What style of boxing do you have?? The swarmer (also crowder, in-fighter) is a fighter who attempts to overwhelm his opponent by applying constant pressure. Swarmer’s tend to have a very good bob and weave, good power, a good chin, and a tremendous punch output (resulting in a great need for stamina and conditioning). Boxers who use the swarmer style tend to have shorter careers than boxers of other styles. Sustaining the adequate amount of training required to execute this style is nearly impossible throughout an entire career, so most swarmer’s can only maintain it for a relatively brief period of time. This inevitably leads to the gradual degradation of the sheer ability to perform the style, leaving him open to increasing amounts of punishment. This style favors closing inside an opponent, overwhelming them with intensity and flurries of hooks and uppercuts. They tend to be fast on their feet which can make them difficult to evade for a slower fighter. They also tend to have a good chin because this style usually involves being hit with many jabs before they can maneuver inside where they are more effective. Many swarmer’s’ are often either shorter fighters or fighters with shorter reaches, especially in the heavier classes, that have to get in close to be effective. Tommy Burns was the shortest Heavyweight champion at 57, while Rocky Marciano had the reach at 67-68 inches. However, heavyweight Jack Dempsey (a modern cruiserweight in size) at nearly 61 in. tall with a 77 in. reach was an exception to the rule. Famous swarmer’s include Henry Armstrong, Harry Greb, Jimmy Wilde, Mickey Walker,Jack Dempsey, Julio Cesar Chavez, Rocky Marciano, Aaron Pryor, Kid Gavilan, Jake LaMotta, Emile Griffith, Battling Nelson, Fighting Harada, Carmen Basilio, Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao, Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson, Tommy Burns, Joe Calzaghe, Gene Fullmer,Melio Bettina, Tom Sharkey, Bobo Olson, Ricky Hatton, David Tua, Steve Collins, Nigel Benn, and Michael Micky Mac Mac Savdonald Ward The out-boxer (also out-fighter, pure boxer, boxer) is the opposite of the swarmer. The out-boxer seeks to maintain that gap and fight with faster, longer range punches. Out-boxers are known for being extremely quick on their feet, which often make up for a lack of power. Since they rely on the weaker jabs and straights (as opposed to hooks and uppercuts), they tend to win by points decisions rather than by knockout, although some out-boxers can be aggressive and effective punchers.. Notable out-boxers include Benny Leonard, Muhammad Ali, Willie Pep, Gene Tunney, Ezzard Charles, Pernell Whitaker, George Dixon, Barney Ross, Tommy Loughran, Kid Chocolate, Larry Holmes, Billy Conn, Jack Johnson, Philadelphia Jack OBrien, James J. Corbett, Lou Ambers, Tommy Gibbons, Jack Blackburn,Tiger Flowers, Wilfred Benitez, Harold Johnson, Ken Overlin, Maxie Rosenbloom, Jersey Joe Walcott, Mike Gibbons, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Joey Maxim, Junior Jones, and Chris Eubank. The last category boxer-puncher is a hybrid style used to describe fighters who possess good all-around boxing/punching skills and capabilities. They possess the technical skill and grace of an out-boxer and also the devastating power of a slugger. Boxer-punchers usually do well against out-boxers, especially if they can match their speed and mobility. Their only downfalls are the big sluggers because once again, it only takes one punch and the lights are out. This would depend the boxer-punchers defense, chin, and mobility. They make for interesting fights and throw a sense of the unknown into some. Where a boxer-puncher is matched up against an out-boxer, the fight is great because depending on the style the boxer-puncher tries to use in the fight.Boxer-punchers are often hard to categorize since they can either be closer in style to a slugger or a boxer. Notable boxer-punchers include Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Gans, Sam Langford, Joe Louis, Roberto Duran, Sandy Saddler, Thomas Hearns, Alexis Arguello, Carlos Monzon, Eder Jofre, Marvin Hagler, Archie Moore, Charley Burley, Jose Napoles, Ricardo Lopez, Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Michael Spinks, Freddie Steele,Roy Jones Jr., Ike Williams, Tony Zale,Felix Trinidad, Marcel Cerdan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Wladimir Klitschko,,Oscar De La Hoya, and Erik Morales.
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