Toe-To-Toe Art....

[jabsRstiff]

would you like to make love to the post

No, but I'd let it blow me........

[baya]

No, but I'd let it blow me........

another great ****en post by jabs!

[glenspen]

I thought Floyd standing toe-to-toe with N'Dou, and using his reflexes and speed to make sure he was dishing out plenty but recieving nothing was a great display of toe-to-toe boxing. He stood in the pocket all night and picked him to pieces.

[NAB]

The ability to go toe-to-toe.....is a real & true ability.

Ricardo Mayorga's two horrible beatings at the hands of Felix Trinidad & Oscar DeLaHoya prove this.

Mayorga is a strong, powerful wildman. Yet, when it came time to exchange with those two elites, he was completely obliterated by them.
Both of them showed that going toe-to-toe well, is more than just ferocity & raw power. Unlike Mayorga, both Oscar & Felix still maintain their defense while trading heavily, & beat lesser foes with well-conceived & well-placed punches/combos.
This ability comes from years of training, learning, & fighting.
A fake "purist" only sees boxing skill when a fighter seems to focus on hitting & not getting hit....while not looking to do the most damage.

The reason the average Joe would be hospitalized by a decent boxer won't be because the boxer would pick him apart, but because when the Joe stands & trades with the real boxer, he's entering a place in which he is completely outgunned.

Great post.

[Azteca]

very accurate post.

although he wasn't very flashy, duran was the greatest infighter i have ever seen. throughout his career, he was able to take advantage of fighter's jabs to move in and fight on the inside. duran forced his opponents to fight in a phone booth where he could hit back. The sheer, atavistic savagery, of the young duran was an awesome sight.

for all the younger boxing fans who have been endlessly regaled with tales of the young, “hands of stone”, they are true. he was a marvel of technical artistry.

[tyson]

Being safe while infighting is hard enough. Being safe while infighting and at the same time beat the other guy up?
Damn, that's what legendes like Duran, Chavez, Tyson, LaMotta etc are made of!

[Monte Fisto]

The ability to go toe-to-toe.....is a real & true ability.

Ricardo Mayorga's two horrible beatings at the hands of Felix Trinidad & Oscar DeLaHoya prove this.

Mayorga is a strong, powerful wildman. Yet, when it came time to exchange with those two elites, he was completely obliterated by them.
Both of them showed that going toe-to-toe well, is more than just ferocity & raw power. Unlike Mayorga, both Oscar & Felix still maintain their defense while trading heavily, & beat lesser foes with well-conceived & well-placed punches/combos.
This ability comes from years of training, learning, & fighting.
A fake "purist" only sees boxing skill when a fighter seems to focus on hitting & not getting hit....while not looking to do the most damage. Are you trying to say Floosy is fake then ?

The reason the average Joe would be hospitalized by a decent boxer won't be because the boxer would pick him apart, but because when the Joe stands & trades with the real boxer, he's entering a place in which he is completely outgunned.

Don't bring the *****s into this, lmao