Thread: me Sparring tell me what yall think? please

aye wats good everybody, this is me sparring in jan 2009.. i was outta shape and tired, i improved a lot since then.but tell me what yall think ..im the one wit the white headgear and red gloves, i was 140 the guy i was sparing is 160 doesnt look like it, but he hits hard lol..so tell me what yall think..again this was in January

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEqElSs8kbk

Get that guard up fella

lol yeaa thanks, i know now, that was in January, i kept putting by right hand low.and im a south paw..i was getting caught with alot of hooks..but now i keep it up thanks.....

anyone with advice and opinons??

I'd try keep my right foot outside of his and circle to the right. This is good for a number of reasons, by doing so you'll have some good opportunities by staying outside of his left, and you'll be stumbling less when you step to your right.

From there you can take a quick step to the right and hit him with a right hook. Continue with another pivot/step the right to get to his side (this a good position to be in) and if you see an opening throw a hard straight left, or even a left uppercut between his gloves would be good.

Since your opponent brings his hands up to his face, he's not paying much attention to what's coming next. So try a 1-2 to get his hands up, and then step to his side and pop him with a quick right hook to the body or head. I'd also practice following the right hook with a straight left and vice-versa.

Anyways It's not bad to have your right hand down from time to so long you're jabbing, and you're using pivots and head movements to avoid their leads. I'd try to keep it up in the same way that you do when you're about to catch a ball. With it there, you can use it more assertively, both defensively and offensively. You can knock down their jab with your right hand, and then fire the jab over it while you're stepping to the right.

Don't be afraid to jab to the body. The jab to the solar-plexus (that's the sensitive spot below where your ribs meet), gives them sickening feeling that they won't like! Try a quick jab their solar-plexus and then if they bring their hands down, throw straight left. Once they become self-conscientious about the jab to the body, you can feint with your right, which might be just jerking your right shoulder forward and half jabbing, and then if it works hit them with your left again.

I liked how you bent at the waist to avoid their punches, you should watch James Toney's fight with Vasilliy Jirov. He'd lean low to the side under Jirov's southpaw jabs.

Anyways, these are just some of things that you can try.

Now that is what I call advice

Good luck to you mate

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