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Yeah Floyd is excellent at drawing counters. His jab to the body and pullback+right hand counters are beautiful. He just doesn't have the power that JMM does and he always tries to slow the pace of the fight down. Don't know, I just never found his style that exciting to watch, although I appreciate his craft more and more.
About the drills, haha I thought as much. Can't blame a guy for trying. Anyway, I'll try to see if I can find some.
Btw, I don't want to derail the thread, but what is your thoughts on someone like Sweat Pea and his defensive boxing? Fundamentally incorrect? Well schooled? Athleticism? A little bit of each? Specificly in regards to the whole weight distribution discussion, foot placement and so forth that you and Brando had. He's so much fun to watch, but from 1:26-1:29, who could pull that off other than a very few select people. Does he do alot of things that you normally wouldn't teach?
I can only name 1 or 2 uninteresting fights Floyd has ever been in. Not bad for such a "boring" guy.
Pernell Whitaker, in his Prime and before cocaine addiction set in, was a perfect blend of everything. However, he wouldn't be dick without Benton. And yes, of course, Pernell did a lot of shit I wouldn't teach. But remember, what is it I really teach? Just a set of fundamentals, from there I advise and refine fighters' own ideas. I'm not going to do that any other way than myself. Georgie was himself, so he'd forgive things I might not, I might forgive things that may drive him up a wall. Billy Briscoe had a STERN disagreement with my "hard" right hands. lol, that had to be settled with a little fighter chess (my guy vs. his guy, his guy a World level Pro, mine an Amateur). It happens, and it's not the end of the World. Georgie became an excellent teacher after being an excellent fighter, a rare exception, and always referred to Whitaker as "my Masterpiece." But one look at Georgie and you can see Pernell's base forms:
And how would one pay, assuming I'm not able to get to Vegas to train?
Assuming you CANNOT make the pilgrimage, I do remote training online from time to time. You can contact me directly about that here or on Facebook if you like.
The Sinister Boxing Network for 9.99?
Oddly enough the idea has been proposed. For both myself and Dadi, he likes the idea more than me. I'm just too otherwise occupied to run production for that. If I had a video person THAT committed to it, I'd do it.