**Boxing Heads !** What fighter is the best to impersonate if..

[TheNig]

My only knock outs come from Head Butts , and Cowboy Boot kicks. I was raised next to a Irish Bar. My instincts come in and all that boxing goes out the window. A drunk dude told me when i was little , to get a clutch on the throat & then you own the guy. Its the only thing i look at now .

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

be water my friend..

 

[Yuzo]

do yall want him to be a boxer or do yall want him to be a rapper? you have to learn from the greats. kobe based his style on jordan and jordan based his style on david thompson. boxing is no different.

 

[WhodatWhoadi]

192 lbs.

crusier...but maybe based on build might even be lower..light heavy.

Tall/Long arms but likes the style of duran..So do damage on the outside but can hold your own on the inside to make the inside fighter back out.

what about Evander yall?

shout out to @shmoney on bob foster thats a good one too.

 

[Big Boss]

be water my friend..

 

[YourMajesty]

Kobe

Spoiler: seriously though

Evander Holyfield

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

do yall want him to be a boxer or do yall want him to be a rapper? you have to learn from the greats. kobe based his style on jordan and jordan based his style on david thompson. boxing is no different.

But boxing IS different, how? Well in order to emulate Jordan, besides his physical features you need to have his athleticism, supreme confidence, SKILLS, drive, and the rest of his gifts, talents and abilities...that's why ONLY Kobe was the ONLY one to be able to get away with it, while many have failed trying. In order for Jordan to be like Thompson he has to at LEAST jump high because David out jumped everyone to his advantage.

We don't know if this brother has the gifts, talents and abilities to emulate ANYONE. For goodness sake he said he never punched anyone out, only kicks and headbutts so that's a red flag right there. Fighting is much different than basketball, you can miss a shot or two trying to be like Mike but your behind could get Ko'd being 6'2 trying to be like Hearns or Foster and don't even know how to box, yet. That's why he needs to learn his OWN style first and THEN pick and choose other fighters tendencies to add to his repertoire.

 

[Master Teacher]

But boxing IS different, how? Well in order to emulate Jordan, besides his physical features you need to have his athleticism, supreme confidence, SKILLS, drive, and the rest of his gifts, talents and abilities...that's why ONLY Kobe was the ONLY one to be able to get away with it, while many have failed trying. In order for Jordan to be like Thompson he has to at LEAST jump high because David out jumped everyone to his advantage.

We don't know if this brother has the gifts, talents and abilities to emulate ANYONE. For goodness sake he said he never punched anyone out, only kicks and headbutts so that's a red flag right there. Fighting is much different than basketball, you can miss a shot or two trying to be like Mike but your behind could get Ko'd being 6'2 trying to be like Hearns or Foster and don't even know how to box, yet. That's why he needs to learn his OWN style first and THEN pick and choose other fighters tendencies to add to his repertoire.

That's the thing, without seeing him in action there's really no way to advise him

he just needs to go to the gym and learn the basics for starters, you really only discover your strengths and weakness by fighting Tommy Hearns was a six division champ and one of the greatest of all time so of course you should study him, but not emulate him just look at the techniques he used that was successful for him

if you have a lanky body, you never said what your reach was, you should learn how to throw the flicker jab like hearns and Ali

you can practice taking a wet rolled up towel and flicking it an upward direction at someone snapping when you intend to hit

 

[The Hovering Heed]

But boxing IS different, how? Well in order to emulate Jordan, besides his physical features you need to have his athleticism, supreme confidence, SKILLS, drive, and the rest of his gifts, talents and abilities...that's why ONLY Kobe was the ONLY one to be able to get away with it, while many have failed trying. In order for Jordan to be like Thompson he has to at LEAST jump high because David out jumped everyone to his advantage.

We don't know if this brother has the gifts, talents and abilities to emulate ANYONE. For goodness sake he said he never punched anyone out, only kicks and headbutts so that's a red flag right there. Fighting is much different than basketball, you can miss a shot or two trying to be like Mike but your behind could get Ko'd being 6'2 trying to be like Hearns or Foster and don't even know how to box, yet. That's why he needs to learn his OWN style first and THEN pick and choose other fighters tendencies to add to his repertoire.

Why waste time in a street fight ? You should see there faces when the headbutt lands. They throw in the towel mentally. Their face looks like they found out everything their were told was a lie .


but i understand what your saying. How many street fight KOs do you have? I thought i was good with three.

 

[Master Teacher]

["The Hovering Heed, post: 10162306, member: 12285"]Why waste time in a street fight ? You should see there faces when the headbutt lands. They throw in the towel mentally. Their face looks like they found out everything their were told was a lie .


fighting guys in the street and fighting trained athletes are two different things

 

[The Hovering Heed]

["The Hovering Heed, post: 10162306, member: 12285"]Why waste time in a street fight ? You should see there faces when the headbutt lands. They throw in the towel mentally. Their face looks like they found out everything their were told was a lie .


fighting guys in the street and fighting trained athletes are two different things

I agree. via this thread.

 

[InvictusAeternusEternus]

Without seeing you and how you move around its impossible to say. Lots of things would need to be taken into consideration.

I mean are you heavy handed?
Are you orthodox or southpaw?
How's your reach?
Do you have nimble feet?
Quick hands?
How good can you take a punch to the face and do you actually like taking said punch ?
How is your core strength and flexibility?
Can you take body shots at all?
What's your stamina like?
How's your eyesight?
Do you play other sports?

That's a start anyway, if I were you Id work on the basics, and practice throwing proper punches, do your road work, strengthen you core . Find what punches your most comfortable with throwing. Work on keeping your guard up when throwing your punches also, its a great habit to develop and will probably save your ass.

 

[Knicksman20]

..Your Tall (6'2) and Lengthy( long arms ) ?

I'm bout to join a boxing gym , and i want to do mental reps + shadow boxing. But, I rather impersonate a great fighter than freestyle. I figure I would not be able to impersonate perfect anyways, adding my own niche on the way.

BTW , my favorite style is Robert Duran.

Like others have said you should develop your own style that play to your strengths. I would suggest though with your height & rangy build you should look at old/new Bernard Hopkins. He has more discipline than a shaolin monk (CL Smooth reference) & does just about everything technically right from offense to defense. His footwork, punch delivery, technique & defense would be excellent for you to study being that you are similar in build.

 

[MIAlien]

The only specific guys I'd say you should study, regardless of style, are Vitali Klitschko and Andre Ward. Those two are masters of controlling distance and moving in and out of range seamlessly. If you can master that subtle ability, you can always keep from being hit. That's obviously easier said than done though.