it leaves the left hook to the body open. If you rush the person and throw the left hook to the body their left arm is now pinned to their body and now they cant punch with it. The only thing they can do is try to time a right hand counter.
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Also a solid compact right hook also.Comment
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To a certain extent you're right. Just remember the style of defense where you have both your hands up is MUCH more balanced, as to what you can do out of it. Think about it for a second. Philly shell really is all about showing off, not about being as effective as you can be.Comment
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The beauty of boxing is that there is No perfect Defence or perfect offence, there is always a way of solving the puzzle, just a case of if you have the pieces needed.
Philly shell defence requires the user to be ****ing fast. If you aren't significantly faster than other fighters on your weightclass, forget it.
James Toney does well with the style but he has a lot of natural talent and has been doing it all his life.Comment
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Its ok to look at the style and figure it out,its not a secret to defeat it.haha.I would love for some1 to do that style on me,I think i would punch there arms like rocky marcianoComment
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