Willie Pep - Counter-Punching

[@hanzagod]

One of the greatest P4P boxers of all time! Willie Pep was known for his excellent speed, finesse and elusiveness. His footwork ranks up there among the very best in history along with his sharp counter-punching which is what I wanted to focus on for this highlight. Pep won the Featherweight title twice during his legendary career and his 4 fight series with Sandy Saddler was something to behold with their 4th and final fight being known as one of the dirtiest in boxing history. Will o' the Wisp at his sublime best! www.patreon.com/haNZAgod

[@mider-spanman5577]

Is it just me or were there are two books on Willie Pep and Sandy saddler at one point in time? It seems like the one I remember it has been wiped from existence.

[@hanzagod]

@@mider-spanman5577 No idea bud

[@danielmoses2440]

Hello Hanzagod, my name is Daniel and I have a video request. Can you do a defensive highlight reel of Montell Griffin’s cross arm defense? Taught to him by Eddie Futch. Thanks

[@hanzagod]

@@danielmoses2440 You don't need to introduce yourself every time Daniel you've commented many times haha! I have tried to highlight Montell in the past but his style just doesn't translate well to a highlight reel, he was effective at what he did but I've not been able to make him look good before.

[@faro1875]

@@mider-spanman5577 Yes, there are books about Willie Pep.

[@kakonis]

"He who hits and runs away, lives to fight another day." - Willy Pep

[@benjamin-ri2do]

I think that was bob marley

[@vince11harris]

Him vs Saddler is one of the most underrated rivalries in boxing

[@kmyattjr]

Couldn’t agree more

[@ReservoirPunk]

THE absolute most underrated rivalry of all time without a doubt. Ingo and Patterson would be a close second

[@MrMidnight92_]

It was usually a one sided beat down from saddler.

[@vince11harris]

@@MrMidnight92_ that is true but a lot of people say that saddler used dirty tricks

[@vince11harris]

@@ReservoirPunk they had some great fights 💯

[@gamingpractitioner2699]

When i think of fighters ahead of their time , Pep always the first person i think of. Hands down. His defensive and offensive mechanics and IQ is something special. One of my favorite if not my favorite boxer of all time.

[@tobysimpson2773]

Here's a fact, Angelo Dundee (trainer to Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard etc.) studied Willie Pep and taught all of Pep's moves to his fighters. And just like Muhammad Ali said, float like a butterfly sting like a bee, his hands can't hit what his eyes can't see. Willie Pep is my all time favourite boxer and so underrated for the absolute boxing genius he was. You can't get more ring iq than Pep had 👑

[@2383Scorpio]

Willie Pep is one of the best counterpunchers of all time. Keep it up.

[@BrandonReyes-vi4rm]

What a master , makes it look effortless

[@DynamoDeniro]

BRUH!! Your ability to align the music to the fighter PERFECTLY shows your attention to detail. And that makes you a Genius in my eyes. Appreciate your work 💯!!!

[@JoseDiaz-yl9sh]

Now you're talkin about a legend. This was a great video. 👍👍👍

[@TainoMantis]

Seamless V-steps - into shifts, into lateral circles, into pivots and rolls, all off a pendulum bounce. To be able to do all this during fighting sequences is phenomenal. To make it look so effortless is legendary. As the old timers used to say: "You couldn't hit him in the ass with a hand full of rice."

[@thewisetzar5363]

Never forget this All-time great top 12 boxer.

[@mider-spanman5577]

A lot of legends (Muhammad Ali for sure) definitely learned from this guy! The will-o'-the-wisp! He looked so elegant in the ring and made having defensive skills look easy. That rapid jab was definitely a signature as well. He looks like a little mosquito that kept on poking his opponent and draining the blood.

[@bossplayermfs5972]

Ali learned from SRR.

[@surveying482]

Ali didn’t learn a damn thing from this bum destroyer don’t disrespect Ali like that

[@mider-spanman5577]

@@bossplayermfs5972 he learned from many boxer including Sugar Ray Robinson of course. He was like a sponge and he soaked up all the boxing now that you could from watching multiple legends.

[@a-bovea-ve-rage]

Sweet feet Willie amazed me as a kid when I watch his film.

[@copywritergrzegorz]

Hanza is pure genius, what a marvel of a man. Apreciate your work!

[@경김-w5l]

When I first saw him I'm overwhelmed what a fighter

[@deconsturm9004]

Legend

[@GRF64]

Great video. Pep is one of the greatest pure boxers of all time and is a great watch. Just wondering whether you've ever thought about doing a Harry Wills video. I know there not a great deal of footage and its all when he's past his best but that would be great to see. Imo Wills is a clear top 10 heavyweight of all time and goes very underrated.

[@hanzagod]

Not enough footage unfortunately

[@jonathanrapp1645]

Thank you again for all the content you put out. Is it possible to do a video on jesse james hughes? Not an all time great but he was exciting and had an interesting story

[@zanicedavies6975]

He makes it all look so easy

[@bobbyjoeyoung2becausesteph194]

Watch old-school fighters and him and only ezzard and Robinson stack up for being the greatest p4p so good stuff love it and thumbs up

[@reynoldtv3154]

there is never a bad video of hanza,he does everything by choosing the most beautiful of each fight,only 100k? let's make it reach the million💪. By the way someday would be great a video of the speed of kuniaki shibata or the good boxing of hiroshi kawashima who was very fast too. ⚡ ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@hanzagod]

Thanks bud I appreciate that! Definitely expect a Shibata vid at some point soon.

[@ReservoirPunk]

Preach!

[@SooncreateGod]

Always love the content! Please do one on Joe Gans!

[@henrybrowne7248]

I wish, wish, wish we could get ALL the footage of the four Sadler-Pep contests.

[@bossplayermfs5972]

Good highlights of Willie “The Step” Pep.

[@JohnSharpe888shooter]

The best 126 lbser in history hands down

[@TheWarriors1515]

He’s back 💪🏻

[@antoniomosley9410]

I dont know what to say. Only that the selction of fight footage the music and the syncing of both the music and the motion of both fighters are amazing. Willie Pep was and still everyone should look up too. A Great fighter fight other great fighters. Now I urge you to do a video of the underrated Light Heavyweight champion Marvin Johnson.

[@hanzagod]

Thanks bud I did have a highlight of Johnson that I made some years ago but took it down because I wasn't too happy with it, I'll round to making a new one at some point.

[@antoniomosley9410]

@@hanzagod thanks buddy. Take your time.

[@johnshell2480]

Met Willie through my trainer Georgie Russo who ran the BPAL. He was older but looked like he could f*** us all up if he wanted. His hands were huge for a man his size! I found out later he was a defensive, super fast counterpuncher. He just had the look of a warrior in his eyes.

[@combatsportlover6919]

Did you learn anything from him?

[@johnshell2480]

@@combatsportlover6919 Yes! He told me irregardless of your style, height, build or temperament, the jab was the most important punch you could develop. He was right.

[@SweetBoxing3502]

Goat!

[@charlesrazo7246]

The greatest featherweight in the history of boxing

[@tttsharpe8118]

The best 126 lbser in history absolute magical

[@-Deniz1117]

Cool!

[@tatax85]

Pep, Locche, Whitaker... the best defensive boxers

[@ОлегХарченко-э1б]

Флойд

[@chadtep7571]

Pep had some hands

[@ReservoirPunk]

Hanza, where did you get all of this footage?!? I am blown away! If you have the time please share with us how you got this footage, there's clips here I've wanted to see for countless years!

[@williamsanders4495]

👑 🦁 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@armandogalvan6275]

Pep and Salvador Sanchez my favorite featherweights

[@сссс-й4е]

ATG Willie Pep

[@beelinebeeline1228]

Потрясающий боксер потрясающая техника великий боксер

[@BATMANZ899]

MOST TALENTED VANILLA BOXER EVER ..BATMANZ 1GOD

[@victorresendeboxe]

Can you feature Karl Mildenberger or Edwin Valero in a video?

[@lMobiuscidl]

Holy cow he would've been a beast nowadays.

[@c4cubey931]

Can you try to do the boxer "Pretty Boy" Lucas? Hes good friends with my dad

[@hanzagod]

Never heard of him if I'm honest bud

[@eyeofsauron2812]

How does his skills compare to Sugar Ray? Which would be better p4p?

[@alexalvarez1111]

The Greatest boxer of all time! The man who was 108-1-1 before breaking his back and leg in a plane crash, and was told he might never walk again. But just 6 months later, he came back and defended his title successfully. Lost a close decision to Sugar Ray Robinson in the amateurs, and it was close even though Ray was 28 pounds heavier than him. Has more title defences than Robinson as well. 9 successful title defences. Finished his career with a record of 229-11-1. The Goat. 🇮🇹🇮🇹🐐

[@tttsharpe8118]

My favourite 126 pounds fighter in history

[@ぬんぬんビム]

Who is the fighter at 2:53? He moves like Jersey Joe!

[@hanzagod]

Sandy Saddler, a very different fighter to Jersey Joe constant pressure looking to do his damage on the inside.

[@ぬんぬんビム]

@@hanzagod Ah, thank you! I thought it might be since there's so much of him in the video.

[@Azad_chirya]

Musics name please

[@hanzagod]

The track is in the description bud it's Odjbox - Sepia Sky

[@thamwisai1]

Before Locche, Sweet pea, Floyd there was Pep

[@FIREBALL122]

I just want you guys know I don’t think you’ll believe me but this is my mothers uncle

[@tttsharpe8118]

The said round was a myth the round apparently he didn’t throw one punch in 2004 that was busted they got hold of the scorecards from said bout his opponent landed not plenty but he connected check it out it’s all true ps I think it was a ap it’s around 2004-5 this was found out could be a year or 3 out

[@jpa5038]

His style is not aesthetically pleasing but effective.

[@hanzagod]

Wow really? I think Pep has one of the most aesthetically pleasing styles ever, beautiful footwork and skills. Can't get much better than this!

[@jpa5038]

@@hanzagod It's ugly as fuck. Don't get me wrong, it works but he's not graceful. His footwork and overall movement is herky jerky, stop and start almost like he's having a seizure.

[@hanzagod]

Never seen anyone refer to Pep's movement as herky jerky and seizure-like, his style is as graceful as you can get. Don't understand what you're seeing on this one at all bud sorry.