Tall fighters to watch?

[Juof]

im 6ft5 @ light heavyweight i like watching guys who fight well off the backfoot/good on the outside/fight smart against small fighters. watch fights where tall guys completely outbox small ones. if its an agressive fighter your fighting watch how buster douglas and lennox lewis fight tyson or how evander holyfield made tyson useless because he had him fighting on the backfoot which tyson is unfamiliar with. or how hearns outboxes leonard in the first fight before he gets stopped those sort of fights help me.
theres so many fights where a guy has a height advantage watch how they control range. move in to throw their combos, how they tie up the smaller fighter when he gets too close etc

[Pony Boy]

I like Chico Corales. His a boxer puncher but if you like a pure boxer, checkout Miguel Vasquez, the 135# IBF Champion. Another active fighter is Jose Benavides Jr. it's just too bad his not active enough. I believe he fights at 140#

[AgentX4000]

Hiya DeLaHoya1fan, you should learn the flicker jab and Hitman style.You will destroy everybody.Hajime No Ippo FTW.

[AgentX4000]

Also,the hitman style will be very effective against power punchers as you can use your left elbow to block your opponent's right handed body shots.The more powerful the punch the more chance his fist will break by your elbow block.

[KhalidAMuhammad]

Vitali Klitschko should be the prototypical style for any tall boxer.

[_original_]

Diego Corrales and Paul Williams aren't good boxers to watch if you're trying to learn how to use your advantages (height and reach) as they would give up their advantages to brawl with the shorter men.


Fighters that Emanuel Steward trained are good to study; ie Lewis, Hearns, Wlad.

[DeLaHoya1fan]

Hiya DeLaHoya1fan, you should learn the flicker jab and Hitman style.You will destroy everybody.Hajime No Ippo FTW.

I do this when I spar to catch my opponent off guard, a lot of times its more effective than a text book jab, but really it leaves you open for your opponents cross and makes you look kind of ****y.

[AgentX4000]

Once they dash in it will be troublesome for any tall fighter.You need to use your feet more IMO.
While sparring do you fight opponents of your own weight division or higher?

[DeLaHoya1fan]

Once they dash in it will be troublesome for any tall fighter.You need to use your feet more IMO.
While sparring do you fight opponents of your own weight division or higher?

both, but those around my weight are usually shorter.

[deejd]

Diego Corrales and Paul Williams aren't good boxers to watch if you're trying to learn how to use your advantages (height and reach) as they would give up their advantages to brawl with the shorter men.


Fighters that Emanuel Steward trained are good to study; ie Lewis, Hearns, Wlad.

Bad Chad for the short amount of time they worked together.