These two things go hand in hand. If you are trying to walk a guy to the ropes and trap him it's only a winning strategy if you can land more than your opponent. Defense is just as important to a great pressure fighter as it is to a slick boxer. Khan flashes those quick hands with an awkward 7 punch combo but Canelo just stays calm and weathers the storm. The first 2 he parries away with his palms before giving ground and covering up behind a tight high guard as Khan flurries. The moment Khan stops throwing Canelo starts coming forward. When you are facing a guy known for his speed (or questionable chin) cutting off the ring is essential to wearing him out and slowing him down. The ability to cut off the ring is a product of 3 things. 1. footwork-stepping to where he steps before he steps there. 2. A threat from both hands to punish his lateral movement and 3. Body punching to slow that speed and get him to drop his hands. This is pressure fighting 101
(Slide 2)
Remember
Fighters are not just highly skilled, highly motivated borderline super humans. They are people. Fathers, sons, husbands and uncles. Each with a family of people they love. Those two men have a life as deep and intricate as yours. That crying little girl doesn't realize that, this is how much he loves you. A raw physical display of it. He does this so you can have all the things you could ever want. So you won't have to go through anything this bad in your life. That and he really, deeply enjoys it.
(Slide 3)
Back to technique
Khan is doing very well keeping Canelo off of him. He's popping the jab but Canelo shows another wrinkle of slickness to his game he ducks his head as Khan jabs making them miss. Khan breaks his tempo waiting to throw the third but Canelo just keeps his head moving and it sails over his head as well. Canelo starts pressuring again and the second Khan feels the ropes on his back he starts changing direction. Canelo throws a jab and Khan gets away Scot free. Changing direction makes it difficult for your opponent to pick a punch as you want to hit them with the same side they are stepping to, adding force to the punch and trapping them on the ropes. By stepping one way then going to the other you increase the chances that punch comes from the wrong direction.
(Slide 4)
Feinting
By faking an attack you can force your opponent to make defensive adjustments and Canelo does it here to try and land a wild left hook. As Khan circles the ropes you see Canelo dip his left hand and drop his weight. This is a feint for the body jab and Khan bites on it, dropping his guard and sinking his head forward. That is why Canelo is so sure that Khan is open to that left hook and why he throws it with everything he's got. The downside of feinting is if you commit too hard on a feint you leave all the defensive holes of actually throwing a punch. Canelo over commits and Khan takes advantage with a blistering 1-2. Like I said earlier Khan's speed allows him to land 2 punches where most guys would only land 1.
(Slide 5)
Feinting off the body jab
Canelo connects on a stiff jab to the midsection, still working Khan's body even at long distance. He then feints another, dipping the left hand and dropping his weight, which draws a right hand to the body from Khan. Canelo steps away and the punch falls short as he tries to counter with the 1-2. Khan re adjusts his own distance and pulls the same defensive trick as Canelo letting the punches miss by just a few inches. But Khan is able to connect on a loopy left hook because he stayed just close enough to land. Even though it just got him caught Canelo is smart enough to know a sound strategy when he sees one. He is a big puncher and even if he's landing less than Khan, his punches are more damaging. He has no intention of going to the scorecards tonight.
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Defense and pressure
(Slide 1)
These two things go hand in hand. If you are trying to walk a guy to the ropes and trap him it's only a winning strategy if you can land more than your opponent. Defense is just as important to a great pressure fighter as it is to a slick boxer. Khan flashes those quick hands with an awkward 7 punch combo but Canelo just stays calm and weathers the storm. The first 2 he parries away with his palms before giving ground and covering up behind a tight high guard as Khan flurries. The moment Khan stops throwing Canelo starts coming forward. When you are facing a guy known for his speed (or questionable chin) cutting off the ring is essential to wearing him out and slowing him down. The ability to cut off the ring is a product of 3 things. 1. footwork-stepping to where he steps before he steps there. 2. A threat from both hands to punish his lateral movement and 3. Body punching to slow that speed and get him to drop his hands. This is pressure fighting 101
(Slide 2)
Remember
Fighters are not just highly skilled, highly motivated borderline super humans. They are people. Fathers, sons, husbands and uncles. Each with a family of people they love. Those two men have a life as deep and intricate as yours. That crying little girl doesn't realize that, this is how much he loves you. A raw physical display of it. He does this so you can have all the things you could ever want. So you won't have to go through anything this bad in your life. That and he really, deeply enjoys it.
(Slide 3)
Back to technique
Khan is doing very well keeping Canelo off of him. He's popping the jab but Canelo shows another wrinkle of slickness to his game he ducks his head as Khan jabs making them miss. Khan breaks his tempo waiting to throw the third but Canelo just keeps his head moving and it sails over his head as well. Canelo starts pressuring again and the second Khan feels the ropes on his back he starts changing direction. Canelo throws a jab and Khan gets away Scot free. Changing direction makes it difficult for your opponent to pick a punch as you want to hit them with the same side they are stepping to, adding force to the punch and trapping them on the ropes. By stepping one way then going to the other you increase the chances that punch comes from the wrong direction.
(Slide 4)
Feinting
By faking an attack you can force your opponent to make defensive adjustments and Canelo does it here to try and land a wild left hook. As Khan circles the ropes you see Canelo dip his left hand and drop his weight. This is a feint for the body jab and Khan bites on it, dropping his guard and sinking his head forward. That is why Canelo is so sure that Khan is open to that left hook and why he throws it with everything he's got. The downside of feinting is if you commit too hard on a feint you leave all the defensive holes of actually throwing a punch. Canelo over commits and Khan takes advantage with a blistering 1-2. Like I said earlier Khan's speed allows him to land 2 punches where most guys would only land 1.
(Slide 5)
Feinting off the body jab
Canelo connects on a stiff jab to the midsection, still working Khan's body even at long distance. He then feints another, dipping the left hand and dropping his weight, which draws a right hand to the body from Khan. Canelo steps away and the punch falls short as he tries to counter with the 1-2. Khan re adjusts his own distance and pulls the same defensive trick as Canelo letting the punches miss by just a few inches. But Khan is able to connect on a loopy left hook because he stayed just close enough to land. Even though it just got him caught Canelo is smart enough to know a sound strategy when he sees one. He is a big puncher and even if he's landing less than Khan, his punches are more damaging. He has no intention of going to the scorecards tonight.
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