OBS Chapter 113: The Unprecedented D'Amato System
Chapter 113: The Unprecedented D'Amato System
On the afternoon of the first day of the first lunar month, the sunlight shone obliquely through the windows into the Kamogawa Boxing Gym, adding a bit of warmth to the place.
After lunch, the boxers gathered in groups of three or four, some chatting quietly, while others sat alone in a corner with their eyes closed to rest.
The air was filled with a faint smell of sweat and leather, which was the unique atmosphere of the boxing gym.
At this moment, Manager Yagi walked out of the office door with a smile on his face and shouted, "Luo Hao, your professional boxing Class B license has been mailed to you. Come and get it."
This shout immediately caused a small commotion in the boxing gym.
Some people whistled, some whispered, and all eyes were cast towards Luo Hao.
At this time, Luo Hao was sitting alone on a bench with his eyes closed.
Hearing Manager Yagi's call, he slowly opened his eyes, with a hint of joy in his eyes.
He stood up, walked a few steps to Manager Yagi, and respectfully took the card representing the result of his recent efforts - a Class B professional boxing license.
"Thank you, Manager Yagi."
Manager Yagi looked at Luo Hao with a satisfied smile on his face: "No, no, it's all the result of your hard work.
However, getting this license is just the beginning. Don’t be satisfied with just a Class B license. You still need to work hard!"
At this moment, Yingcun suddenly appeared beside Luo Hao silently.
He held a WBC professional boxing license in his hand and showed it off proudly in front of Luo Hao.
There was a hint of smugness on his face, and his expression was a bit frivolous.
However, Yingcun's pride did not last long.
"Yingcun!" The president's shout was like thunder, making Yingcun turn his head suddenly.
When he saw old man Kamogawa standing in front of him, Yingcun was shocked and quickly stuffed the WBC license in his hand into his crotch, trying to hide his embarrassment.
He muttered in dissatisfaction: "Old man, just sleep in the office if you have nothing to do. Why did you come out and scare me?"
Chairman Kamogawa looked at Takamura's crotch, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he wanted to laugh out loud.
But he quickly controlled his emotions and said seriously: "I came out specifically to see you.
You must have learned a lot during your study and exchange in Las Vegas, USA.
So now tell me, how should Luo Hao play in the Rookie of the Year finals?
His opponent is Kazuo Yamamoto, who is 176cm tall, has a wingspan of 190cm, and is good at jabs and long-range attacks.
When Yingcun heard the president's question, his expression immediately became serious.
He immediately put on an unfathomable look, looking up at the ceiling and rubbing his fingers on his chin.
He pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "I wonder if you have ever heard of the D'Amato system?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire boxing gym fell silent, as if no one had heard this.
Everyone held their breath and waited for Yingcun's explanation.
Seeing this, Yingcun showed a satisfied smile on his face.
He cleared his throat and began to explain the D'Amato system in detail.
"Cough cough!"
"Tyson's first mentor, Cusdamato, told Tyson, "If you follow me, you will become the youngest heavyweight champion in the world." When Cusdamato saw Tyson boxing at the age of 13 for the first time, he told Tyson, "If you follow me, you will become the youngest heavyweight champion in the world."
Later, at the age of 20, Tyson defeated Bobick to win the WBC gold belt and became the youngest world heavyweight champion. This record has not been broken to this day.
It's a pity that Tyson's mentor died the year before Tyson won the championship and didn't get to see Tyson become the world heavyweight champion. "
After lunch, everyone was feeling full, and seeing that the big devil Yingcun was about to start bragging in public, everyone gradually gathered around him.
“It turns out that D’Amato was Michael Tyson’s mentor!
Thanks to Senior Yingcun for talking about this, I really learned a lot now! "
At this moment, someone shamelessly started to flatter Yingcun, which made Yingcun even more proud.
"Well, then, I will tell you in detail about the famous D'Amato system."
"Senior Takamura, you are simply a moving encyclopedia of boxing! You are truly amazing!" Flattery came one after another, which made Takamura completely flattered.
"Cough cough!"
Yingcun cleared his throat and began his long speech:
The most successful example of D'Amato's system is Michael Tyson.
Tyson's fighting style is actually a lightweight style, with flexible dodging, quick steps, high-frequency head shaking, and high-density strikes, all of which require a high level of speed.
But once Tyson gets older and loses his speed, this style of fighting will no longer have the advantage.
So speed is the guarantee of Tyson's skills and tactics.
This is also the biggest reason why Tyson lost to Old Howard and Lewis in the later period.
General boxing commands: 1 is jab, 2 is back hand straight punch, 3 is front hand hook, 4 is back hand hook, 5 is left hand hook, 6 is right hand hook, 7 is low jab, 8 is low back hand straight punch.
Tyson's coach D'Amato gave Tyson the following commands: 1. Left flat hook to hit the right cheek, 2. Right flat hook to hit the left cheek, 3. Left upper hook to hit the chin, 4. Right upper hook to hit the chin, 5. Left low hook to hit the liver, 6. Right low hook to hit the spleen, 7. Jab to hit the head, 8. Low jab.
Ok, now here comes the question:
1. Why is there no backhand straight punch in Tyson’s command?
Because D'Amato's system is designed for small and short people, and is mainly for close combat, long-range heavy punches such as the backhand straight punch are abandoned, because the backhand of a short person basically does not give him an advantage.
2. Why is the jab not the primary function but ranked 7th, and 1 and 2 are actually hooks?
That's right, because D'Amato's system is unconventional, in order to ensure the continuity of close combat, all the attacks are connected by hooks.
The uppercut that D'Amato taught Tyson was to stand upright.
Tyson's left hook basically comes out with great force. We always used to think that Tyson fought with a bent back, but in fact, when he fought in close combat, he fought with a straight back, with his chest open to facilitate full force.
Note that his left hook is always thrown sideways while standing, over the opponent's shoulder, pulling his center of gravity forward. It seems that he has abandoned his center of gravity and pounced on the opponent and swung it, but in fact he is avoiding the opponent's attack by diving and shaking his head based on the principle of hide-and-seek.
At the same time, cut in close and cross attack the opponent, use attack to dodge the opponent's attack, and combine the dodge and attack steps into one. This is the peek-a-boo attack system that Coach D'Amato gave Tyson, but the premise is that you have to be faster than the opponent.
D'Amato's previous disciples did not perform well in the middleweight division, and Tyson's speed was not fast in the middleweight division, but compared to the heavyweights who were as big as dinosaurs, Tyson's speed was outstanding, so D'Amato promoted Tyson from the light heavyweight division to the heavyweight division.
Later it was proved that D'Amato's thinking was correct, using the speed and attack and defense concepts of the middleweight and the power of the heavyweight to fight the heavyweight.
Tyson is 178cm tall and has a wingspan of 180cm, which is obviously a congenital deficiency in heavyweight boxing.
Because Tyson's opponents of the same period were basically around 190cm tall, and their arm spans were about 10cm longer than their height.
But this did not hinder Tyson's success in boxing.
The successful implementation of the peek-a-boo stance lies in cutting in from a long distance, but not passively, but in coordination with the jab. Therefore, Tyson's jab looks like he is almost stretching out to reach the opponent, extending the attack distance to the longest. The purpose of Tyson's jab is not to hit the opponent, but to prepare for the cut.
Usually Tyson would follow up with a hook immediately after cutting in and hooking.
Whether it is a flat hook or an uppercut, Tyson almost always opens his chest when punching instead of our usual chest-holding punching. Tyson's punching almost throws his center of gravity out, which can fully mobilize the opening and closing power of the body and spine.
On the contrary, Tyson rarely used his back hand and almost threw himself forward with his body leaning to one side.
This way, you can completely push your center of gravity to the side of your fist and also move away to dodge the opponent's punch.
The influence of boxing style that Mike Tyson has brought to the boxing world is unprecedented.
He eclipsed many previous heavy hitters who were known for their fierce punches.
Whether it is the bloodthirsty "Devil" Sonny Liston, or the "Gorilla" Joe Frazier who always knows how to concentrate on punching, or even the extremely powerful "Devil" George Foreman.
These old predecessors whose style is similar to Tyson's (actually, it should be said that Tyson is similar to him) seem to have been ruthlessly forgotten by people during the golden years of Mike, the beast out of the cage.
This is the D'Amato system that subverts an era..."