awesome clip man.
it's amazing how much it looks like xingyi. they seem to use the piquan type vertical circle a lot more than modern boxers.
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Jack Johnson- vintage boxing
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Jack Johnson- vintage boxing
by CaliG on Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:21 pm
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Re: Jack Johnson- vintage boxing
by I-mon on Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:28 pm
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Re: Jack Johnson- vintage boxing
by CaliG on Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:16 am
To me it looks like the fists of Taiji. 
I like the way they step through when they punch, unlike modern boxing. You can generate a lot of power from the great weight shift this way.
In 3:50 when Jack Johnson goes it's because the fight was scripted for them not to knock each other out. The idea was the longer the fight went the more people would want to watch it in the cinemas.
The lighter fighter decided to take his chances and paid the price.
I like the way they step through when they punch, unlike modern boxing. You can generate a lot of power from the great weight shift this way.
In 3:50 when Jack Johnson goes it's because the fight was scripted for them not to knock each other out. The idea was the longer the fight went the more people would want to watch it in the cinemas.
The lighter fighter decided to take his chances and paid the price.
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