Originally Posted by
Aaron Gustaveson
Any striking coaches telling their guys to drop their hands, square their feet and taunt their opponents?
Taunt opponents = no.. Drop a hand.. Yes. My old Boxing instructor was one of those guys who used to drop his hand when he'd fight. (and not to show off/be cocky) And given my height/weight.. he showed me the technique behind it and let me work with it.. and I personally feel much more comfortable/safe with my hand down. Its like a manual metronome. The slower you want it to move, the higher you raise the weight. Its the exact same principal. (Granted, I like the Mayweather approach of keeping one hand up and blocking along with the shoulder, but theres no doubt your head movement is faster when both hands are down). And youll notice, thats not what got Anderson caught. It was his ego/showboating. He was fine until he pretended to get hurt and closed his eyes for a split second. Then after getting tagged again, he dodged the next few by leaning back.. until he couldnt lean anymore.. Thats what happens when you stop using your technique and start fighting with your ego. Hands up or not. However, I still agree with you. I think the showboating is much more common in people with that style.. and i think its because they know itll sell more tickets. And while I agree the chance of getting koed if caught is more likely, the chance of actually getting caught is significantly lower. Not saying its the best idea.. just saying I think theres a method to the madness
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