RIP Jose Napoles

[Baal]

A great fighter. I express my condolences to his family and friends

[Dia bando]

A great fighter indeed RIP Mr Napoles.

[Yuzo]

though he did both well, napoles seemed biased to the outside slip more so than the inside slip, and there is not a lot you can do with the outside slip, other than to dip away and come back over.



the jabbing fighter really likes to get this slip because it is a two part motion. that is, you have to dip and then you have to come back over, unlike the inside slip, which can be paired with a punch, the right hand, in one motion. the reason that this benefits the jabber though, is because the two part motion lets him get just a little extra to see the slip, throw his right hand, and slip the counter right hand through the space next to his right ear and over his right shoulder, and counter the counter as it is coming back over.



that is what the jabber likes, and, if he is a good jabber, the result he will produce when you give him the outside slip. the reason he can do all this is because it has a two part motion. now, let it just be said that, when the jabber sees the inside slip, its a very hairy situation for him, because that slip can be paired with a right hand and thrown all in one sudden motion, instead of the comparatively predictable, two part motion. i can tell you that seeing that slip on the end of his jab makes the jabber nervous.

but there is one other punch, that can be paired with the outside slip and thrown all in one motion, instead of a two part motion, and that is a punch that napoles threw.



i dont really understand why, but not a lot of fighters actually throw this punch. alexis arguello threw it. anyway, this adds complexity to the outside slip, because now instead of just dipping and coming back over with a counter right hand in two motions, it can also hit you suddenly all in one motion, with the hook, literally as soon as you see it. that makes the outside slip a little more complicated now. the jabber hates that. because what the jabber really wants most of all, and the reason that he has become a jabber, is to be in control. adding complexity is the opposite of what the jabber wants because it places immense restrictions on his ability to predict outcomes with any real accuracy. maybe, enough restrictions, that he will not want to jab. let it be said that, unless you are carlos monzon, jabbers did not like fighting jose napoles.

[Master]

Makes you scared of even jabbing your opponent when you put it like that yuzo.