"Typical European Boxing Style" - what does that statement mean?

[Taeth]

I'm thinking the distinction between American and European styles isn't as pronounced as it once was, especially in the pros. It's still there though.

Where you really saw a sharp distinction in styles was over the years in the amateurs, Olymics and World Championships, between American and Eastern European boxers, USSR especially, at the heavier weights.

It seems to me that the styles of the Cubans, such as Stevenson and Savon, were closer to the Europeans than the Americans.

This Eastern European style not only had the hands up high, but farther out from the body than the Americans

You see the Savon and Teofilo type guys fighting more like Eastern European fighters, but you watch guys like Gamboa, Rigondeaux, Emileo Jr, and they are fighting more with the Floyd Mayweather or Roy Jones JR type of hands down, a lot less foot movement than guys like Leonard or Ali, and a lot less reliance on the jab.