@YoungCashMoney
Is that a rival rb11 you use? Which model & oz do you use for bag work and sparring?
I just have to buy new gloves and rival is the brand I am favouring. As we dont have a shop I will just order some by recommendation.
I would like to add to your thread and tell you some mistake to fix ,but you are just lightyears better than myself and I prefer to learn from your videos.
I'm not sure the exact model, but they are the 16oz lace up sparring gloves I use for bag work.
This isn't my area of expertise so take my observations with a grain of salt. I won't go into what looks good because everyone else has done that so don't think that I'm only being negative.
It seems to me that your head is a little exposed and vulnerable. You don't tuck your chin. Especially behind your jab. Your hands are seldom up where they can protect your head after a flurry or before a jab. Just watch your video while concentrating on your head exposure. Ignore everything else and tell me what you see.
Also, maybe you were just concentrating on your strike execution and weren't concerned with defense during this session. In that case everything that I've said is irrelevant.
Will keep it all in mind, thank you, I try to keep my chin as tucked as possible without compromising vision, I do need to get my hands higher though, when actually throwing punches my right hand (when throwing my hook for example) hovers inches below my chin, then right when the punch is finished gets glued back up there, need to get it like that during the punch. I am always concerned with defense so everything you said is definitely relevant.
First of all, your speed is ridiculous dude, especially your flurries. You make me look like I'm moving in slow motion and I'm not slow.
Nice fluidity, like the rollouts a few times after your combinations and beautiful outside slip and counter right hand as usual. Lots of good stuff, and physically you look really good. Didn't know you had a beard dude? Is it all the test pumping through your veins now?
Anyway, I'm going to have to agree with BookOfSpeed here. You lead with your head a little bit and you are vulnurable coming in, most noticeable while jabbing and during flurries. Granted, someone would have the balls to sit down and time you during flurries, but it could happen. Against your jab it's easier because a counter right or jabbing with you is a possibility. It's funny because it's the same patterns during your sparring, so in this instance bagwork actually shows something you can use.
Careful not to lead with your face (
fine to use it to draw counters and set things up, not so much leading with it unconsciously).
Careful not to drop the jab hand as it retracts while moving forward, or being in their jab range (
if it's a flicker jab that's fine when you have angle options and control the range, but if you're moving in with a straight jab don't let it drop down).
Careful not to drop your guard/protection on the hooks and flurries (
I know that when you throw full speed flurries you basicly don't have time to use a guard, but it's a a habit when you throw single shot hooks as well. Obviously when you're moving out or away or have a setup it's less critical, but when you're stuck infront of them it gets you countered).
Have you started going back to basics a little with the footwork drills?
Lol the beard I started growing when I first got news of my surgery, and said I wouldn't shave until I'm able to compete again in boxing, so next amateur match is when it goes. For now, I'm on my way to the Jesus Christ look.
Always roll out and try to use some form of defensive move after every offensive move, thats the plan at least.
I see the punch I'm vulnerable to, and look at that, its the jab, that I always run into in sparring as of recently lol. I'm going to try and lean back a bit when jabbing so my head isn't so far forward. Yes I gotcha on the not dropping the jab hand and retracting back to original position.
Nah no excuse for me to drop guard/protection, if I'm throwing a shoe shine or something of course my defense won't be tight until its complete but for the most part I need my hands a bit higher overall.
Nah no foot work drills yet, but I am mentally thinking about all of it. I will start working on all of that soon though in my spare time.
I only really do not like when you do this left hand down thing, shoulder rolling and stuff. People are not Maywheater, you are not either.
I am trained to use both the traditional guard as well as the crab/shell/"shoulder roll", I am not Mayweather but I have received the same instruction as him, as we had the same trainer. It won't hurt to have that defensive move in the bag of tricks and to work on it.
That fucking hand speed.
Not gonna lie. You look great on the bag.
Thank you!
I'm a little red faced. I preach about this and didn't mention it. Glad you did.
YoungCashMoney
You rechamber well (something else that I preach about). I'm not saying that you need improvement but you still might find this useful. Who knows, maybe you'll find even more speed. Do a few bag sessions where you concentrate more on rechambering speed than striking speed. Concentrate on the rechamber being as fast or faster than the strike and always take the most direct path possible. I tell my students to make this a regular part of their routine.
No criticism, just hoping something that I throw out there will be useful to you.
I gotcha will do for sure.
For some reason I always pictured you as a young black kid around 5'5 and a bantamweight?!?!
I agree with the distance comment somewhat but not entirely. I think your punches are perfect for your range, but your range doesn't change. There's a lot of shit around you that doesn't help though. There was nothing long, and you went shoulder to the bag a couple of times but you didn't really work it, and was back to mid range by the time you threw.
looking great though
Work on changing range, gotcha. Yeah I work from a range that maximizes my power for all punches, helps because I know exactly where I'll get most snap, but of course opponents aren't just going to stand in my preferred range.
No one tried to guess my ethnicity! I'm 5'8 tho 135lbs, my last fight was at 115lbs though, grown quite a bit since when I was competitive.
