Peek-a-Boo vs Shoulder Roll.

[Bhopreign]

Oh yeah I've seen Andre Ward fight out of the shoulder roll stance and so does Kevin Johnson.

Ward shows alot of different looks, I've seen him peek a boo some also. Ward is more of a matrix than Dirrell is.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Exactly. Holding your hands up high ≠ peek-a-boo. Patterson is the only fighter the OP listed who actually used the peek-a-boo style.

Would you say Felix Sturm uses a true "peek a boo"?

[Eric Holder]

Would you say Felix Sturm uses a true "peek a boo"?

to me Felix almost looks like an orthodox version of Winky Wright .... I don't think he's quite as good as a prime Winky though

[rj_ct]

Would you say Felix Sturm uses a true "peek a boo"?

no.
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[hookoffdajab]

Peek-a-boo stance
Winky Wright
Floyd Patterson
Eddie Chambers
Arthur Abraham
etc

Shoulder Roll
James Toney
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Sr.
etc

with the peek a boo some times u take away ur own field of vision...i dont like it personaly cause i cant see whats coming underneath or if someone throws a straight n thenhooks off with the same hand....like the hook off the jab...u cant see it coming....if ur a short crouching fighter with good head movement then it can work cause ur underneath n looking up...but u still gotta move ur head.....hence...tyson.....not everything is for every body....


shoulder roll will only work for certain fighters......n u have to have great reflexes to use it.....again not every thing is for everybody though....if u are typically very short for ur weight class....dont use it....ur opponent can still see the right hand over the top.....even if u are a little short for ur weight...like james toney...u must not only use the shoulder role but include great movement at the waist......to bend over away from the right hand....as he is getting older..he is losin that ability.....hence....him gettin hit alot more in that last peter fight.....

[rambov]

good , yeah what he said.

[Al Haymon]

Mayweather alternates between the high guard and the shoulder roll.

Against southpaws, or when he pressures, he uses the HG more.

[MANGLER]

I like the peek a boo better.

[XviciousX]

Shoulder roll by a mile.

[BrooklynBomber]

Vasyl Lomachenko is an example of a peek a boo fighter who is also a slickster.