Wing Chun "Kill Zone" and Joe Louis
Hi All
Im a mad boxing fan (im sure a lot of you know) and a particular fan of the old style fighters 1900 through to mid 60's, and ive just read a great article about Joe Louis.
I see JL as probably the closest example of boxing comparable to WC
- Very economic footwork
- Renown straight puncher
- A stalker looking to capitilise his opponents mistakes
These are just a few things i see as similar amongst others
In this article
http://www.boxing.com/how_to_box_by_...ight_hand.html
the Author makes a point "Louis has to bring his opponent into a very specific kill-zone to activate the trigger for that punch."
He sees it as both a strength and weakness and highlights that movement (from his opponent) made things hard for him and he did somewhat struggle to adapt to that.
Gee it reminded me of WC
Anyway, i recommend reading all 3 articles (there is a 4th on its way) and id love to hear peoples thoughts about it
GlennR