What is Russian Boxing Style

With the rise of such MMA fighters as Igor Vovchanchyn and Fedor Emelianenko, plus a recent win of Wladimir Klitschko over David Haye, we see a lot of renewed interest in Russian style of boxing. However, there seem to be a lot of confusion as to what exectly is a “Russian style”. Some people claim that “Russian style” is characterised by long looping punches, others insist that it can be recognised by upright posture and heavy footwork movement. So, the question is, who is right? When talking about “Russian style”, one of the most important things to...