A Jeff Thomas boxing video

Quality Blue... I remember you been a good fighter. :good Thanks a lot.

 

I weighed 9st 9lbs for my light welter shot.... my 'team' were not the best. I was robbed against Mcallistr and as a consolation prize I earned a masters shot away from home at super feather. I ate nothing but crabsticks and celery and water for two or three weeks before. I was a youngdaft kid... i'll put up the hardcastle fight and you'll see what heart and desire can do.

 

I'll watch them proper tomorrow mate.

 

5 10..... and i'm pretty ripped at 12 stone..... I was skinny as fook...

 

Yes mate to both.

 

I have watched these before your right.... There is lots to work on but the most glaring thing for me is that you need to develop your power. Make your punches sharper and ensure they re delivered correctly. You seemed keener to throw the right lead instead of your jab. Its a intelligent punch to throw, if you don't over use it and to be fair you clipped both the lads with it a fair few times if you could come back with a strong left hook after that you would be taking your initiative away from your opponent and that would allow you to establish your jab..... When you get one.:good The second lad you fought looked a fair bit more experianced then you. He had good balance and pickd his shots well. His defence was a bit leaky but I'd say your at least 12 months away from been competitive in a fight like that. You've got some of the basics in order but you've only had seven fights so your still very much learning the way to win a fight. Your still learning and developing the stronger parts of your make up as a fighter. You need to stop thinking about the pro's too much and watxh what the good fighters in your gym/area do. You've got potential though mate. Really liked that right lead and your distance judgment wasn't bad.

I recently put together the topics I would want to teach a newbie to the sport before I would consider even taking them to the next level (be it sparring, going to an am gym) and so far i'm on fifty and I'm always thinking of more. Each one of these 50 things needs understanding so don't think that you can just gto the gym and punch a bag for an hour and thats you training. You need to be specific to develop yourself. Watching all these fights is a good thing and you'll pick up lots of great info listening to the commentators but remember your watching pro boxing and that seems to be becoming further and further removed from the ams.