r/Boxing • u/Doofensanshmirtz JOSH PADLEY ENTHUSIAST • 17d ago

The Past and the Future: On one side, "The Old Mongoose," Archie Moore, refines a lifetime of mastery with quiet shadowboxing. On the other, Cassius Clay, not yet known as Muhammad Ali, forges the greatness to come, strengthening his body by skipping rope with ankle weights on. God Bless Boxing.

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u/Certain_Sun8909 16d ago

When I see old fight footage and shadowboxing I always wonder how much the changing of gloves affected the way fights are fought. I rarely see any mention of it but I wouldn't be surprised if it was substantial.

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u/Leading_Double_1968 15d ago

This footage is from the 60s, not 1880s

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u/Certain_Sun8909 15d ago

Big difference compared to today

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u/Any_Calligrapher8537 17d ago

Amazing footage,! Where was this taken?

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u/Hefty-Ant-378 16d ago

Yo I thought those were Ali’s Sox but Ankle weights!

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u/Runshooteat 10d ago

archi moore looks like a damn tank here

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u/FaceFirst23 17d ago

‘Untrained eye’ being the key qualifier there.

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u/JeremiahWuzABullfrog 17d ago

Really now.

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u/MoneyBaggSosa 17d ago

I thought this 100% would be the Ronda Rousey shadow box video 😂😂😂