My Second College boxing match(Video)

1. Good fight...anyone who steps inside the ring is a warrior! 2. Establish your jab...on a tall fighter use your jab to body. 3. Keep your head up...at times your head was down in the 1st round. 4. Work off of his jab...in the 2nd & 3rd round you could have timed his jab and counter it. 5. Use defensive movement...work on moving your head after throwing a punch...slipping, ducking, and fading to the left or right will these kind of fights easier. 6. Stay out of range...tall fighters have power at the end of their punches...stay out of range when you know he's going to attack. 7. Punches in bunches...this is an amateur fight so the more punches, the more points. 8. Train hard...always be the best you can be in the gym, it'll show in your fights. I fought again on the 20th. This my latest fight. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?p=10131198#post10131198

1. Good fight...anyone who steps inside the ring is a warrior! 2. Establish your jab...on a tall fighter use your jab to body. 3. Keep your head up...at times your head was down in the 1st round. 4. Work off of his jab...in the 2nd & 3rd round you could have timed his jab and counter it. 5. Use defensive movement...work on moving your head after throwing a punch...slipping, ducking, and fading to the left or right will these kind of fights easier. 6. Stay out of range...tall fighters have power at the end of their punches...stay out of range when you know he's going to attack. 7. Punches in bunches...this is an amateur fight so the more punches, the more points. 8. Train hard...always be the best you can be in the gym, it'll show in your fights.

Dude - why listen to people in here? Most guys haven't been in the ring - EVER. My advice would be - listen to your trainer for advice, instead of people on here.

5"6 3/4 :haha:

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A word of advice to the TS. Keyword: Solar Plexus(it works everytime) And please don't rush in with your head down or up, you're an accident waiting to happen. When going in, always, always throw a jab(s), a feint, head movement, or all three combined. Man, when you hit that sweet spot(solar plexus), he has no choice but to protect it and he'll have to drop his guard just a lil lower and he'll stoop a lil lower, then you bring it upstairs with straights rights and go around his guard with hooks or as soon as you see him lower his head, bang him with an uppercut right inbetween his guard.

I like to keep it simple: You need to stay out of his range and force him throw jabs or combinations. Then time him with some quick combo's, then pull out again. As other people said stay on your toes abit more. Your 2nd round was great being patient and taking your time will allow you not to gas as easy, and frustrate taller opponents who will start chasing you allowing you to time and come in quickly if you stay on your toes. If your going to come in a bit more head movement would help also. You used head movement out of his range and then moved in. You need to do both together. Your pattern of headmovement I think was left, right, left, punch. At start of fight you kinda croutched or put your hands up while he was hitting glove it still takes it out of you. Also there were time where you could of kicked him in the nuts but you didn't rookie mistake always take the low blow ;P

Props for that video. Yall both got solid shots in. I don't know who I would've picked to win if it wasn't for the standing 8.

Good **** phantom,, Keep up the good work

. your left shoulder and left toe should be pointing at him. I can understand the toe part, but, the shoulder ? Please elaborate. thanks And to the TS, well, there's already been some good advice already. Then again, isn't this suppose to be your coach's job ? Me personally, I would never put one of my students in looking like that, I'm pretty sure that preparing for this fight you more or less sparred the same way. Obviously, you're green and not too many folks(including myself) looked great in their first few outings. However, I just don't think your coach took the time(or maybe simply lacks the expertise) to prepare you. Bottomline, work hard, but work smarter next time and maybe it's time to look for a new coach !!

^Damn 5'6" 165lbs man? Or you mean he was 165? 165 is too much for your frame. I like boxing taller guys because they're very easy to hit in the body. I make sure all of my sparring partners are taller and bigger than me. That way when I fight some one my size and height or close i'm 5' 8" so anybody that's 5'8"-5'11", even 6', the tallest I have boxed was a 6' 2" 190lbs guy. I find it very easy to hit them. My sparring partner Jonathan is a whopping 220lbs 5' 11". I'm currently 155 5' 8". It pays off though. Anyway, all I saw wrong there was that you had to go to the body more. And it's easier said than done because i'm in the outside looking in, but from what I saw the guy had no footwork at all so his body was there to be hit all day.

wat weight?? u need ta cut em off then work the body he's to tall so use overhand to the head... It was 165 and your right, I should have gone to the body more.

This is coming from another fighter since i was 13. So there's things I'm about to say that may be wrong or not. I've only watched the first two rounds. At first you seem not to relaxed and wanted to press the attack from the get-go, (which isn't a bad thing just look to be more relaxed) In the first round, i saw he was so open to body shots it was ridiculous. With your height, i pictured you slamming his body with jabs and slapping a hook when he cringed down a bit to avoid it. That's what you could done all night to this guy. Another thing is, you don't seem confident with your jab. You seem to flick it, just to flick and then run in with another combination. You always want the jab to best your sharpest tool. With a guy your size and height, a stiff jab will help alot more. Like i said before, had you stiffed his belly during those rounds, you would have alot easier time to land more combinations. Don't rush in when your trying to put together combos. If that guy was higher level, he'd just side step or pull back and counter you. Always be confident when your going to come in that your going to land with the same intent of being smart not to get hit back so much. Do you ever try to use fients during fights? Fake coming in, side step then lunge in with your dominant hand and move then go for the combination. I have alot of success when i kept fighters thinking i was going todo one thing and do the next. The guy on the other side didn't seem like he really wanted to engage with you much, all I really would like to see if more patience, not alot of rushing in and sharper punches and remember the jab to the body. It probably does hurt him much, but you can set up so much with the jab to the body. and try to side step a little more. Sorry if this was alot. Trying to help, not criticize.

Well props for agreeing to fight someone that tall. First off, if you ever face someone with a clear reach advantage, don't get into a jab fest. Like someone said before me, tuck your chin and then put both hands up, bob and weave and then ram the body. I know it doesn't score much in amateur boxing but one good punch to the body can suck away stamina instantly and you can build from there. This is very good advice. I should of thought of this.

lol. I'm Puerto Rican. This was at 165. Props for getting in the ring to fight at @165 considering your height. You should look into going down at 20 IBS. To many tall ppl can make that weight. As for tips, relentless pressure, and rolling with punches. Strait up maul him, anything you have to do get to his body. It’s a tough fight for you, since there is a very big gap in reach, and size.

First of all props for fighting someone so much taller than you, a 5'6 guy wouldn't even fight me (I'm only 5'11) because he said I was too tall and he backed out. I aven't read any other response so this might've been said a 100 times but for me, the main thing to learn from that fight was you didn't adjust at all, you were fighting him and going for headshots like you were both the same height, it was a waste of time and energy. You should've really dug to the body.. 1) He was a lanky, skinny **** and would've really felt it 2) He was wide open for bodyshots and 3) You work the body to soften him up and when he adjusts and lowers his body to protect from those shots, then you go to the head. Your right hand really sucked at times, it was basically a slap at times. Crisp, sharp punches are the ones that hurt, not the slaps. You're still learning though and the only way to get better is to actually fight and get in there. Lastly, did I hear some chick in the background say the Lock Haven guy was cute or was it just me? No homo.

Unfortunately no. Never really got the chance to either. I'm shipping off to my training for the Army within the next 6 months and won't be back for a year and a half. But hopefully while I'm gone some of the kids from my gym will make it to the nationals, there is a lot of talent here surprisingly. Apparently my coach was offered a position as one of the coaches for the 2012 Olympics, so I expect him to push them all harder. Ah, good luck in the Military bro, big decision you made there. and good luck to your boxing club, hopefully they do well also.

LOL..Yea I see now, I'm Midwest too in Chicago, you fighting in Golden Gloves this year? Unfortunately no. Never really got the chance to either. I'm shipping off to my training for the Army within the next 6 months and won't be back for a year and a half. But hopefully while I'm gone some of the kids from my gym will make it to the nationals, there is a lot of talent here surprisingly. Apparently my coach was offered a position as one of the coaches for the 2012 Olympics, so I expect him to push them all harder.

Ha, well, I'm 123 right now, but I could certainly make 114 again. Yeah, you'd be surprised, around here in the mid-west region, it seems everyone at 114 is about my size. I've rarely had fights where I physically had the advantage. But isn't that the beauty of boxing? There's a place for everyone of all sizes and physical capabilities. LOL..Yea I see now, I'm Midwest too in Chicago, you fighting in Golden Gloves this year?

That's what I thought, our MW is also 6'3..lol for 5'6 the average is 125lbs which is FW. BG you're at 114?! DAMN..lol..we also got a kid who's 18 boxing at 119, I thought all his fights would be walk by's but apparently there's more of you guys out here..haha! Ha, well, I'm 123 right now, but I could certainly make 114 again. Yeah, you'd be surprised, around here in the mid-west region, it seems everyone at 114 is about my size. I've rarely had fights where I physically had the advantage. But isn't that the beauty of boxing? There's a place for everyone of all sizes and physical capabilities.