Critique my 1st match. (Blue)

[Skorch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=0HT_3yJJqts

What do I need to work on? Who should I study?

[BG_Knocc_Out]

Looked real good, I'd say more of the same. How many fights you got? You made good turns while maintaining the appropriate range (not stepping out too far). Threw the appropriate punches, you landed a lot. You gave him an entirely different look the second round. Initially on the back foot in the first, then you pressed in the second. Threw him off a little. The guy couldn't handle your movement and failed to adapt, and you made him pay.

It's hard to say what to improve on when you've got a guy who didn't really even test you. Kind of had your way. The only thing I'd say is you could also smother your opponent by stepping in then making your turns, but that's just something else you COULD do, not SHOULD do.

[AaronJW]

You boxed very well!! I'm just a beginner so I don't have any advice, but I was wondering how long you've been boxing?

[Skorch]

Looked real good, I'd say more of the same. How many fights you got

That was the first one. Who's style should I look at?

[Skorch]

You boxed very well!! I'm just a beginner so I don't have any advice, but I was wondering how long you've been boxing?

Appreciate it man. I been at it for 2 years on and off. I do a lot of moving around so I have to restart at new gyms if there's some around.

[BG_Knocc_Out]

That was the first one. Who's style should I look at?

Who's style? I'd say Floyd and Ward. There's some good film studies on YouTube some where of both of them. I recommend them in terms of strategy, you do a good job at dictating the pace and location, which in turn has allowed you to catch opponents coming in. Now, this doesn't mean to start trying to shoulder roll everything.. lol

Also, don't limit yourself, look at some Duran and James Toney for some good pocket work. They seem to contrast what you showed in the ring, it's great to be able to control all ranges. So, Duran more so for inside control, Toney more so for inside angles.

[Syf]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=0HT_3yJJqts

What do I need to work on? Who should I study?

I liked your ring generalship.. you have a sneaky strong right that you just unfurl on an advancing opponent. You are good at teasing an opponent with your movement and range until you trick them into lunging in.. then you catch them with flush shots.

I think that guy you were fighting was ready to fold far before. Were you just trying to get rounds in, or? Walk him onto a right, but then capitalize off of that solid shot with others..the left hook perhaps. and then another right. Your opponent was sufficiently outclassed enough that you could have styled on him. Combination, that in accumulation, will be too much for your opponent. A bad intention combination after you walk him onto a right will blast him out of contention. Why let him hang out.

[DinoCop]

Wheeewww goood .

[BuakawBanchamek]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&persist_app=1&v=0HT_3yJJqts

What do I need to work on? Who should I study?

You did well. You worked on the body, which is rare for an amateur and landed quite a lot of combinations on your oponent. I also liked the way you turned outside to get away from your enemy


But use your jab more. Use a stiff/hard jab to get your opponent off your or when you are just circeling around and also use your jab to begin a combination or just mix one jab in to throw your opponent off.

Try to prevent yourself from being too wild, I know its your first match but sometimes you are wide open for a counter.

In the middle of your fight you had your opponent in the pocket but didnt use your chance to finish him off.
Listen to your trainer and attack your opponent when he is stunned, dont show mercy.

Anyway good job for your first fight!

[stefl14]

Not bad for your first bout. I have had 86 fights and have reached the national ABA quarter finals twice (and have never lost to a southpaw!) if that adds any weight to my opinion. You have a decent right hand, which helped you here against a southpaw. You had the right idea moving primarily to the left against a southpaw. I understand the tendency to want to fight with your lead hand down - I do it myself - but I'd suggest using a high guard against southpaws. Although you're not going to be vulnerable to power shots on the left side of your face against southpaws (particularly at the novice level where decent lead hooks are very rare), fighting with a high guard gives you extra flexibility against southpaws as it is much easier to use the jab as a measuring stick without leaving yourself vulnerable, much easier to counter their jabs over the top (particularly if you have some height) and much easier to counter with some nice left hooks too. Furthermore, it gives some protection against the unorthodox angles southpaws provide.

In my own fights (which are admittedly much higher level than this so this stuff becomes more important, but it won't do you harm to think about it now), I tend to come out with a very high guard irrespective of whether my opponent is orthodox or southpaw. It prevents you from getting caught with lucky shots because you don't have the measure of your opponent and is safe. Once I have a feel for the opponents timing, my lead hand starts to drop a little so that I can relax more and loosen up my jab, varying its angles a little to confuse the opponent. Of course, a low lead hand provides many advantages, especially if you're the type to throw in a lot of feints and leads to the body. However, the high guard jab should not be dismissed and should be something every fighter can fall back on. Watch ike quartey to see just how effective it can be. Against southpaws, however, I tend to fight solely with a high guard (and southpaws are my forte). Lots of professional fighters prefer high guards against southpaws (see Mayweather for example) too. Some of this may seem uncomfortable, but it's important to learn how to fight relaxed while also keeping a high guard.

Also, just as a more general point, the most important thing I ever learned and will ever learn as a boxer is to relax. I'm sure you've heard it before and you weren't too tight here because you're opponent didn't give you much trouble. But you should be relaxed enough that your shoulders bounce in your sockets every time you move unless your hands are doing something ideally. Very difficult to achieve without lots of experience, but that's the ideal. It helps with speed, stamina, fluidity - everything. This is of course also one of the advantages of fighting with hands low - makes relaxation easier.

Hope this has helped.