"Chuck has been doing this for 16, 17 years... and I guess the old saying is, it's very hard to...

"Chuck has been doing this for 16, 17 years... and I guess the old saying is, it's very hard to train an old dog to do new tricks." -- Howard Davis Jr.

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fascinating interview.

by Michael Rome on Apr 20, 2009 8:26 PM EDT reply actions

This is great stuff...

Howard Davis Jr. is a really great boxing mind. I’m also glad he touched on the “knockout memory” thing because that is totally a legit thing that doesn’t get talked about much.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 20, 2009 8:38 PM EDT reply actions

I guess I never really thought about Chuck moving down in weight. Davis seems to think he can do it and that it would benefit him. I also like how he didn’t say that it was Chuck being too old or too slow but that he still made more than one mistake that they had worked on every day for eight weeks.

I don’t want to see Chuck on the canvas again but maybe another few months with Davis and a weight cut would be worth a shot. Hmmmm…..excited to see how this unfolds.

by MauiPimpin on Apr 20, 2009 8:46 PM EDT reply actions

I just don’t see Chuck being able to make 185 at his age and with his frame. Maybe he could split the difference and meet Wand at the new weight class Wand wants to create, but I guess it’s a moot point since Chuck’s all but officially retired.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 20, 2009 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

True that.

It sucks to hear that he got caught because of a dumb mistake again though. Just keep your hands up damn it! Don’t step forward when you throw the right! Damn!

by MauiPimpin on Apr 20, 2009 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Don’t step forward when you throw the right

Really? That’s where the power comes from. If he doesn’t step into it, it becomes a pitty-pat punch.

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by FlyByKnight on Apr 21, 2009 5:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Only if you’re standing in a left-handed stance. Otherwise when you throw the right, the lead left leg should forward while you drive off the back right.

by Luke Thomas on Apr 21, 2009 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow, great interview.

by pud333 on Apr 20, 2009 9:06 PM EDT reply actions

great interview

thanks Chris!

"the spirit of your average dumbass with more overblown rhetoric" OR "the self-appointed savior of MMA"

by Kid Nate on Apr 20, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions

I’m always curious how high up the food chain the boxing coaches are in MMA. I guess a gold medalist is a pretty damn elite. I like how he explains that 8 weeks will not keep you from reverting to your comfy bad habits in the fight. I would have liked to hear his opinion on Chuck’s punch & counterpunch speed.

by frickshun on Apr 20, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions