Lost arts.

[VG_Addict]

What techniques or skills would you say are lost arts?

I say inside fighting. You don't see it much anymore.

[manimgoindown]

i agree, canelo does it really well from all the guys I see. It's almost impossible to find someone who will train you with that skill level. Robert Garcia's guys good at it too

[-PBP-]

Inside fighting is a great example. I also think the game lacks elite pressure fighters. Today's pressure fighters are more like boxer punchers that prefer to operate at a distance. Cutting the ring, head movement, rolling, slipping, catching shots, working your jab to get inside and getting busy.

How much I miss Roberto Duran.

[A.K]

You def didn't watch the Roman rung fight.. inside fighting hasn't went anywhere you just can't use it on everyone, styles make fights.

[daggum]

hard to operate inside when the other guy just grabs you

[Redd Foxx]

catching shots

^That's a big one right there. Almost a foreign concept today.

Knocking down the lead hand to nullify it while throwing a cross is another.

Effective use of the uppercut seems to have faded.

People go on about sports science and the knowledge we have today but, if I can generalize, conditioning just doesn't seem to be at the level it once once. Can you imagine seeing any HWs going at it in the 15th like Norton and Holmes? Not just HW either.

[Tom Cruise]

Specifically fighting out of the clinch.

Despite what some people think, clinching has always been a part of boxing, difference was in the past aggressive fighters learned to deal with the tactic and had ways of landing good shots even when grappling

Try clinching Gene Fullmer and see how far it gets you

[Kigali]

What techniques or skills would you say are lost arts?

I say inside fighting. You don't see it much anymore.

Bob & Weave

Especially at the heavyweight division.

That style kept the huge heavyweights out of the upper levels.

That style is the Dinosaur killer.

[Tom Cruise]

There are aspects of ring generalship that are, if not lost, very marginalised today. Watch a fight like Ali vs Foreman and you will see both fighters gloves outstretched for long periods. Controlling each others hands, controlling their heads, dictating their movement.

You still see a bit of it these days, but not ro the same extent or the same level. The bigger more constrictive gloves probably play a part in that. You used to be able to open up your hands and use them to grab and control your opponent

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I expected the first few posts to say cutting the ring off.

CUT
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