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He was born somewhere between 1879-1883 if I remember correctly. He's a Sonny Liston in terms of his birthdate. This was because he became an orphan early in his childhood and no documentation was ever found that recorded his birth.
Therefore I figure it must have been around 1905 he really brought that aspect of the sport to the masses. Just before he went on his long winning streak that is famous for containing wins against fighters of all race and creed.
The thing is, if you watch a lot of fighters from that period of time, there is a lot of feinting going on and not actually a lot of jabbing. The smarter old timers such as Jack Johnson thought they could find openings using feints alone. Tucan realised that there is no substitute for an active jab as it forces your opponent to react and move their fists and can actually block their vision and stun them briefly if you land, regardless of the power.
Therefore I figure it must have been around 1905 he really brought that aspect of the sport to the masses. Just before he went on his long winning streak that is famous for containing wins against fighters of all race and creed.
The thing is, if you watch a lot of fighters from that period of time, there is a lot of feinting going on and not actually a lot of jabbing. The smarter old timers such as Jack Johnson thought they could find openings using feints alone. Tucan realised that there is no substitute for an active jab as it forces your opponent to react and move their fists and can actually block their vision and stun them briefly if you land, regardless of the power.
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