by Steve James on Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:59 am
Right, some guys just start slow. But, I don't think that anyone could count on a 36 second bout. If I were looking at it from a boxing pov, I'd say that neither fighter had any chance at all to figure the other out. How many boxing matches between great boxers end in 1 minute? I'm just saying that Tim allowed himself to get caught, and I think even he'd agree that he could have prevented it. Like qiflow said, Tim seemed to keep him arms out (instead of a snapping jab, etc). Yes, that kind of straight-arm can hold out someone, or line them up for shot. The problems are: 1) once they're out, they have to come back some to be useful; so they're easier to counter: and 2) they leave you subject to hooks and uppercuts. I think the clip is a good example.
Then again, as Mike T used to say, "Everybody has a plan, until they get hit."
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