Clinton Woods
High-guard defender
Jose Torres Clinton Woods
Shared areas: Pressure, Range
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Jose Torres
Era Classic
Division Multiple Divisions
Stance Orthodox
Key context Guard, recovery, and reset habits
Why study this fighter
Jose Torres is useful for studying peek a boo counter starter. Key coaching cues are: guard, recovery, and reset habits, starting phases on purpose, counter timing after defence. Use the page as a study aid: isolate one visible habit, train it safely, then test whether it improves your own rounds.
Jose Torres is a peek-a-boo counter starter in the H&G style library. It is a classic orthodox profile. The strongest axis scores are defence 90, starter 84 and counter 84. Study guard, recovery, and reset habits and starting phases on purpose. A practical cue is to use reset drills that connect guard, feet, and return fire. The page includes 1 selected video reference for the study notes. The main warning is: do not wait for perfect counters while giving away rounds.
Fighter guide only. This is not a claim about level, ability, or matching a champion. Use the diagnostic to compare how you box, then bring the result into class or PT.
H&G All-Time Index: Jose Torres is ranked #818 all-time with a 72.26 ranking index. Open the ranking profile
Orthodox Classic Style reference Check with coach
Use this as a practical style guide. Treat the examples as ideas to test, then check the notes before leaning too hard on one pattern.
Study, do not imitate
The point is to spot patterns: pressure, range, rhythm, risk, and defensive shape. The radar below turns those patterns into a readable coaching map.
Jose Torres
An H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 summary card for rank context, career context and comparison. Read close ranks with the Data Confidence label beside them.
Rank and score#818Ranked in the H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 top 1000
H&G All-Time Index72.260-100 ranking index. This is the number that orders the list.
Peak-form Elo rating1,781Best-point rating on a separate scale, not directly comparable with the index. The rating could shift by about ±204. 1965-03-01
Data ConfidenceLowLimited or wide-band career evidence. Treat close ranks as provisional. Peak-form band: ±204 Elo.
Active years1958-1969Boxing era: 1946-1979
Primary divisionLight HeavyweightHigher than 17% of ranked fighters in this division
Era standingHigher than 10% of ranked fighters from his eraHigher than 18% of the whole public list
Strength of scheduleLighter schedule signal1,789 schedule score
Career W-L-D41-3-1Professional record summary
Style map
Who is like Jose Torres?
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What to study
- • Guard, recovery, and reset habits
- • Starting phases on purpose
- • Counter timing after defence
What not to copy
- • Do not wait for perfect counters while giving away rounds
- • Do not copy defensive patience without active returns
Training translation
- • Use reset drills that connect guard, feet, and return fire.
- • Use first-phase games where the opening action must create the next position.
- • Use catch-slip-return rounds where the counter only counts after defence.
Recommended videos
Defence Into Counters: Practical Counter-Punching
What to watch for: Watch this for turning defence into return punching without copying a highlight reel.
Open on YouTubeIf this is your match
- • The result points toward defensive shape as a useful training prompt.
- • The coaching priority is to turn the visible cues into simple, safe rounds before adding pace or power.
What to watch
Use these notes to understand the boxing behind the profile and what to watch when you compare it with your own quiz result.
- Defensive Shape What to study
Defensive Shape is the clearest study cue in the available study evidence.
- First Phase Control What to study
First Phase Control helps explain how the profile behaves across range, rhythm, and ring position.
- What to watch What to study
Use the available footage and record context as a practical training outline rather than a full technical biography.
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