me sparring 2-1-07(VIDEO)

[boxing4ever]

hey vers not trying to sound stupied or nothing I know i dont have alot of experience but i see you got alot of POWER, thats great, but you kinda wait for big shots and dont jab alot kinda like tyson. That got tyson far but it didnt work when he went up aginst someone who knew how to stick and get out

[Verstyle]

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.

I switched trainers a month later after that date. And I do things differently now.Like use the jab to set up everything I have. And stay out the pocket,then explode in with combos and jump back out the pocket. I'm more patient.

[Verstyle]

hey vers not trying to sound stupied or nothing I know i dont have alot of experience but i see you got alot of POWER, thats great, but you kinda wait for big shots and dont jab alot kinda like tyson. That got tyson far but it didnt work when he went up aginst someone who knew how to stick and get out

I switched trainers so Im not all the same like in that video. Ive been with my current trainer for almost 4 months. I jab more cause he makes me.

[chilly9876]

You have alot of power..I saw a few things you could improve on though:

Sometimes you are jabbing then following up with nothing else,or following with a hook to the body which i think the jab really doesnt help setting up..you're also sometimes pawing with your jab..Also when you get an opening you seem to pause before going in with your punches, the same with when you get inside, you get inside and then there seems to be a pause before you punch.
How would you improve on these things?
Work on your Jab,make it stiffer and quicker..Then work on the double jab.
Work on one twos,jab followed by straight rights. Practice following up your jab with a quick stiff straight right.
Once you've got them mastered try this combo-jab, straight right-(opponent will bring arms up) Left hook to the body, left uppercut (lifts his chin) right hook to the head.
About the pausing problem,work on the pads with your trainer,learn combos..Soon as he says "now/go" throw the combo he's asked you to throw. It'll improve your reflexes and explosiveness..

Hope you find something in there useful.

[potatoes]

I switched trainers a month later after that date. And I do things differently now.Like use the jab to set up everything I have. And stay out the pocket,then explode in with combos and jump back out the pocket. I'm more patient.

Why do you need to jump back out? If the man in front of you is tough enough to take the hit and counter, he will nail you on the way out. The correct way to fight a bigger man is to get inside and stay there. It is much safer to work him on the inside than it is to go back into his range and give him a chance to hit you. Very few big men know how to work a smaller opponent on the inside, so that is where you will find your advantage.

STOP boxing and START slugging!

[Verstyle]

You have alot of power..I saw a few things you could improve on though:

Sometimes you are jabbing then following up with nothing else,or following with a hook to the body which i think the jab really doesnt help setting up..you're also sometimes pawing with your jab..Also when you get an opening you seem to pause before going in with your punches, the same with when you get inside, you get inside and then there seems to be a pause before you punch.
How would you improve on these things?
Work on your Jab,make it stiffer and quicker..Then work on the double jab.
Work on one twos,jab followed by straight rights. Practice following up your jab with a quick stiff straight right.
Once you've got them mastered try this combo-jab, straight right-(opponent will bring arms up) Left hook to the body, left uppercut (lifts his chin) right hook to the head.
About the pausing problem,work on the pads with your trainer,learn combos..Soon as he says "now/go" throw the combo he's asked you to throw. It'll improve your reflexes and explosiveness..

Hope you find something in there useful.

You have really good advice.You might be my coach. Thanx

[Verstyle]

Why do you need to jump back out? If the man in front of you is tough enough to take the hit and counter, he will nail you on the way out. The correct way to fight a bigger man is to get inside and stay there. It is much safer to work him on the inside than it is to go back into his range and give him a chance to hit you. Very few big men know how to work a smaller opponent on the inside, so that is where you will find your advantage.

STOP boxing and START slugging!

Look at how a prime Tyson does it.After he throws his combo he gets out.I guess to reset himself. Its an element of surprise and explosion when he jump in there and throw fast furious combos and step back out the pocket.

[ryu89]

why everybody in the back just standing there? keep it moving!

[Golden-Gloves]

I'm gonna throw a little constructive criticism out there, no offense intended

1) Your more of a Brawler then a Boxer

2) You stand flat footed and you dont use your footwork to the best of your ability

3) You dont use your jab to the best of its ability


Now, in my opinion if you could make a small transfomation to work on your footwork, and jab, that would create alot more openings for those devastating hooks and uppercuts to get in, not to mention the defensive benefit.. I feel that a powerful Boxer with well rounded skill, is alot more dangerous then a powerful Brawler..

[No1]

Look at how a prime Tyson does it.After he throws his combo he gets out.I guess to reset himself. Its an element of surprise and explosion when he jump in there and throw fast furious combos and step back out the pocket.

You looked good.
But i'm wondering why do you try to imitate tysons way of fighting?
Sure it works for you and you'd beat me in sparring but there were flaws to his style, like he kept head butting and if you dnt move quick enough you'd be tagged by uppercuts.
Why dont you change the style to your own and implement some otehr styles? I say this because (no offence) you dont look comfortable in that stlye you seem a little rigid and your footwork isn't fast enough to match tysons so the style will never work to the same effect.
Pretty good though. Why dont you post another vid of a recent spar and we can see how you've improved.