Quote Originally Posted by southpawed View Post
Grey, What do you think gave Davila the ability to box on the outside with a taller fighter? Isn't it a boxing adage that they say if a shorter boxer tries to outbox a taller boxer, the taller fighter is going to win that game. I was always under the impression that a shorter fighter will have to or be better suited to revert to pressure and infighting even if his primary style was boxing on the outside.

Also check your pms in the next few days. I got a few questions about Davilas boxing style regarding my own. One of the questions is above, but i have others that are more specific, from details down to his hand placement and defense. I've had these questions for a while now (and i'll let you know the reason why), and you seem like the perfect person to ask, seeing as how alot of my questions have to do with Davilas particular style, and you seem to have studied him to a tee.
His control of distance is real sharp. Watch how he moves in circles, and how, when he's out of reach, it is just barely. He can step in and punch with minimal movement, just a short sliding step. And that is because of how well he coordinates the movements of his hands and feet- when his left foot moves, the left hand moves.
And watch how he makes the other guy move first- and not necessarily punch first, but move first. Sometimes it is just a reaction to a feint that gets Duarte in a spot where he cannot punch, and that lets Davila sneak in and do his work and get out.