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JDNichols
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Daren, as a point of interest take a look at some old George Foreman fights. Even though George Forman was a boxer and that sport has rules note how he fights. You will notice that he would tuck his head and move forward like a bull. You will see him beat his opponents in the arms with hammer fist or whatever it took to push them back and then boom, that powerful short uppercut or a powerful jab and lights out. I’m sure his opponents were thinking what the hell; he’s hitting my arms and trying to run through me, that’s not how you are supposed to box. But it worked, I’m sure that came from the days back in Houston in the ninth ward when George had a street fight or two. When George got in trouble in the ring he would recall those days and did what worked. TAKE GROUND, BUILD MOMETUM, LEAD WITH SPEED AND FOLLOW WITH POWER, TAKE THEIR BALANCE AND MAINTAIN YOURS, BEAT, PUSH, HIT, DON’T STOP. Does all of that sound familiar? George didn’t use specifics when he got in trouble in the ring; he used what worked the basics he recalled about surviving.