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Question for Tim if he does another Q and A;
“At the time you fought Larry Holmes, from what I heard you had 7 amateur fights and 15 pro fights.
Yet your fight with Holmes was one of the highest skilled heavyweight title fights ever.
What do you think was the secret to you progressing your skills so fast?
Also what would you say to someone who says you need 100 amateur fights and 25 pro fights to be ready to fight for a title?”
Question for Tim,
What do you think of some of the very old school boxers like Jack Dempsey and some of their methods as explained in his book 'Championship Fighting'?
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Specifically can you explain your understanding of the 'falling step' or 'trigger step' since no one seems to know how to do it nowadays and do you rate the technique?
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Also do you believe in his advocating of the power line and the lower three knuckle landing and do you think it makes a difference?
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Lastly, have you considered writing a book like Dempsey did to preserve some of the knowledge you have alongside the videos you do?
Thanks
I might be biased, as Tim is one of my favs, but I think his brand of 'the sweet' science, size, athleticism, technical mastery and power would have been a real problem for Mike. Tim was like a better version of Buster Douglas, and we all know how that went. It is really too bad he had to deal with Don King and all the other shenanigans of his era, but a testament to his character that he was one of the first to stand up to this corruption at risk of his life and livelihood. If his prime was in this era, he could get his fair share and put on these fights free of corrupt individuals robbing him, and I really think he would be an undisputed heavyweight champ and too much for these modern guys.What an opportunity to learn from a boxing legend!
Here's my question - if you had fought the young Mike Tyson during his peak, how would you have approached fighting him in order to nullify his strengths and maximise your chances of beating him?
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No one mentioned WC so no need to divert the conversation there.Before Tim Witherspoon rresponds, just wanted to remind you that others on this forum have already previously told you that many of your assumptions about boxing and attempts to apply boxing to wing chun are not correct due to the fact that you have never been trained in boxing and are only training with a version of wing chun kung fu as your striking art.
Simply 'sinking into the punch' is not the falling step so you are wrong there although that's a common misconception. Yes that's a basic technique.The drop step or sinking into the punch is basic to boxing and is taught as a fundamental part of boxing. Along with stepping into the jab, it is also one of the main engines of the jab as well as of the cross.
So it's absolutely untrue that nobody in boxing knows how to do it nowadays as you assume.
As for hitting with the lower three knuckles , that
is not advisable for boxers to do so as the boxers fracture is most commonly the fifth metatarsal... Furthermore the forearm bone that is connected to the lower knuckles is weaker than the forearm bone connected to the upper and larger knuckles. When the jab and cross are thrown with the correct Cork screwing motion for a full powered punch, the elbow is pointing vertical upwards and the fist is almost vertical - but downwards and with a slight wrist incline to impact with the front two knuckles but in line with the forearm. Hence there is partial application of dempsey's power line idea in modern boxing.
No one mentioned WC so no need to divert the conversation there.
The integration with other arts can be done by people who have studied other arts, WC or otherwise.
This is however an MMA forum and most every fighter is doing some form of integration when applying boxing in MMA.
Many here are interested in this, not necessarily for just straight boxing.
I have learned a bit training with people with a boxing background, but primarily incorporated some of Dempsey's methods from his book which is why he wrote it. He is a good teacher.
Simply 'sinking into the punch' is not the falling step so you are wrong there although that's a common misconception. Yes that's a basic technique.
However we will see what Tim has to say about the trigger/falling step as explained by Dempsey, not just the method but if it is practical.
Dempsey's experience taught him to advocate the lower 3 knuckle landing and that this was the only way to fully be in sync with the powerline. He did not speak of increased fracture risk. Its a method shared with WC yes.