me sparring 2-1-07(VIDEO)

[triggnom]

how come you only had one fight so far? do you have a lot of spars?? and i think u said u lost that fight? howd you lose? was the guy a lot more experienced?

[Kid Achilles]

I have to say, you've definitely improved in the last few months Vers. The way you throw those hooks to the head and body, you look just like a smaller prime Tyson.

One thing you might want to incorporate more is feints. Guys obviously respect your power, and all it takes is a little shoulder movement to get a guy to react, thinking a punch is coming his way. Feint to bring his guard up and sneak in a punch to the body.

I'd say work on your quickness and timing and always your reactions. The double end bag is your friend. Also footwork, you need to be extremely quick and light on your feet to close the gap as quickly as possible but also ready to plant them and throw vicious punches at a half second's notice. How much time do you spent with the jump rope, currently? How about sprinting, both on a track and uphill?

Also work on those in close Dempsey shovel hooks I heard you say you would look into. Short guys should be able to produce a lot of leverage in close. I've found working the heavybag in a crouch with your legs bent moreso than usual will help you find ways to develop even more power. You may want to try that if you haven't. You can really hit, but even in that area there is always room for improvement.

Your stamina appears to be good, but you need to be relentless in your training program. Don't go nuts every day with roadwork (but definitely do it 5-6 days of the week, just not always all out), but you need to be pushing yourself really hard a few days of the week. A few extra miles or sprints more than usual.

Finally, when is your next fight? You need to get some amateur fights under your belt. You're ready for sure IMO. Just make sure you have the correct shoes and you'll do fine.

[Verstyle]

I have to say, you've definitely improved in the last few months Vers. The way you throw those hooks to the head and body, you look just like a smaller prime Tyson.

One thing you might want to incorporate more is feints. Guys obviously respect your power, and all it takes is a little shoulder movement to get a guy to react, thinking a punch is coming his way. Feint to bring his guard up and sneak in a punch to the body.

I'd say work on your quickness and timing and always your reactions. The double end bag is your friend. Also footwork, you need to be extremely quick and light on your feet to close the gap as quickly as possible but also ready to plant them and throw vicious punches at a half second's notice. How much time do you spent with the jump rope, currently? How about sprinting, both on a track and uphill?

Also work on those in close Dempsey shovel hooks I heard you say you would look into. Short guys should be able to produce a lot of leverage in close. I've found working the heavybag in a crouch with your legs bent moreso than usual will help you find ways to develop even more power. You may want to try that if you haven't. You can really hit, but even in that area there is always room for improvement.

Your stamina appears to be good, but you need to be relentless in your training program. Don't go nuts every day with roadwork (but definitely do it 5-6 days of the week, just not always all out), but you need to be pushing yourself really hard a few days of the week. A few extra miles or sprints more than usual.

Finally, when is your next fight? You need to get some amateur fights under your belt. You're ready for sure IMO. Just make sure you have the correct shoes and you'll do fine.

im going to do feints when I spar again and u see I have what some1 said u in sig. and I jump rope like 3 days a week.and when I run its a 3mile run a mile and a half is up hill. and yeah I bent my legs when punching alot of the times.

and i might fight on the 16th before golden gloves which is on the 21st. but I dunno about the 16th fight cause I got sick and I cant breathe correctly,chest congestion,nasal congestion. so im screwed in the stamina department right now,but im sparring tomorrow and it might not be pretty.ahaha

[Chipper]

tape that ****. isn't against a guy going pro?

[Verstyle]

tape that ****. isn't against a guy going pro?

i dunno who it is. honestly I never know who im going to spar. when I do spar they come from all around the city to our gym

[PeRc-piskot]

i dunno who it is. honestly I never know who im going to spar. when I do spar they come from all around the city to our gym

Ahm... how come? I mean, arent you sparing with the other people from your club? You are sparing with the people from the other clubs or maybe with whoever wants to have sparing with you ?... damn my english is bad but i hope you understand me :]

[potatoes]

i dunno who it is. honestly I never know who im going to spar. when I do spar they come from all around the city to our gym

Sparring partners are like women, you should be careful about which ones you get involved with. Initially you might be screwing them, but in the long run you may end up screwing yourself. Quality is better than quantity, but sadly quality is not always available. If you find some sparring partners are hard to hit, those are the ones you should chose first, if there are choices available. My quess is it the the stick-and-move boxers who will help you develop your skills. It takes a lot of practise to effectively cut of the ring, force them into the ropes and unleash that lethal lefthook to the body.

What you need to learn is careful observation. Every man in the world moves in repeating patterns. In the ring these patterns tend to become a rhythm. When you tap into his rhythm, you can very often predict what he will do next. A good stick-and-move boxer will use lateral movement and angles to make it difficult for you to hit him. All you have to do is figure out how he likes to move then feint him out of position which makes him vulnerable to whatever it is you are planning. You can actually choreograph dozens of these routines and play them out with a training partner or even while shadow boxing.

well yeah uhhhhhhhh me sparring.

Good stuff Versy.

[Jab89]

vers im in the same situation u r i lost my 1st fight at 147 and still am in that weight class i lost cause i got tight and nervous but dude you look to work hard i like ur style and i want to spar you im still 147, u have no idea you look like someone fun to spar and i think it would be a good workout and close compitition.

[Slotff]

Your pressure is good (though you seemed to be much better than the other guys), but I am not sure how good it'd be against someone on your level. I am not trying to sound arrogant at all. You are good indeed, but I think I could outbox you by moving and and fight you going backwards, simply because you don't throw enough punches for a guy who comes forward. I appologize for making this about me, because this post seems much more antagonistic then it is meant to be, but I am simply saying that I think I could outbox you by moving, because you don't mix enough punches in with your pressure. You did kind of say it yourself, that you hold back too much. Thats all, hope you didn't take it the wrong way. It looked really, really good. Keep it up.