Analysis Video on Hearns’ Technique by Modern Martial Artist

[Flickergrab98]

[them_apples]

This guy is usually pretty right about most stuff. Hes not about Hearns jab though. He gets confused and says Hearns telegraphs his jab but somehow made it work. What Hearns does and a lot of old fighters do, is separate the movement of the body from the jabbing arm. Hearns pump fakes his shoulder which the oponent attributes the jab signal, instead the jabbing arm snaps on its own timing from the shoulder separately. Unlike the right cross where the momentum is linked from the (ground up obviously) shoulder to the punch in one movement. And if watched closely, Hearns doesn’t only throw this jab. He also has an upright straight classic jab he throws as well, further disrupting the timing

you can see old fighters moving around the ring as if the arm is dangling on its own, signalling the body movement of the fighter has no bearing on when the actual punch is coming. Technically an arm punch, that forward momentum can make snappier, but makes up for its lack of stiffness with its unreadability and ease of landing the shot for setups.

He also makes note that Hearns “flares his elbow out when he jabs. However Hearns being a Kronk fighter, his stance is more angled than a more squared up style. He throws the cross and jab from his center line not the sides, his elbow wont flare out and his cross is not only hidden from certain angles by his left shoulder but also comes straight as an arrow because of it.

[markusmod]

This guy is usually pretty right about most stuff. Hes not about Hearns jab though. He gets confused and says Hearns telegraphs his jab but somehow made it work. What Hearns does and a lot of old fighters do, is separate the movement of the body from the jabbing arm. Hearns pump fakes his shoulder which the oponent attributes the jab signal, instead the jabbing arm snaps on its own timing from the shoulder separately. Unlike the right cross where the momentum is linked from the (ground up obviously) shoulder to the punch in one movement. And if watched closely, Hearns doesn’t only throw this jab. He also has an upright straight classic jab he throws as well, further disrupting the timing

you can see old fighters moving around the ring as if the arm is dangling on its own, signalling the body movement of the fighter has no bearing on when the actual punch is coming. Technically an arm punch, that forward momentum can make snappier, but makes up for its lack of stiffness with its unreadability and ease of landing the shot for setups

Agree with Apple's take here.

[Lupara]

This guy is usually pretty right about most stuff. Hes not about Hearns jab though. He gets confused and says Hearns telegraphs his jab but somehow made it work. What Hearns does and a lot of old fighters do, is separate the movement of the body from the jabbing arm. Hearns pump fakes his shoulder which the oponent attributes the jab signal, instead the jabbing arm snaps on its own timing from the shoulder separately. Unlike the right cross where the momentum is linked from the (ground up obviously) shoulder to the punch in one movement. And if watched closely, Hearns doesn’t only throw this jab. He also has an upright straight classic jab he throws as well, further disrupting the timing

you can see old fighters moving around the ring as if the arm is dangling on its own, signalling the body movement of the fighter has no bearing on when the actual punch is coming. Technically an arm punch, that forward momentum can make snappier, but makes up for its lack of stiffness with its unreadability and ease of landing the shot for setups.

He also makes note that Hearns “flares his elbow out when he jabs. However Hearns being a Kronk fighter, his stance is more angled than a more squared up style. He throws the cross and jab from his center line not the sides, his elbow wont flare out and his cross is not only hidden from certain angles by his left shoulder but also comes straight as an arrow because of it.

Fantastic take

[Willow The Wisp]

This is all observable and true.