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[Vadrigar.]

Good combinations to the head and body.

[Fox McCloud]

First off; nice job. Your style is more pro than amateur. You have a good base to work off of. That said here is some constructive criticism.

Stop grunting. Your giving an audio queue to your opponent of your punching patterns. In any fight longer than 3 rounds your opponent will be able to counter/time you very easily. Also, If your grunting that means you aren't clenching your mouthpiece which is a sure fire way of getting KTFO, so be careful.

Your jab is pretty decent but you are pulling your strong hand back when you fire that jab. You have to "Hold the phone" when you shoot that jab...innother words keep your power hand up at your face when jabbing. Be defensive whe being offensive.

In addition, try and get in the habit of planting your back foot before firing. Sometimes when you move around as much as you do we can fall into the bad habit of not planting thus pitty-patting our opponent but not doing damage. See vintage Floyd or Morales clips to see how to do it properly.

That's all I've got...you look good though, keep it up and post another clip in a couple of weeks to track your improvement.

Good luck!

FYI: For anyone who actually boxes, I found this video to be crazy useful. It has a bunch of very small, scientific adjustments that a fighter can make in order to become a more efficient fighter. The comment about biting down on your mouthpiece reminded me of it.


Hopkins calls pulling the right back when jabbing the bow and arrow. One of those things I'll never forget in my life.

For the TS, don't get discouraged or try to change your style. There are a few reasons for this. If you are contemplating ever going pro, you don't want to switch to a lame ass amateur style only to have to switch back later... it's going to be hard to do and will destroy a lot of progress that you have made with your current style. In addition, you picked your current style because you were the most comfortable with it, and it works well for you... it's natural. Switching it may be what successful amateur fighters do, but you trying to fit into a new style is unlikely to yield the same type of success that they have with it, considering how long they have stuck with it.

Finally... it's not always the windmill, no power slappers that have amateur success. Hard punching Felix Diaz who fought with more of a professional style and had a consistent body attack was rewarded with a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. So, that style can work in the amateurs... don't get discouraged.

Felix Diaz turned pro, and here is his record if you are interested at all: http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hum...2699&cat=boxer

If you are going to change your style at all for whatever reason, another professional friendly one is probably the way to go, because, in addition to all the reasons above, I can't imagine that it is going to be fun to box in a style that has less than no chance of landing punches that your opponent feels, which will grind down your desire to work in the gym over time is my guess.

Okay, done typing! Good luck!

[V.WEBB]

i sometimes get too comfortable in the ring so i tend to put my hands down when backingup. ill keep your observation in mind thanks

No problem, I hope that it helps. Keep it up and keep us updated.

[led]

Props to you bro. Even when you're comfortable, stop putting your hands low. It might become a habit hard to break. Good luck on your fight!

[Doctor_Tenma]

Remind me of Cotto somewhat, you look good man, as stated, alot better than most of the sparring videos I've seen on here. Just keep up the good work.

[Rockin']

im the guy with a shirt on. i apologize for the poor vid quality

nice movement, you let your hands go acouple of times. Pretty good man. While you have good movement you never did anything with it. You would exchange, move and wait for him to punch you acouple of times before doing anything and then moving again and waiting again to take the same 2 shots before throwing back. Get off first, I know you hear it alot, and get of often. Now the guy was bigger so I understand the respect thing, but keep them big guys busy thinking about having to defend themselves and not of offensive schemes, and then you move out leaving with a jab. Don't wait for him, let one go then use your feet and find the range. Waiting for a fighter to deliver first is not a great habit. Oh yeah, that stuff where you get a certain distance away and you bounce up and down on your toes after exchanging, lose it. It would take less than a second for his fist to reach you, if your in the air during one of your cute little bounces it can cost you.

Good job, I'm interested in seeing more...........Rockin'

[SplitSecond]

my main issue is with how your left foot sticks to the floor when you throw the right, you almost look like you're gonna fall towards it, try and move your feet to either the left or right as you throw it

and you also have your right hand out as a jab catcher yet never catch a jab, when you have your hand like that just swipe it across your view as you see him throw a left(also moving your head doesn't hurt) and you'll push it aside, then is when you counter with your own jab or a right hand if you're fast enough

[Fox McCloud]

Remind me of Cotto somewhat, you look good man, as stated, alot better than most of the sparring videos I've seen on here. Just keep up the good work.

Lol, you are at least the third person to say that in this thread.

Take it as a complement though JM. Cotto has a very exciting, and effective style. It is the blend that Larry Merchant always cries about when he's on the rag, about how it's............... fine to hit...... and not....... get hit.... as long..................... as you... are hitting.

It's technical, but violent. A good two things to have.

nice movement, you let your hands go acouple of times. Pretty good man. While you have good movement you never did anything with it. You would exchange, move and wait for him to punch you acouple of times before doing anything and then moving again and waiting again to take the same 2 shots before throwing back. Get off first, I know you hear it alot, and get of often. Now the guy was bigger so I understand the respect thing, but keep them big guys busy thinking about having to defend themselves and not of offensive schemes, and then you move out leaving with a jab. Don't wait for him, let one go then use your feet and find the range. Waiting for a fighter to deliver first is not a great habit. Oh yeah, that stuff where you get a certain distance away and you bounce up and down on your toes after exchanging, lose it. It would take less than a second for his fist to reach you, if your in the air during one of your cute little bounces it can cost you.

Good job, I'm interested in seeing more...........Rockin'

^^^ I agree with a lot of this. I didn't realize it before, but you are waiting on him a lot... you don't need to initiate combos, but it is nice to throw the jab out at him unprovoked from time to time... that gives him something to think about, because he has to worry about walking into punches when he starts his combo, as well as your precise counterpunches when he is done.

Also, I didn't see the bouncing the first time I watched, but he is 100% right. If it is there, lose it. You are immobile when your feet are off the ground, and people who hit things literally all day are going to have fists fast enough to reach you before you hit the ground again. This is especially important for a fighter like you, who relies so heavily on moving in and out to avoid punches.

[AFAB]

Where are the bodyshots, I may have seen one.

[MARKBNLV]

im the guy with a shirt on. i apologize for the poor vid quality

Pretty good bro,two things i did pick up though are that you fall in when throwing your right hand dont do that,also stay off of the ropes.you have a nice looking jab the only flaw i see is you need to sit down on it a little more,and when moving work on your laterall movement pop that jab step over and blast him to the body or the head.As my trainer used to tell me quit back peddling and turn that mothaphucka.