Weird training method...Shawn Porter hits pads blindfolded

**fan johnny** · 10-09-2014 02:49 AM

Maybe he's thinking he might not be able to see from cuts that swell over the eyes? I seem to recall another fight where that happened.

**Tam Seddon** · 10-09-2014 02:54 AM

Originally Posted by fan johnny

Maybe he's thinking he might not be able to see from cuts that swell over the eyes? I seem to recall another fight where that happened.

Pads don't hit you back though so I don't see any benefit of that for a real fight scenario

**J_Undisputed** · 10-10-2014 12:13 AM

Its part confidence, I think. Maybe they think the cut in the brook fight affected him mentally. They were working on ring generalship too.

I have seen and used blindfold drills in some boxing, wrestling and martial arts drills before but its not target practice as much as it part of sensitivity drills. The idea is to tell what a persons going to do and where they are going by how they move. If we're clinched or touching, i'm feeling for shifting of your weight, dipping of shoulders, changing of stance to tell me what to.. I should know what you're doing by feel not by sight... and counter accordingly. It can help on the inside when an opponents trying to smother you. For Porter, it may help take advantage of those opportunities that were open when he looked but closed by the time he got there.

**frasd** · 10-10-2014 12:20 AM

I'd like to hear what Scrap has to say. I believe he posted once on closing your eyes while shadowboxing and the reasons behind it but I am not sure he believes in hitting the pads at all as an effective training tool. However, I may be misquoting or just punchy myself and dreamt the whole thing.