Quote Originally Posted by cocobeware
Trainer Monkey sorry for being a dumb a** but i cannot tell the difference between hopkins stance in the clip and a normal orthadox stance,could you perhaps point out the differences so i can watch the clip again and know what to look out for...
If you look,youll see his body his more square to his opponent,and both hands stay near the face,it presents a wider target,but gives better balance to weave in,and creates a more powerful hook
A more orthodox style would be to have the body in more of a straight line cat stance,with one hand high to protect the head(jab hand) and one low to protect the body(power)
He switches in to orthodox on occaision,but he's doing his best work from the spread,any Frazier fight is also a good example,but Sharla was looking for an example with a smaller fighter
Anyone want to die of shock that he was training at Fraziers at the time?