Wallace Arnebeck (David Arnebeck's father), was a state boxing champion. Wallace taught David how to box beginning with "play boxing" at an extremely youthful age in 1968. David Arnebeck later incorporate elements of Boxing into his Mixed Martial Arts.
4. David Arnebeck: Boxing 1968
David Arnebeck's father, Wallace Arnebeck, was a state boxing
champion. Wallace taught David how to box starting with "play
boxing" at a very young age. Wallace would continue to spar
David in boxing up until he was approximately 18 years old.
Wallace Arnebeck taught the "scientific" approach to boxing
where the strategy was never to get hit using good footwork and
good technque. Wallace would tell the story of his boyhood idol
being world champion, Rocky Marciano, until he met a good
coach. His coach said "Yes Marciano was a very tough boxer, but
he was NOT a good boxer!" Marciano took a tremendous amount
of punishment during his fights. Wallace would point out
Muhammad Ali to David (see video below) as a very technical
fighter (early and middle career) to be emulated using footwork,
distance and technique to avoid getting hit.
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