Fighting off the backfoot or coming forward ?
Best performance on the backfoot : Jeff Lacy
Best performance coming forward : Mikkel Kessler
What you think ?
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Fighting off the backfoot or coming forward ?
Best performance on the backfoot : Jeff Lacy
Best performance coming forward : Mikkel Kessler
What you think ?
Backfoot, but he only very rarely had opponents come to him.
easy, slapping
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Originally Posted by Pugilistic
Do you really think Calzaghe fought Lacy on the back foot???
I havent seen the fight for a couple of years now but im pretty certain Calzaghe took the fight to him 95% of the fight.
From what i recall he did especially early in the fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by skel1983\Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugilistic
Do you really think Calzaghe fought Lacy on the back foot???
I havent seen the fight for a couple of years now but im pretty certain Calzaghe took the fight to him 95% of the fight.
He used his superior footwork to have Lacy come to him and then peppered him with combos then moved out.
I'm sure as the fight went on Calzaghe did start pressing forward.
backfoot but that was another strength of Calzaghe's, he was good at both.
He was better at waiting until great fighters were hitting their 40's before fighting them than anything.
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Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
RJ was good at fighting postmen;D
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Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
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Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
This thread was made to discuss whether you thought Calzaghe was more effective coming forward or on the backfoot.
It is not made to criticize Calzaghe's ability to slap or his level of competition. :)
i think all threads end up completely different than the original post;D
Coming forward Chris Eubank, Mikkel Kessler, Charles Brewer, Roy Jones Jr, Mario Veit, Richie Woodhall, Omar Sheika.
Hey mate nice to see you about again.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
Veit in Germany was a beatdown really impressive performance, even though he was fighting a overrated stiff.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
Sorry i'd just lost money on Arsenal after being 2-0 up and was in a bad mood lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by PugilisticQuote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
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Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
This thread was made to discuss whether you thought Calzaghe was more effective coming forward or on the backfoot.
It is not made to criticize Calzaghe's ability to slap or his level of competition. :)
Mate how the fuck did Arsenal draw that???Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyuSorry i'd just lost money on Arsenal after being 2-0 up and was in a bad mood lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by PugilisticQuote:
Originally Posted by ElTerribleMorales
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Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
This thread was made to discuss whether you thought Calzaghe was more effective coming forward or on the backfoot.
It is not made to criticize Calzaghe's ability to slap or his level of competition. :)
Seriously I couldnt see West Ham scoring in a month of sundays, bizzare that game I thought after the second went in i thought it was gonna be a 4/5 - nil.
I think Calzaghe's ability to go back and forth front foot to backfoot was his greatest strength. I think using both is why he was able to gain the tactical advantage over Kessler who had a lot of success in the early rounds.
I know they just seemed to think they could go home after the second went in.Quote:
Originally Posted by skel1983Mate how the fuck did Arsenal draw that???Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyuSorry i'd just lost money on Arsenal after being 2-0 up and was in a bad mood lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugilistic
Seriously I couldnt see West Ham scoring in a month of sundays, bizzare that game I thought after the second went in i thought it was gonna be a 4/5 - nil.
waht it wa\s a draw! OMG ha ha thats awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyuI know they just seemed to think they could go home after the second went in.Quote:
Originally Posted by skel1983Mate how the fuck did Arsenal draw that???Quote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
Seriously I couldnt see West Ham scoring in a month of sundays, bizzare that game I thought after the second went in i thought it was gonna be a 4/5 - nil.
I think he was too fast for Lacy, but he was off balance with his footwork and I found it pretty sloppy in that fight, and Calzaghe brought the fight in terms of punches to Lacy, but physically Lacy was the one coming forward for most of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by PugilisticFrom what i recall he did especially early in the fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by skel1983\Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugilistic
Do you really think Calzaghe fought Lacy on the back foot???
I havent seen the fight for a couple of years now but im pretty certain Calzaghe took the fight to him 95% of the fight.
He used his superior footwork to have Lacy come to him and then peppered him with combos then moved out.
I'm sure as the fight went on Calzaghe did start pressing forward.
HA HA! That, and conning peopleQuote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
No idea how exactly we came away with a point thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Dragowaht it wa\s a draw! OMG ha ha thats awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyuI know they just seemed to think they could go home after the second went in.Quote:
Originally Posted by skel1983
left the ground at 2-0 and ended up running into a local to watch it on the big screens when cole got one back. Place went insane when we scored the pen
Yeah I bet. Didn't think it was a pen but the appeal just before probably was so it evened itself up.Quote:
Originally Posted by hattonthehammerNo idea how exactly we came away with a point thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Dragowaht it wa\s a draw! OMG ha ha thats awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
left the ground at 2-0 and ended up running into a local to watch it on the big screens when cole got one back. Place went insane when we scored the pen
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Originally Posted by rjj tszyuYeah I bet. Didn't think it was a pen but the appeal just before probably was so it evened itself up.Quote:
Originally Posted by hattonthehammerNo idea how exactly we came away with a point thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Drago
left the ground at 2-0 and ended up running into a local to watch it on the big screens when cole got one back. Place went insane when we scored the pen
very true mate
the 1st one was a stonewall pen and i dont think the ref had much option but to give the second one which was touch and go
Just out of intrest mate why would you leave the ground with 20 minutes to go??Quote:
Originally Posted by hattonthehammerNo idea how exactly we came away with a point thereQuote:
Originally Posted by Dragowaht it wa\s a draw! OMG ha ha thats awesomeQuote:
Originally Posted by rjj tszyu
left the ground at 2-0 and ended up running into a local to watch it on the big screens when cole got one back. Place went insane when we scored the pen