That's great LG, you be sure to thank your wife.

Talking about that the jab is great for setting a guy up. Seeing how Tua caught that guy is just like the way that a successful double jab works. The second jab often at times owes it's success to what the first jab accomplished. The initial jab can make them react in different ways which can give you that brief moment to land another punch.

Possibly what was the case with Nicholson during that brief moment following Tua's jab is that he might have thought that the attack was over, or that Tua was going to follow up with a different technique. The result was that Tua's left hook appears to come out of nowhere before Nicholson could respond. Anyways these kind of instances remind me on how Roy Jones Jr. was able to land a lot of shots, by using his a feint or a quick lead to distract his opponent, and by not giving them enough time to react he nails them with a power shot.

I like training with the speedbag because of the hair-trigger reflexes that it calls for. I don't usually do the the typical bicycle like drum-roll that you'd see on the speedbag, I prefer to work the speedbag with real punches at real time like I would against a real opponent. I'd use my footwork to position myself to land the left hook, small side-steps circling to the left and right of the bag, and the drum roll out real combinations, jab... step... left hook... right hand. Sometimes with a plan to set up punches, but more often building those quick reflexes so my body will have it down when I'm in the ring.

By the way LG, I appreciate your posts and your wife's help. If I were you I'd go out of my way to persuade your wife to help you get this great stuff out. I'm looking forward in seeing more from you.