The ‘Philly Shell’ is a stance that has quickly become the new zeitgeist of boxing styles thanks to the infamous Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather – with his idiosyncratic approach being second only to Mike Tyson’s ‘Peekaboo’ style in the eyes of the general public.
The seemingly impenetrable defensive stance can be traced back to Floyd’s Uncle Roger as well as his father Floyd Senior – who both had relatively notable careers with the style but never quite reached the heights of the sweet science. And much like a science, the two savants returned to the lab following their retirements – adjusting their theories based on their ring-centric research before passing the style on and publishing their latest revelation: ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd Mayweather.
@tenouttatendo ANDRE WARD: THE PERFECT PHILLY SHELL! . The ‘Philly Shell’ is a stance that has quickly become the new zeitgeist of boxing styles thanks to the infamous Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather – with his idiosyncratic approach being second only to Mike Tyson’s ‘Peekaboo’ style in the eyes of the general public. The seemingly impenetrable defensive stance can be traced back to Floyd’s Uncle Roger as well as his father Floyd Senior – who both had relatively notable careers with the style but never quite reached the heights of the sweet science. And much like a science, the two savants returned to the lab following their retirements – adjusting their theories based on their ring-centric research before passing the style on and publishing their latest revelation: ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd Mayweather. Floyd quickly displayed the evolution – and indeed, perfection – of the style that would soon become a popular choice for young American fighters by parrying, shoulder rolling and countering his way to multiple world titles in six weight classes and remaining undefeated throughout his career. Fighters like Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney, James Toney, Adrien Broner, Tyson Fury and many, many more have employed the style successfully with even more doing so ineffectively in an attempt to copy the unorthodox style but none have truly captured the true essence of each facet of the Philly Shell in one perfectly smooth execution like ANDRÉ WARD! Watch the video above to see why… . LIKE and FOLLOW for more boxing content! . . #floydmayweather #mayweather #tysonfury #shakurstevenson #andreward #DevinHaney #phillyshell #moneymayweather #prettyboyfloyd #boxingdefence #boxingdefense #boxinggym #combatsports #explore #fyp #viral #boxinglife #boxing #boxeo #boxer #KO #knockout #highlights #fight #fights #fighter #boxers #training #boxingtraining #boxingknockouts #analysis #boxinghype #miketyson #peekaboo #cusdamato #adrienbroner #jamestoney #ksi #jakepaul #misfits #misfitsboxing #boxingtutorial #howtobox #boxinglessons
