Im watching how different guards are being utilized. Ive got fighters for high guard, cross armed, regular and philly shell. Does anyone know of fighters who have a "long guard"? Like someone who holds their hands out further than normal?
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Im watching how different guards are being utilized. Ive got fighters for high guard, cross armed, regular and philly shell. Does anyone know of fighters who have a "long guard"? Like someone who holds their hands out further than normal?
I can't think of anybody who does it the whole fight but some fighters do it some of the fight. Currently, Crawford uses it a lot. It seems like a guard where it allows fighters to use the jab and stay away from big punchers who come forward.
Old time fighters did that.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
Ward tends to do it at certain moments in fights.
Is that when he's not clinching and headbutting?Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterOld time fighters did that.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
Ward tends to do it at certain moments in fights.
Carl Froch's guard was his nose
blocked most shots
all he had to do was keep his head still and punches just bounced off it
unique but affective
ward did well against Kov and gave a good account of himself with little holding.Quote:
Originally Posted by BatmanIs that when he's not clinching and headbutting?Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterOld time fighters did that.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
Ward tends to do it at certain moments in fights.
Lennox would hold his left hand out very long, worked well for him
don't worry Master I was just being a cave troll there, I like Ward I just thought I'd get in there before anyone else didQuote:
Originally Posted by Masterward did well against Kov and gave a good account of himself with little holding.Quote:
Originally Posted by BatmanIs that when he's not clinching and headbutting?Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterOld time fighters did that.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
Ward tends to do it at certain moments in fights.
you might want to comb through fighters than converted over from Muay Thai as old habits tend to die hard... but also many of the older fighters as Master said. Before the stances, guards, and physics/kinetics came into play for the sake of efficiency.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZQUCVrN6I
Jack Johnson is the Man! The king of the swagger! The king of the World!
So many years ahead of his time.
Makes Ali look like a choir boy in comparison.
Haye and Groves use a sort of half long guard, at times keeping their jab hand basically touching the other guys guard.
It let's you measure distance but takes away some head guarding in the process.
Good find in jack Johnson. He seems like an obvious choice. Known as a great defensive fighter.
Wlad Klit
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Originally Posted by Vendettos
I was gonna say the same, Groves maybe more so,
yeah I was looking for someone who holds there hands out further than the norm as a set guard but I guess no one does its more of a transitional guard if anything? Id think it would be used to keep the distance and makes parrying punches easier.
Thanks for the help guys, ill definatley look into these
Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir has used it at times, Hasim Rahman has used it.
I think George Foreman used it a bit vs Joe Frazier actually
Winky Wright always had an interesting guard