Often I’ll hear commentators describe boxers as having a Mexican Style of boxing. Sometimes it is even said of boxers who are not themselves Mexican, but nonetheless apparently exhibit a Mexican Style. So what qualities make up the Mexican Style of Boxing?
I’ve also heard the “Mexican Style” contrasted with a “European Style.” So what are the qualities that make up the “European Style?”
Are there other styles as well?
The Mexican style of boxing comes from the style of boxing called.
The swarmer (in-fighter, crowder) is a fighter who attempts to overwhelm his opponent by applying constant pressure — taking away an opponent's spacing and timing. Swarmers 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). 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; or are great at cutting the ring with precise footwork. 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.
[1] Many swarmers 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 5'7, while
Rocky Marciano had the shortest reach at 67-68 inches. One exception is
Jack Dempsey, who was nearly 6'1 with a 77-inch reach. Famous swarmers include
Henry Armstrong,
Carmen Basilio,
Nigel Benn,
Melio Bettina,
[2] Burns,
Joe Calzaghe,
Julio Cesar Chavez,
Steve Collins,
Jack Dempsey,
Joe Frazier,
Kid Gavilan,
Gennady Golovkin,
Román González,
Harry Greb,
Emile Griffith,
Fighting Harada,
Ricky Hatton,
Jake LaMotta,
Rocky Marciano,
Terry McGovern,
[3] Sam McVey,
Battling Nelson,
Bobo Olson,
Manuel Ortiz,
Floyd Patterson,
Aaron Pryor,
Alexander Povetkin,
Sailor Tom Sharkey,
David Tua,
Mike Tyson,
Micky Ward,
Wilfredo Gomez and
Mickey Walker.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_styles_and_technique
So Chavez was using the swarmer style of boxing and his trainers and teachers or people wanted to separate that style from the swarmer style so it was named the Mexican style of boxing.
Just like what happened with Jujitsu The Gracie's learned Judo and modified it like Bruce Lee did with certen styles of Martial Arts and named it, Jeet Kune Do. The Gracie's took Jujitsu or called Judo modified it making some changes and to separate it from Japanese jujitsu/Judo called it Brazilian Jujitsu. For Racial and Political and financial reasons, but all it is, is Japanese Jujitsu / judo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_jiu-jitsu
The Mexican style of boxing is The Swarmer style of boxing with modifications, like going to the body more and other things. Their defensive style is quick short head movement coming forward but not like Mike Tyson who's head movement is side to side wider then the Mexican style.
But Mexican fighters don't only use the Swarmer style of boxing or in their Country called The Mexican style, they use all the styles.
Érik Isaac Morales Elvira, Boxer puncher, The boxer-puncher possesses many of the qualities of the out-boxer; hand speed, often an outstanding jab, combination and/or counter-punching skills, better defense and accuracy than a slugger, while possessing slugger type power. The Boxer-puncher may also be more willing to fight in an aggressive swarmer-style than an out-boxer.
Salvador Sánchez Narváez, Counter puncher, A counterpuncher utilizes techniques that require the opposing boxer to make a mistake, and then capitalizing on that mistake. A skilled counterpuncher can utilize such techniques as winning rounds with the jab or psychological tactics to entice an opponent to fall into an aggressive style that will exhaust him and leave him open for counterpunches
Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia, Switch hitter, A switch-hitter switches back and forth between a right-handed (orthodox) stance and a left-handed (southpaw) stance on purpose to confuse their opponents in a fight.
The Mexican style/Swarmer style became famous because of Chávez who was using that style to defeat everyone, but a couple of fighters Pernell Whitaker, Frankie Randle, and others. Chávez boxing record at one time was (87-0) So you can see why his style is praised by his people. It's exciting to the fans gets KO's and wins.
The Mexican style of boxing
The Swarmer style of boxing
You can see the styles are close to each other with a little modifications in the two styles. But both are the same style just named differently, by people to hype up a fighter and his country of origin and fans to separate the two from each other for Racial, financial and political reasons.
