep in mind, Calzaghe figured the counter right out halfway through the fight, and was able to keep doing what he was doing with his punches and winning a bunch of the later rounds.
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