"Tim Bradley has Marvin Hagler-like power"- Harold Lederman

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  1. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    They drink some weird stuff over there at HBO. Bradley's KO percentage is at the opposite end of the spectrum as Haglers.
     
  2. Beatdaddy

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    I finished my slowmo review of the fight from last night. In Bradley, I saw some of the worst punching technique I've seen in recent memory. At one point, Bradley had Pac along the ropes and went to throw a body shot on Pac's left side. Bradley's hips were out of sync with his upper body and his twisting motion had completely ceased long before the punch arrived on Pac's side, just before the punch landed, Bradley engaged his chest muscles like he was doing a chest fly to try to give the punch something on it since the body weight transfer had completely fizzled out. By the time the punch landed all that was behind it was chest muscle strength. It was so bad I had to watch it again, face-palming, to see if it was actually as bad as I thought. There were tons of such shots. Bradley wore himself out through bad punching technique and working waaaaay too hard to try to get some power on his shots. He was tense throughout his entire punches. I almost snorted beer out of my nose when Harold said Bradley had Hagler heavy hands.

    True punching power is extremely relaxed until a split second before impact where the muscles tighten for finishing the weight transfer through the fist. It begins with the feet and legs as you push through the hips and core into the shoulders and arm. Everything is very relaxed so the speed can be maximized and energy is conserved. Just before impact, everything goes rigged, you ground yourself, you strike through the target, and immediately relax again. This is why it looks effortless watching guys with power... because they are very relaxed throughout their shots, except for the impacts which are split second. One can think of it like a whip or snapping a towel. The energy is transferred through the towel in a relaxed, fluid manner until the end flicks with the culmination of the energy transfer.
     
  3. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    'I gotta tell ya' Lederman is insane... LOL
     
  4. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Maybe a few.
     
  5. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    You guys are far too cryptic for me.
     
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  6. frosty36

    frosty36 Active Member Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  7. SweetSciGuru

    SweetSciGuru Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Harold Lederman is a shoe-in.
    One of his relatives must own the network and shoed him into this cush position he has because he has absolutely no ability or qualifications to do what he is being paid to do.

    To compare Bradley to Hagler is the same as comparing Khan to Hearns.
    Lederman is a fool and an example of what is wrong with the sport.
     
  8. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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