How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 14 Oct 2025, 05:55
by 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!
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 14 Oct 2025, 14:48
by margaret thatcher
very few people are good enough to use it effectively vs decent opponents. even some elite pros have looked clueless trying it.
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 00:24
by 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
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 04:24
by 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.
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 06:35
by 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.
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 22:25
by gilgamesh
JackSprocket wrote: ↑15 Oct 2025, 04:24
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.
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 15 Oct 2025, 23:06
by Taansend
Can you post a video of you sparring using the Philly Shell so we can all have a butchers?
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 16 Oct 2025, 05:42
by Coco
Taansend wrote: ↑15 Oct 2025, 23:06
Can you post a video of you sparring using the Philly Shell so we can all have a butchers?
X2
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 11 Nov 2025, 07:19
by Sweet Dick Willie
Taansend wrote: ↑15 Oct 2025, 23:06
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..."
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 11 Nov 2025, 17:22
by 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"
Re: How do you feel about philly shell sparring partners?
Posted: 22 Nov 2025, 06:18
by 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.