Quote Originally Posted by bradlee180 View Post
Squaring up as Mike Tyson did can allow more torque on the hooks and uppercuts, but the disadvantage is that you can be put off-balance easier. The instant that Tyson squared up, Holyfield would step forward and lean his shoulder into Tyson, putting him off-balance, and walk him backward, stopping Tyson's attack. Holyfield used that bald head of his coming in like that too sometimes...
Bingo, good call. Wasn't too bad at ripping off left hooks or uppercuts in there either. Hey, at least he wasn't torquing arms off Ravishing Rick Rude style though.