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Boxing Styles
It would be
hard to find a woman in attendance at a boxing match who did not take
notice of how good the fighters look wearing those stylish boxing
shorts, but generally speaking it is not their shorts or how gorgeous
they look in them that is considered when describing the style of a
boxer. Boxing style refers to the specific form the fighter uses while
boxing. It should be noted that although a boxer might be tagged with a
specific form of fighting, many boxers actually incorporate several
fighting styles into their form when boxing. Nonetheless those new to
the sport may find a brief description of various boxing styles
interesting.
The out
fighter is a boxer that consistently tries to keep a distance between
him and his opponent. Distance requires the boxer to rely on fast, far
reaching punches like the jab. The jab is considered to be a weaker
punch, but boxing greats like Lennox Lewis are noted for a stunning
knockout record using jabs. The boxer using this style of boxing is
considered to be adept at controlling fight pace and for wearing down
opponents and it takes quite a bit of skill for this boxing style.
The boxer
puncher is a boxing style that boxers with a lot of power in their
punches are often tagged with. Superior endurance, speed, strength, and
quick moving feet are required to land good jabs and leading and
powerful punches to out box an opponent. Mohammad Ali who floated like a
butterfly and stung like a bee is an excellent example of a boxer
puncher whose powerful punching action will live on in infamy.
The brawler
slugger is a tough boxing style characterized by voluminous amounts of
punching power even if the boxers form may appear to be a tad clumsier
than with other styles of boxing. George Foreman preferred this style of
boxing. Boxers do not move around as quickly as with other styles,
instead relying on landing hard punches to wear down and beat an
opponent.
The in fighter swarms in on his opponent and throws
rapid combinations of punches. As a boxer moves in to swarm his opponent
he does open himself up to receiving several jabs from an opponent until
he can get close enough to take control of the boxing action by landing
fierce blows to take an opponent down. This style of boxing is more
often seen from boxers with a shorter stature. This is the style of
boxing most often used in describing the way that Mike Tyson boxes.
The bob and weaver boxer defends themselves by slipping
underneath or to the side of an opponent's strikes before they can land
on him by bending at the waist and bobbing the upper torso up and down
and strikes by this style of boxing are excellent for upsetting the
balance of an opponent who is catapulted forward by the momentum of
their own misfired punches. Joe Frasier is an excellent example of a
boxer who favored the bob and weave style of boxing.
The puncher is a style of boxing that is typically
tagged onto a boxer with a record of having knocked out opponents with
either a single, powerful blow or with just a couple of powerful blows.
Joe Louis, George Foreman, Marvelous Marvin Haggler and Mike Tyson have
all been said to employ this style of boxing in achieving top placement
among the greats of boxing.
It is hoped that you found learning about the different
styles of boxing and the boxers most recognized for using them very
interesting. You may just look at your favorite boxers style of boxing
in a new way now that you understand a little more about how the way
they move around the ring and face opponents is classified.
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