Chapter 104: Attack and Defense

In today's boxing world, boxers can be roughly divided into three categories, one is advocating offense, the other is good at defensive play, and the other is more balanced offense and defense, both offensive and defensive. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, it's hard to see that kind of true balance of offense and defense among the top fighters, reaching its peak on both the offensive and defensive ends. Boxers often have more or less biases, and the reality is that as long as he reaches the top at a certain point between offense and defense, then he can already rank among the top fighters.

Lubus Bankrobert, a professional authoritative commentator for Boxing magazine, recently wrote an article - "On the Offensive and Defensive Fighters in Active Boxing". This article is on the front page of Boxing magazine.

The article was followed by a poll launched by Boxing magazine to select the top 10 active fighters with the strongest offensive and defensive flow in the eyes of fans.

Just ten days after the issue of Boxing magazine was sold, it received 1.67 million votes. Among the offensive fighters, Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao came in first place with more than 880,000 votes. After defeating "Golden Boy" Hoya in eight rounds and knocking out "The White Killer" Hatton in two rounds, Pacquiao was in the limelight for a while, and the king of offense deservedly ranked first.

In second place is the "Inca dynamite" Valero. Valero's vote was only 15,000 votes lower than Pacquiao's. In the eyes of his fans, Valero is invincible and invincible, and like the devil, he is feared by every opponent of his game. 27 fights and 27 KOs, a 100 percent KO rate, an average of 2.15 rounds per match, and a single round finish in 19 fights. With such strength and such a ferocious attack, its edge is not inferior to anyone in history. If Valero can fight a few more other super-popular super-champions, have a few more fights in the boxing world, and win, then his influence is likely to surpass Pacquiao's.

In third place is Couto. As a representative of boxing's offensive flow fighters, Kuto's punches are cold, sharp, and ruthless. In the middle of the match, Kuto's punches were monotonous and slightly mechanical, but each punch contained amazing power, razor-like penetration. The opponent will often consume all his physical strength and will little by little in his indifferent and ruthless monotonous left and right hand ring punches, and finally fall like dead wood.

Since his debut, Coutto has only lost once, and that is to "Plaster Bearer" Margarito. But even in that case, when Magarito cheated and stuffed a plaster cast to multiply the lethality of his fists, Cuto still used his tenacious will and steely fighting spirit to carry Magarito's "plaster hand" to fight hard for eleven rounds without losing the wind.

The loss of the match is still respectable, especially when it was later revealed that Margarito cheated illegally, and the fans were full of sympathy for Kuto. And this year, Couto and Pacquiao have reached an agreement to match, and the two sides will start a big battle on November 14. This is undoubtedly the most anticipated bout of 2009.

And the defensive boxer, the first position, is a bit unexpected.

In the past, if there was anyone in boxing who defended well, everyone would think of Mayweather at the first time. Originally, this No. 1 position belonged to him, no matter how much the fans didn't like this defense-oriented, he began to run around the ring when he got the point advantage, and he never had the desire to take the initiative to attack, and he was shrewd and slippery in the boxing world, but in terms of defense, Mayweather can be said to be the strongest.

But this time in the vote, Mayweather was only second, with a narrow margin of 375 votes.

The first place is Lin Ye, who ranks first with 897,321 votes.

Lin Ye can rank first, which has the aura effect bonus of the unified two levels, and more importantly, Lin Ye's comprehensive, solid-like all-round defensive ability in the ring, from dodging, to shoulder defense, to twisting the upper body of the snake. Especially in the match he just ended with Diaz, Diaz threw 1,029 punches and missed one punch, which left an extremely deep impression on the fans.

The second place, of course, is Mayweather. This defensive champion has made all the attacking fighters despair. There is no solution to the defense on the court, no matter how fast, heavy, tricky, and sharp you punch, Mayweather can calmly resolve them one by one. Off the field, Mayweather's character is not very good, and he is crazy to show off his wealth. He is the most successful professional boxer since the birth of boxing, and he is also the most gold-absorbing boxing champion, and the most influential boxing player in the active boxing world.

In third place, it is Hopkins. "The Executioner" Hopkins is arguably the greatest middleweight champion of all time, defending his middleweight title 21 times and the first to unify the four divisions of WBC/WBA/WBO/IBF. At the age of 44 this year, Hopkins is still the top boxing champion in this boxing world, and his strength has not diminished due to age at all. Hopkins' defense is well-rounded and superb. And his "edge technique" in the ring is even more famous.

In Lubes Bankrobert's "On Offensive and Defensive Boxers in Active Boxing", he first talked about the offensive boxers in the current boxing world, and then talked about defensive boxers, of which Lin Ye accounted for most of the space.

"Boxing is a kind of classic in an instant. In boxing, we often see that in an instant, the opponent gets knocked out. Sometimes, it's not clear to the fans in the audience that the knockout process is the result of a knockout. This time is the most exciting moment in boxing, and it is also the climax of the fans.

Sharp and devastating offenses are undoubtedly what fans love the most, and it's one of the biggest charms of boxing. In the ring, people tend to prioritize those who attack fiercely and efficiently. In the 90s, everyone's favorite was Tyson, and after Tyson, the most concerned was Hoya, and after Hoya, people's attention turned to Pacquiao, Valero and others.

Thunder-like sorties, destructive power to destroy withering and pulling, lightning speed, and overwhelming rain like a waterfall. This is the most attractive thing about boxing when it comes to attacking. But in boxing, we can't ignore another aspect of boxing, and that's defense.

Often in the eyes of those who really know boxing, extreme defense has the same charm. In boxing, those defensive geniuses are often the nemesis of boxing killers. The defensive skills they show in the ring are undoubtedly amazing. The body swayed from side to side, swayed and dodged, and his arms were like iron shields to block left and right. Defense and offense are undoubtedly two extremes, just like water meets fire, either fire turns water into a wisp of steam, or water ruthlessly extinguishes fire.

When it comes to defense, people tend to think of Mayweather. Mayweather is a true genius, and his masterful defense has been elevated into a form of physical art that can be displayed in the ring.

And in recent times, there have been a few rising stars who have also shown their superior defensive skills. For example, Ukraine's super-welterweight rising star Kim Zuk can maintain a standard of defensive boxing in the midst of his erratic movements, which is rare. His defense is tight and solid, and with his excellent defensive skills, Kim has had a smooth journey since entering the boxing world.

In the heavyweight division, Klitschko Jr. has always been dominant, and we have yet to see anyone else in the heavyweight division capable of pulling Klitschko Jr. to the top of the heavyweight division, which is exactly what Klitschko Jr. has brought about after going to the extreme defense.

But the recent rise of supernova Lin Ye, his defensive skills, I was amazed. He has learned the skills of several boxing champions, and Lin Ye's shoulder-lifting defense is not inferior to Mayweather. Prior to Lin Ye, there were countless fighters in the world who tried to replicate Mayweather's shoulder-to-shoulder defense, but all failed. If you want to learn this skill, the requirements for the flexibility of the body, reaction and other comprehensive aspects are too high, except for a genius like Mayweather. But Lin Ye learned and made it a big killer for Lin Ye in the ring.

Later, Lin Ye showed the same weak and boneless upper body twisting as Nassim Hamed, and the butterfly-like elegant and dexterous dodge as Augustus. He has fully demonstrated what it means to defend in the ring, which is not to get hit by his opponent's light and heavy punches.

Perhaps, Lin Ye will become the next defensive master in the ring, a defensive master. ”