Jack depsey Vs Firpo

[tsurugi]

Can't find the exact moment I was thinking of but you can see it here at 23 seconds and 29 seconds:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdvdFYVmjgM&feature=related

Notice how the ward off covers his shifting weight to hin other foot so he can post on that for the counter left which then comes in at Hatton at a different angle than if he'd just thrown a 1-2.

[klonk]

You still see the ward-off on the speedbag occassionally. I think some people don't fool with it because of the boogeyman of the backfist strike, discouraged under the rules. As a defense, warding off is fine, of course, as in the video you posted, but what I surmise is people don't want to train in a reflex that can get them into trouble.

Yes, I'm guessing.

[klonk]

Apropos of nothing particularly, I find it humorous when Asian martial artists diss boxing as unintelligent attempts by brutal men to pound each other into the floor. I take exception to the word "unintelligent."