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The out-boxer (outside fighter, boxer) seeks to stay well outside of their opponent's punching range when disengaged and land long-range punches. This style can be seen as an inverse of pressure fighting. Out-boxers are known for quick movement and an emphasis on optimal positioning in the ring, known as 'ringcraft' or 'ring generalship.'
Similarly, a fighter whose record consists of wins over easy opponents is referred to as a "can crusher". [1] The phrase originates in the childhood pastime of kicking a can down the street—a boxer is advancing his career with minimal effort by defeating a tomato can and notching a win.
A fighter using the peek-a-boo style is drilled with the stationary dummy and on the bag until the fighter is able to punch by rapid combinations with what D'Amato called "bad intentions". The style allows swift neck movements as well as quick duckings and bad returning damage, usually by rising uppercuts or even rising hooks.
The boxer or out-fighter tends to be most successful against a brawler, whose slow speed (both hand and foot) and poor technique makes him an easy target to hit for the faster out-fighter. The out-fighter's main concern is to stay alert, as the brawler only needs to land one good punch to finish the fight.
Speaking as the fight was announced González stated that he was ready for best version of Jones saying "The Roy Jones I’m preparing for is the ultimate Roy Jones, the fighter I know he is deep down. He is not my favorite fighter. His style is okay. I mean it won him a championship and everything but I think he’s a little cocky."
Tyson Fury and Francis Ngannou did their best Thursday at a news conference in London to sell their Oct. 28 heavyweight boxing match that is set to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
James Walter Braddock (June 7, 1905 – November 29, 1974) was an American [3] [4] boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. [5]Fighting under the name James J. Braddock (ostensibly to follow the pattern set by two prior world boxing champions, James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries), Braddock was known for his spoiling, counterpunching style, powerful right hand, and his ...
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