Name the pioneers of their style

[D4thincarnation]

was he a HW? last time i checked he wasnt so whats your point?

i said ali far from invented his style but he was the first HW to use it and since then countless other HWs did the same. that was the point and he was innovative to do so as well, not only had it never been done before by a big man but it gave him a great advantage for a long time as other HWs werent used to it.

besides, while he did take a lot from SRRs style he far from copied it. like most successful fighters his style was a blend from several different fighters, SRR was just the one he took the most from.

The point is simple, Ali copied SRR style, being a heavyweight is irrelevant. SRR was Ali's inspiration, idol.

Ali would not have been the fighter he was without SRR

[D4thincarnation]

Actually, negotiations between May and Pac involving Olympic style random blood and urine testing started back in 2009.

This was reported in 2010...

"Team Sauerland has agreed to extensive drug testing via the German National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), becoming the first and only boxing stable to have far-reaching agreements in place with the NADA. All Sauerland boxers as well as their opponents are subject to random testing during practice and after the fights. “That is a milestone for boxing,” Team Sauerland General Manager Chris Meyer said. “We have agreed to thorough testing. We have a zero-tolerance policy towards doping.”

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Floyd was ahead of the game back then.

Saurerland was first, deal with it

[joseph5620]

Pernell whitaker is one of a kind.

Guy is so unorthodox

Whitaker fought a lot like his trainer George Benton did.

[D4thincarnation]

Whitaker fought a lot like his trainer George Benton did.

Now this guy is unorthadox.

Tucan McGinty was the first fighter to primarily work behind the jab. People didn't see the point in it as it didn't carry much power. However, Tucan showed that it could be used to open up opponents so the big punch could land.

Back in the 20s, right?

[New England]

[D4thincarnation]

Nice post of a prime SRR.

[SBleeder]

Brian Sutherland pioneered the cat-slap style.

[yuppie]

Audley Harrison pioneered the "i'm coming out of retirement, again" style.

[D4thincarnation]

The Shadow pioneered elusive fighting system.




Some say Floyd was uses aspects of this style