opinion on naseem hamed,junior witter's style

[ferroz]

what do you think of bobby vanzie,junior witter, and naseem hamed's style?

[bennie]

If you have razor-sharp reflexes then it works. It worked for a young Ryan Rhodes, too, but as he matured his reflexes naturally slowed a little and the style became more of a burden. I don't like the fact that you can't work behind a good jab with the style.

[stujones]

I think the style has now been somewhat exposed, all the old commentators (well Watt and Mcguigan) used to say "pressure, pressure, pressure". This was wrong as Hamed vs Kelly showed, Kelly went for broke thinking Hamed was done in the 4th, big mistake.

Nice boxing, a solid jab and good counter punching and you can beat it.

I think the Ingle style has evolved somewhat since the Hamed days, while Witter and Vanzie are vaguely reminiscent, a prime Hamed (i.e. vs Badillo) was up on his toes more. Same with Ryan Rhodes. I think Witter and Vanzie are easier to hit, hence sometimes you see Witter with his hands up.