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

[Rantcatrat]

Just curious as to what is the typical European boxing style? Who personifies it? Do people consider it good or bad? Do different gyms teach European style boxing? Did it derive from the boxing schools in pre-1989 USSR?

Is there a typical American style of boxing?

[ICB]

Just curious as to what is the typical European boxing style? Who personifies it? Do people consider it good or bad? Do different gyms teach European style boxing? Did it derive from the boxing schools in pre-1989 USSR?

Is there a typical American style of boxing?

Basic stand up straight style with hands help up heigh.

[RP33]

right... best example would be Kessler i'd think..

[Rantcatrat]

Hands held high as opposed to low. Does the style rely more on defensive skills?

It follows that Carl Froch does NOT have a typical European style?

[OumaFan]

straight up, hands high, lots of jab right hands, usually not putting on a ton of pressure, its a generalization really but there's some basis too it.

[CGM]

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

[BlackRazor]

straight up, hands high, lots of jab right hands, usually not putting on a ton of pressure, its a generalization really but there's some basis too it.

Yeah, usually not too aggressive or a big puncher either.

Guys like Calzaghe, Kessler, Froch, Hatton, etc. are much more aggresive, interesting & better punchers than your typical Europeon style.

Sven Ottke might be the prototype - safety 1st. Maybe Cory Spinks isn't really from St. Louis?

[ICB]

Hands held high as opposed to low. Does the style rely more on defensive skills?

It follows that Carl Froch does NOT have a typical European style?

As someone said Mikkel Kessler is the best example of a typical European style, or Frank Bruno. And yes Carl Froch does not have a typic European style. Carl Froch's trainer is Brendal Ingle i believe who had Naseem Hamed, Herol Graham, fighters with that low hand unorthodox style like Carl Froch.

[Rantcatrat]

Hands held high as opposed to low. Does the style rely more on defensive skills?

It follows that Carl Froch does NOT have a typical European style?

As someone said Mikkel Kessler is the best example of a typical European style, or Frank Bruno. And yes Carl Froch does not have a typic European style. Carl Froch's trainer is Brendal Ingle i believe who had Naseem Hamed, Herol Graham, fighters with that low hand unorthodox style like Carl Froch.

Gotcha. Thanks for the help. I'm just trying to make sense of it, please excuse my questions is they are dumb.

If I follow correctly, it isn't a bad or good thing, it's just a style?

Clottey has that style in a way, right? Abraham holds his hands up high too, does he have the European style? Did Winky use that style? Are there American examples of it?

[JazMerkin]

Hands held high as opposed to low. Does the style rely more on defensive skills?

It follows that Carl Froch does NOT have a typical European style?

As someone said Mikkel Kessler is the best example of a typical European style, or Frank Bruno. And yes Carl Froch does not have a typic European style. Carl Froch's trainer is Brendal Ingle i believe who had Naseem Hamed, Herol Graham, fighters with that low hand unorthodox style like Carl Froch.

Agree with Kessler being the best example. Ingle ain't Froch's trainer though, it's Robert McCracken, who I don't really know much about apart from that he trains Howard Eastman as well.

[The "Ring" Master]

Hands held high as opposed to low. Does the style rely more on defensive skills?

It follows that Carl Froch does NOT have a typical European style?

As someone said Mikkel Kessler is the best example of a typical European style, or Frank Bruno. And yes Carl Froch does not have a typic European style. Carl Froch's trainer is Brendal Ingle i believe who had Naseem Hamed, Herol Graham, fighters with that low hand unorthodox style like Carl Froch.

right on brother, euro stlye hands up baby hands up lol, a very good defensive strat as its always harder to get the money shot, although it is harder to counter their jab unless your a great body puncher or a tall long jabber, look at kesler he is a good example of a strong tall fighter no low hands, but it didnt work against calzagghe because he went for the mid points and off stepped for the headshots, a perfect example of a great boxer. back to the american style, they have a driven force about them when it comes to style, everyone wants to be flash and boystruss, hands down and chin out like roy jones does, they like to style it out, i think the best defensive style is that of early tyson, hands under the chin and elbows covering the mid, a great technique for sliping jabs and countering the other fighters moves, if you notice tyson like to throw punches at the same time as his aponent, moving to the opposite set and landing flush.

[DaxxKahn]

right... best example would be Kessler i'd think..

Actually the best example would be an early version of Wlad....Straight standing, hands up high, punches thrown in almost a planned out sequence.....EG- Jab, Left Hook, Straight Right.....Little upper body movement....

The standard European style is also best described as robotic, I think it is more or less due to repitition in training, they often work so hard at perfecting the punches that they leave little room for anything else...

Though the style does add to power because they focus so much on technique...Turning the body with the punch, not over extending, etc...

One of the biggest problems with the style is it's defense is very easy to figure out though the hands are held in a position to make sure you are not hit and those who follow it to the "T" do not really know how to variate mid fight..guys who are good body punchers and punch on all angles usually have little problems with it

Great style for the amateurs...not so much for the pros