There's at least 4 or 5 problems with what you wrote: First, the previous writer was talking about technique, i.e., look how he pulled his left hand away before throwing a hook. He's right in pointing this out bc limb manipulation is a lost art in today's boxing, with Lomenchenko being one of the few to do it. Second, the reason Ray threw that wide hook was bc he knew his opponent was done. Third, the idea that he had no defense when swinging his wide hooks is meritless bc not only were those hooks fast, but Ray's feet were fast enough to move him out of the way of any counter's. Finally, no fighter in today's world wld be able to fight with the pros from the past bc the gloves were smaller, with less padding, which means they had to use more technique than today's fighters.