3rd Amateur Fight

[southpawwolves]

Heres my third amateur fight for those interested. Greynotsoold has already gave me some great constructive criticism and tips on how to improve. Hopefully will hear some more off you guys (adamGB, Scrap hint hint), always get a great response so thanks in advance.

[southpawwolves]

PS sorry im the one in black and white stripey shorts the LOSER

[southpawwolves]

Anyone?

[boozeboxer]

do not see the fight?

[southpawwolves]

Sorry just realised this myself haven't even posted the link no wonder no-ones replied. Too many blows to the head? http://db.tt/9JK5E4s

[mattboxingfan]

Your jab. You needed to throw it more in that fight! That kid was throwing wild hooks all you had to do was push a jab in his face and move and you would have won. He was reckless you could have just taken him apart with the jab. In boxing its your best weapon and if your always throwing it out there then you have a good shot at winning. You seemed to lean back abit when throwing shots ond when you being hit is it because you don't like taking a shot? I mean its the enevitable you have to get used to it. Try to keep up right or slightly foward with your chin tucked down. Wish i new how to get my fights on here! I just threw shots and went to war! Good job mate and keep training! What your record?

[southpawwolves]

1-2 mate! I agree had to use my jab more definately! And very true I do not like taking a shot who does? but I have to get used to it, well, be more comfortable having shots thrown at me and learn to move my head and get out of the way where as at the moment I just lean back and panic. I think when he put me down in the first I really felt it and I was definately more wary of him then. Looking back at the fight (dunno if u see it the same way) but I look comfortable up until that knock down. Thanks for the advice mate, it's all a learning curve for us isn't it! What have you got your fights on, disc or are they on your PC?

[mattboxingfan]

1-2 mate! I agree had to use my jab more definately! And very true I do not like taking a shot who does? but I have to get used to it, well, be more comfortable having shots thrown at me and learn to move my head and get out of the way where as at the moment I just lean back and panic. I think when he put me down in the first I really felt it and I was definately more wary of him then. Looking back at the fight (dunno if u see it the same way) but I look comfortable up until that knock down. Thanks for the advice mate, it's all a learning curve for us isn't it! What have you got your fights on, disc or are they on your PC?

Got them on disc mate. Don't worry about the record! 'Records are for dj's' is what i go by i just love to have a scrap. I know not many people like being hit (i find it makes me want to hit the person back twice as hard) but you have to get used to it and just keep your hands up to soften the blow. I remember my first fight i got dominated! Black eye, bloody nose all sorts of pain but i just kept coming foward. You have to be the one controlling the pace. Staying in the middle and owning that place and if you keep throwing out the jab they cant push you back. You were calm at the start but your right after the knockdown you were to worried about getting caught again. You justy need to put it behind you and not worry about him but think about what your doing.

[0james0]

Any chance of uploading the fight/s to YouTube? Can view it on my phone then.

Laptop being a bit stupid at the minute.

[greynotsoold]

Just a few things.
1) As a southpaw, you really need to create angles, generally by circling right and jabbing. You can then switch things up by sliding back left and dropping a left hand or right hook. When you don't go straight back, you go to your left, which puts you squarely in front of your opponent.
2) Once you are squarely in front of him, he is free to swarm you because you don't offer anything to make him wary of coming straight in. When you throw a punch, the motion is all forward- all the energy goes in that direction. Every time you throw your left hand, you kill it by pulling your upper body back; that not only steals all the force from the punch, it pulls you out of effective range.
3) Try throwing your jab as a single, serious, hard punch. Really snap it out there, one at a time. When you 'jab' two and three times, you're pawing with it. Really sit down on it, jab as you pivot to the right and don't worry- just yet- about doubling up on it because it isn't helping you right now.
You need to work on breaking that habit of pulling back when you punch and start setting down on 'em a bit or you're going to be constantly trying to deal with guys swarming over you swinging away because you aren't giving them anything to think about on the way in.

[southpawwolves]

Thanks again everyone for the great advice. Does anyone know which fighters I should watch videos of which may improve me? Southpaw's who really use their jabs effectively?

[AdamGB]

Winky Wright wouldn't be a bad place to start. Quite simple and measured so good to learn from.

Haven't watched the fight as I'm on my iphone... But if you get a wild, busy fighter then some stiff straights will disrupt them better than anything more complicated will.

Jab! Double them, tripple them! Good stiff shot will disrupt most wild, thoughtless combos at this level.

[greynotsoold]

Jiro Watanabe. Hilario Zapata.

[D@ZMX]

fair play for seeing it through after the knockdown though look like you took a big shot

[SycoMosh]

looks like everyone pretty much nailed it

but KEEP THAT CHIN DOWN.. a few times during u guys exchanges id see ur chin go towards the sky..

u do this, anyone is gonna become bloodthirsty.. thats where those bang bang bang BANG shots really mess u up

other than that, and what some of the other guys have said, i think u look pretty well - i think with experience you'll get even better