How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?

[Sweet Dick Willie]

My coach keeps complaining about it. But I am that guy. For me it's just the natural stance. Throwing the jab from philly stance is the best!

[margaret thatcher]

very few people are good enough to use it effectively vs decent opponents. even some elite pros have looked clueless trying it.

[coneye]

iF IT WORKS do it . Its like saying how do you feel sparring guys who move well and you can't hit them , answer is LEARN

[Sweet Dick Willie]

The common mentality seems to be that sparring in a philly stance is showboating. For me it's not that at all, just feels so much more natural.

[Sweet Dick Willie]

By the way for you are there any manners you face from your sparring partners that you hate? Like for me I've always hated the guy who hits me with a good shot and then pauses like "I'm sorry, was that too much"? And likewise if I hit my opponent with a good shot and they be like "nice, good punch". I know it's a good punch, you don't need to stop the action because of it.

[gilgamesh]

The common mentality seems to be that sparring in a philly stance is showboating. For me it's not that at all, just feels so much more natural.

Do you get hit a lot using that stance? Because if so the Coach may not be concerned with showboating so much as being ineffective.

There's been World Champions who have used that style and basically just lost rounds because of it. Adrien Broner being the primary example that comes to mind.

[Taansend]

Can you post a video of you sparring using the Philly Shell so we can all have a butchers?

[Coco]

Can you post a video of you sparring using the Philly Shell so we can all have a butchers?

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[Sweet Dick Willie]

Can you post a video of you sparring using the Philly Shell so we can all have a butchers?

I'd rather not. The last time I shared a video of me sparring was to my daughter. She stared at it for a little while and then just said: "oh, poor dad..."

[Old bones Ian]

My sparring partner is rubbish at Philly shell stance I shouted "Mum you're 79 years old , you should know it by now"

[Old bones Ian]

Was flicking around YouTube and watch Dennis Andries , would you say he was doing the Philly Shell before it was named such a thing.