cross arm defense

[donnydarkoIRL]

You cant get any power from that defense,so there's no reason to respect you and hold off,Id either jab you,or press you,I could easily do both

I think the only guys to really be succesful from that posture were naturally exceptionally strong tough guys

[Trainer Monkey]

You cant get any power from that defense,so there's no reason to respect you and hold off,Id either jab you,or press you,I could easily do both

I think the only guys to really be succesful from that posture were naturally exceptionally strong tough guys

Even then,your putting so much torque on your shoulder blades,ie your rotator cuffs,long term,I think Id rather take the punch.You have to arm punch rather then putting your body behind it
Ive seen the occasional guy who can pull it off,but theyre the exception,not the rule,its sort of like Ali's hands down style,Ali can do that,because he's Ali,you aint,so dont do that.

[donnydarkoIRL]

You cant get any power from that defense,so there's no reason to respect you and hold off,Id either jab you,or press you,I could easily do both

I think the only guys to really be succesful from that posture were naturally exceptionally strong tough guys

Even then,your putting so much torque on your shoulder blades,ie your rotator cuffs,long term,I think Id rather take the punch.You have to arm punch rather then putting your body behind it
Ive seen the occasional guy who can pull it off,but theyre the exception,not the rule,its sort of like Ali's hands down style,Ali can do that,because he's Ali,you aint,so dont do that.

Agreed.

La Motta was famed for his style, yet he would have avoided so much punishment and employed hios own power better had he used a conventional guard.

[Youngblood]

Soon as I was about 5 seconds into the vid, all I could think was...I'm having kidney for lunch! Maybe it is just a poor example of it as I've never seen a cross arm defence. But damn, this w/e it is just seems to have giant holes in it and looks like a wounded boxer backed into a corner.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Soon as I was about 5 seconds into the vid, all I could think was...I'm having kidney for lunch! Maybe it is just a poor example of it as I've never seen a cross arm defence. But damn, this w/e it is just seems to have giant holes in it and looks like a wounded boxer backed into a corner.

I reckon it was created for Shorted guys, certainly not for fighters of your and my build.

[southpawed]

i find the cross arm suits fighters who like to bully and can pack a strong hook. If you see Frazier or Foreman when they fight, they like to shove or manhandle (or at least foreman does) you, pushing you into striking range for a long hook, short hook. whatever.

And yeah you guys have good reasons on why the guard is flawed. It does leave openings, but thats what the low crouch bob and weave is for. You see Lamotta, Frazier they come in creeping in a real low crouch and when you overextend you jab or cross to reach their heads, pow, they come up with a hook.

[Dark Lord Al]

croos armed defence is a good ploy , but if fighting Andrew Golotas then a cross legged defence is much more effective

[ICB]

I remember Larry Holmes once said to me when your doing cross arm defense your asking for black eyes from uppercuts

[Put Em' Up]

The only fighter I can remember who was very successful with the crossarm was Big George Foreman. With the was George hit though his only real defense half the time was offense