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Search and Destroy vs Hide and Seek: The Boxer vs the Swarmer (Ali-Frazier, Holyfield-Tyson)

April 2, 2019 By Michael Kusi Leave a Comment

This is the prototypical match-up in boxing history, the boxer vs the swarmer. Historically they are of contrasting styles. The boxer is more deliberate and seeks to use distance as a weapon. He may be a jabber, or use movement, but to maintain distance is the prerogative of the boxer. … [Read more...] about Search and Destroy vs Hide and Seek: The Boxer vs the Swarmer (Ali-Frazier, Holyfield-Tyson)

The 15 Greatest Heavyweight Boxers Of All Time

June 15, 2017 By Michael Kusi 1 Comment

1) Muhammad Ali - The greatest heavyweight champion boxer of all time. Like George Foreman, he went through 2 incarnations. The first one was the fastest heavyweight of all time, whose defense made him untouchable. … [Read more...] about The 15 Greatest Heavyweight Boxers Of All Time

A Comparison of Muhammad Ali and Jack Johnson

June 3, 2017 By Michael Kusi Leave a Comment

There are many similarities between Muhammad Ali and Jack Johnson. Both of them had outspoken personalities both in and out of the ring. Both of them used taunting in the ring to their advantage and as a form of psychological warfare against their opponents. … [Read more...] about A Comparison of Muhammad Ali and Jack Johnson

Defensive Tactics of Selected Heavyweight Boxers

April 27, 2017 By Michael Kusi Leave a Comment

Jack Dempsey Jack Dempsey was a defensively sound puncher. He stood 6’1 and weighed 190 at his heaviest. Therefore he knew that he would have to get in on the inside against heavyweights who were bigger than him. Dempsey also knew that he would have to use an effective method to close the distance against the faster, more scientific boxers. So Dempsey used the bob and weave … [Read more...] about Defensive Tactics of Selected Heavyweight Boxers

A Critical Look at the Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston Fights

April 9, 2017 By Michael Kusi Leave a Comment

Many boxing scholars say that we never saw the best of Muhammad Ali in a fight but this is not necessarily true. In his absolute prime, from 1964-1967, he fought Sonny Liston at the age of 22. In facing Sonny Liston, he was facing a man destroyer with no regard for human life especially when it stepped into the ring. Sonny Liston was everything Mike Tyson wanted to be, but … [Read more...] about A Critical Look at the Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston Fights

A Comparison of Joe Louis and Mike Tyson

April 2, 2017 By Michael Kusi Leave a Comment

Joe Louis and Mike Tyson are two of the most explosive heavyweight punchers in boxing history, along with Jack Dempsey. One was a soldier-boxer betrayed by the country who he fought for, until he found rest in Arlington Cemetery. … [Read more...] about A Comparison of Joe Louis and Mike Tyson

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