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On 21 March the fight was officially announced for 12 May with Linares quoted as saying "This is the fight that boxing fans wanted. This will be a super fight between two of the best champions. Not only will I demonstrate why I'm the best lightweight in the world, but also that I'm one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
In boxing, the "one-two combo" is the name given to the combination consisting of two common punches found in boxing – a jab (thrown with the lead hand) followed by the cross (thrown with the back hand). [1] In boxing parlance, fundamental punches are commonly assigned numbers by trainers and in this case there is the jab (#1) and the cross ...
Despite its lack of power, the jab is the most important punch in boxing, usable not only for attack but also defense, as a good quick, stiff jab can interrupt a much more powerful punch, such as a hook or uppercut. Cross — a powerful straight punch thrown with the rear hand. From the guard position, the rear hand is thrown from the chin ...
Katie Taylor, left, trades punches with Amanda Serrano during their fight April 30, 2022. Taylor defeated Serrano on a judges decision. The two have a rematch Friday on the undercard of the Mike ...
One-inch punch: A punch popularized by Bruce Lee, where one delivers a punch an inch away from the target, using the whole body to generate power. [15] Overhand punch: A semi-circular and vertical punch thrown with the rear hand. It is usually when the opponent is bobbing or slipping. The strategic utility of the drop relying on body weight can ...
Despite how close the fight was, all three judges had scored Ali the winner by a wide margin, 9 out of the 15 rounds. The result drew loud boos in the stadium when the scores were read out. Shavers had landed 266 punches to Ali's 208, threw 878 punches to Ali's 709, and landed 30% of his punches to Ali's 29%.
Mike Tyson wasn’t in the mood for talking in the final news conference before the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Tyson had terse answers for all ...
Boxing, whose appeal will forever remain, not mysterious, but foreign to some of us, has also been a favorite subject for storytelling, especially in the movies, going back to numerous Depression ...