My first fight

[Tilt A Whirl]

Ok first off,for your first fight,you did more then fine,you looked pretty good.
Now on to the constructive criticism.
Youve allready caught one yourself,you need to start alot faster then you did.
You dont even try to slip punches,you also never fient coming with your own punches,make them shoulders shimmy a bit more.
Do you notice,you allways,and I do mean allways circle to the left,your making it easy for your opponent to figure out where your going,and to be waiting for you when you get there.
Dont leave the jab hanging out there,you did several times and you paid for it.
Why are you trying to jab away,when you have the shorter range,get in his grill and stay there.

None of this is meant to denigrate a fine first time out of the gate,just hoping to help so you have a better second time out of the gate.

[RDJ]

Ok first off,for your first fight,you did more then fine,you looked pretty good.

Thank you.

Now on to the constructive criticism.
Youve allready caught one yourself,you need to start alot faster then you did.

Indeed. He took me completely by surprise, that won't happen a second time.

You dont even try to slip punches,you also never fient coming with your own punches,make them shoulders shimmy a bit more.

I slip a lot in training, but I was so stiff I completely forgot about it. Near the end of round three I'm starting to make some efforts in that regard.

Do you notice,you allways,and I do mean allways circle to the left,your making it easy for your opponent to figure out where your going,and to be waiting for you when you get there.

Good point. I need more lateral movement period, when under pressure I went back in straight lines as well.

Dont leave the jab hanging out there,you did several times and you paid for it.

Agreed.

Why are you trying to jab away,when you have the shorter range,get in his grill and stay there.

I think the double jab worked pretty well. You think I should not jab? I was hesitant to stay close because I got tired and respected his power too much, in hindsight looking at the video I was stronger than him and should have went after him. Too bad I did not realize that in the ring.

None of this is meant to denigrate a fine first time out of the gate,just hoping to help so you have a better second time out of the gate.

Not taken as such, I appreciate all criticism as it will hopefully lead to improvement.

[Tilt A Whirl]

Ok first off,for your first fight,you did more then fine,you looked pretty good.

Thank you.

Now on to the constructive criticism.
Youve allready caught one yourself,you need to start alot faster then you did.

Indeed. He took me completely by surprise, that won't happen a second time.



I slip a lot in training, but I was so stiff I completely forgot about it. Near the end of round three I'm starting to make some efforts in that regard.



Good point. I need more lateral movement period, when under pressure I went back in straight lines as well.



Agreed.

Why are you trying to jab away,when you have the shorter range,get in his grill and stay there.

I think the double jab worked pretty well. You think I should not jab? I was hesitant to stay close because I got tired and respected his power too much, in hindsight looking at the video I was stronger than him and should have went after him. Too bad I did not realize that in the ring.

None of this is meant to denigrate a fine first time out of the gate,just hoping to help so you have a better second time out of the gate.

Not taken as such, I appreciate all criticism as it will hopefully lead to improvement.

What I was saying is,you didnt use the jab as a setup to get in there where you could do more work,it was a you threw it,and got out.

[Tilt A Whirl]

And dont worry about freezing up a bit first time out,its pretty damned common.