Joe Frazier - Bob & Weave Defense Highlights 

Francis Tervil fear is good

exactly my problem! I have tried to do that and is the fear the one that stops me ! have you solved that problem yet???

julio mario orozco jervis First try fighting more like Qawi: only ducking when a punch is thrown and jabbing as your head goes down. If you can get that down, Frazier’s more proactive bobbing becomes more natural.

The problem is you can't see your opponent because you are looking at the floor.

I used to have this exact problem and I noticed it pretty much every time I sparred, only usually at the beginning of sparring, especially if it had been a while between sparring sessions. However I always found that as soon as I did get hit, my instinctive sense to fire back kicked in and I no longer feared getting hit. It helps also to keep your chin down, grit your teeth, look at your opponent through your eyebrows and as your last line of defence, take any punches on the top of your head if you can't get out of the way or mop them up with your hands. There is a good chance your opponent will hurt their hands if they hit you on top of the melon and less inclined to throw as hard. Bernard Hopkins talks of this when he talked of "taking shots on top of your helmet". I think developing your counter punching skills helps with this too, as you have to flirt with the danger of getting hit, moving just enough to avoid punches and return fire using the incoming force as a part of your strategy to magnifying the power you can deliver. Counter punching in my experience is best done by offering your opponent a tempting target to draw a predictable punch/punches. Having rehearsed for this over and over in your shadow boxing to pre-program appropriate responses into your body for when you need them. Like driving a car or riding a bike, initially it takes great concentration, but with repeated practice you trust yourself more and let your autopilot take over.

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Thanks 1st time watching Dereck Chisora. He does have a very similar style !

+Sam Owins probably because the style is very destructive to the boxer's body

David Linden he fought that way since he was a pretty short heavyweight and was in his best interest to use that to his advantage. Similar to how tyson fought aswell

The thing that caught my attention is you said heavy front foot...? I'm not sure. He takes those small steps to keep his balance in the center more or less. Agree ?

What about Mayweather?

he only lost against Muhammad ali and George foreman who pushed and hugged him as a tactic

dannycool59x he lost against ali and foreman because they were better than him period fraizier is a legend but there is no need to make excuses for his losses

better is a strong word. Fights with Ali were close, and alot of clinching ofcourse. Foremans style is a complete counter to Fraziers. All three amazing boxers and all just as good as each other in their own ways.

@@dannycool59x49 Ali never pushed or hugged him once in The 3rd fight he won that based on a superior gameplan and all Foreman had to do was push Frazier's head down to drop him 7x. All 3 are GOAT'S but that was just ignorance speaking.

I'm just pointing out what I saw in the fights lol

My pleasure mate.

+haNZAgod RIP Muhammad Ali

​@@hanzagod you should do a video about John l Gardner defense

Agreed! All his opponents knew the left hook was coming but he beat them with it anyway!

poweroftheriff he was born to throw that shit! His left arm was slightly bent which gave birth to one of the greatest left hooks boxing has ever seen!

Id say that 1 dimensional-ness is what screwed him over against George Foreman, who would just swing at body level If he had a true bob and weave like Jack Dempsey or Rocky Marciano, he would've done much better

Lachlan nigga u dont need to b undefeated to be good

True

Qawi was pretty good himself

Feels so good when you do. I even posted a video of me doing it.

Josh C. Headbutt mania

Joe wins

@@jaquavioussmith6150 Not likely. Joe's fantastic but Tyson's style eats up Frazier's style for breakfast. Look at what he did to marvin. I know Marvin's not have the boxer Joe was but if we judge by styles alone, Frazier probably wouldn't win bar some wild hook that might ground tyson.

Frazier vs tyson Frazier.tua vs tyson tua.wha? Because they could take more punches they did better work at it than tyson.

@@SenorPinataMan Joe is built like a tank he has endurance I watched the Thrilla in Manila fight 14 rounds and he still keeps going. He didn't wanna stop his coach said its over. I don't know if Mike Tyson has the oxygen to go past 10 if he does it'll be an interesting match up.

Haha glad you enjoy the videos mate.

Shadowsucks true.every great fighters got their own different style that fits their body.

Tbh. All gyms tell you to not bend waist. Almost all boxing greats to EFFECTIVELY use bob and weave used to bend the waist. No matter whether it was Dempsey, Qawi, Tyson, Frazier, Toney. The list is endless.

Frazier had infinite stamina he’d beat all the modern heavys today foreman was actually a smart boxer but also one of the hardest hitters in history

@@Boxeo250 you have to be in top shape to keep up with prime Frazier's work rate. And I don't mean shredded or all muscle. I'm talking cardio to the max. He would drop many top heavyweights today with his vicious body hooks.

​@@Ffeoli1039He was a monster who didn't wanna quit after 15 ROUNDS. Unheard of, he's a very, very rare breed of human.

Actually bob and weaving from the legs is harder. Requires more energy from the leg muscles cause your squatting down and it leaves your head still up right so you can get caught. Watch a lot of defense masters and they almost all bend from the waist. Hurts the waist a bit but is actually better defensively

Yeah definitely

This style requires a lot of energy and dedication to training to utilize and the demands of this style tends to shorten the career of fighters ending their prime years earlier than they would have with other styles but considering. Frazier was shorter than the average heavyweight he had to resort to this style and considering only fighting with one eye his left hook was his go to punch

You have to take small steps to keep the balance of this style. It was about timing not speed.

True What's the name of the song

Ajay Singh because he used to work in farm sense he was a kid.

Jesse James lol it's not for u

Very

I think Ali said that was the hardest hit he ever received in his whole career.

Savage bro

@Wiegraf more explaining please!!

He's definitely an all time great. I don't like to get into "greatest" debates, but I digress. Smokin Joe is a one of a kind fighter. He'd be successful in any era.

I feel like the fights with Ali made people think he only had the left hook. He threw that thing almost the entire fight. Thing is, it was Ali's weakness. He had to rely on the hook if he wanted to beat Ali

Yes, he’s definitely a one handed fighter. The guy literally blocked with his face and managed to throw a hard punch right after it. When someone gets hit hard (and it HURTS them), the opponent almost never hits BACK hard.

@@kcuba1228that’s false. People hit back after being hit hard all the time. Especially his opponent, Jerry Quarry, who was known for having a legendary chin. Every big punch doesn’t freeze an opponent. And as you can see; that one sent him sideways. Looks to me like he was preparing to throw that shot as he got hit and still launched it out of reflex, which happens a lot. He hit Ali with plenty big shots that Ali retaliated against, including the left hook that he was famous for.

One of the reasons I think he had a short career. That and his "take 2 to land 1" didn't help either

despite that this man can go all 15 rounds bobbing and weaving. thats insane

@@Ffeoli1039rather because of his 2 bouts with foreman and 3 with Ali. Else he prolly could have gone further.

it's a cross guard

Heavyweights tend to not get rated highly on P4P lists. I do think Frazier is a top 10 lock at Heavyweight though, at least for me anyway. Great fighter.

I could but I do have multiple videos of them all so I'd only be using the same clips used in those.

I don't think the outcome would be any different, but Foreman was getting away with a lot of pushing. Joe needed to be in his rhythm to start smokin. If Joe survived the early rounds, I could see Joe actually get some work in on Foreman.

@@Ffeoli1039 very good point. Was never a big forman fan. Always loved joe tho. Good ole country boy with a heart of gold. He represented the south like a stud, and had in my opinion the most devastating left hook ever. And that includes tommy morrison..

@@brasstacksboxing409 best part about smokin Joe was he was very classy and humble about his lose to Foreman. Frazier was a class act.

@@Ffeoli1039 joe took the loss very well. even greeting foreman during a shavers vs quarry fight. whilst also confronting Muhammad ali

Lol!

Joe danced in his own way

Moody sanchez i heard someone crying

What is the song and who is singing please?

@@allensayigh9625 Moody Sanchez - I Heard Someone Crying

@@samarium1934 Thanks!

minh tru man got different body

Not many people fought the way Joe did. qawi was probably the closest. His defense against holyfield was pretty nice

Sad but true :(

Got one already. Maybe copyright restrictions in your country don't allow you to watch it? Definitely have one up on my channel.

+haNZAgod I live in London so I must be able to see it.

Negan's Dad No idea then ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xz70hPneL8c.html - Works perfectly for me.

Negan's Dad what kind of profile do u have

Ken Norton

Andrew chopin good shout

NO!

Paolo Montemurro so he did it with cross arm guard.

@@acejasareno8698 Moody Sanchez - I Heard Someone Crying

For sure. Joe had constant head movement and had such irregular rhythm.

Frazier didnt throw a variety of shots either and would only come after you in a straight line, they really didny fight the same.

@@hi._.golgo137 it all comes down to Joe surviving the onslaught. If Joe dragged him into the late rounds, Mike is gonna be in trouble.

@@Ffeoli1039 I think frazier was too tough for tyson, when Tyson came against someone with a good chin he was in trouble

@@yentamoon1808 Yeah, I tend to see Joe getting on the inside easy and while Tyson was a decent inside fighter, he wouldn't be able to keep up once Joe started smokin. Tyson never really was able to clinch or tie up well, and I don't see him keeping Joe off him for too long.

@@Ffeoli1039 tyson was Best inside fighter not decent

Moody Sanchez - I heard someone crying

thanks hanza '

I'd say Floyd Patterson would be the prototype for Tyson