So I notice a criticism that is as old as the hills in boxing. Many trainers have felt amateur training is limited. The criticisms are varied, there is criticism about not using the power hand enough, the limits of footwork, or even the limited amount of technical skills.
Fighters often develop specialized techniques. But even when developed, without a full range, compliment of techniques It is easy to avoid a specialized technique.
Take a fighter like Lennox Lewis and you will see a guy who really threw a variety of punches. He could get you with the uppercut, the right or even the jab.
But even Lewis pales by comparison to Tunney. Gene just happened to come along right at the time when boxing was changing. He mastered the old ways with fighters like Corbett and fought Dempsey, really started the perfection of punching techniques to many people.
Try as I may it's hard to think about a fighter who got by on a few techniques can anybody think of any? I mean a relatively famous fighter, maybe not ATG but close to... Thoughts?
Fighters often develop specialized techniques. But even when developed, without a full range, compliment of techniques It is easy to avoid a specialized technique.
Take a fighter like Lennox Lewis and you will see a guy who really threw a variety of punches. He could get you with the uppercut, the right or even the jab.
But even Lewis pales by comparison to Tunney. Gene just happened to come along right at the time when boxing was changing. He mastered the old ways with fighters like Corbett and fought Dempsey, really started the perfection of punching techniques to many people.
Try as I may it's hard to think about a fighter who got by on a few techniques can anybody think of any? I mean a relatively famous fighter, maybe not ATG but close to... Thoughts?
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