Boxing Defense: Cross-Armed (Norton, Moore, Fullmer, Foreman)

Defensive highlights of the cross-armed guard originally created by Archie Moore. Ken Norton - Was an American professional boxer. He was the WBC world heavyweight champion from 1977 to 1978 and is best known for his trilogy with Muhammad Ali, in which he defeated Ali in their first bout by split decision over twelve rounds in March 1973. Archie Moore - Was an American professional boxer and the longest reigning Light Heavyweight World Champion of all time (December 1952 – May 1962). He had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport. Nicknamed “The Mongoose“, and then “The Old Mongoose“ in the latter half of his career, Moore holds the record for the most career knockouts (131) in boxing history. Gene Fullmer - Was an American middleweight boxer and world champion. Fullmer began his professional career in 1951 and won his first 29 fights, 19 by knockout. His manager during many years of his career was his mentor, Marv Jenson, who encouraged man
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