Is "Let your hands go" the new code for "I'm the corner and I have no constructive advice for my fighter"? I swear I am hearing some corners yelling it out repeatedly every round. Doesn't seem to get the fighter out of trouble. "Cover up like a turtle" doesn't have the same ring though.
you gotta have heart and be in shape to do it ,Chad Dawson didn't let his hands go his last outing and so did Clottey.
Its not new...it just means increase your volume of punches...its not directed at a particulal punch or tactic, it just means to try and take advantage of more openings... :good Sometimes the corner may like what the fighter is doing they just dont like the frequency at which he is doing it... Hence "let your hands go"...
I get what it should I mean - but when it is being spouted so much it is useless. Surely corner's have seen how few fighters respond to such vague advice just shouted endlessly. To me its becoming like a curse for the next under performance.
What else can they say though? They can literally scream at them in the corner 'THROW SOME ****ING PUNCHES FOR **** SAKE!' and some fighters still won't put it into action. It's no good going into detail about how to break an opponent down and what punches to look for if they aren't throwing leather at all.
It's no more senseless than saying something like "throw a jab" or "keep your hands up". I'm afraid you can't deviate too far from the cliche' phrases. For absolute hilarity I'd recommend anybody to listen to John Ruiz's corner throw their pearls of wisdom like "****ing fight him!, ****ing fight him!, ****ing fight him! and so on"
I agree. Some of these cornermen would do better if they communicated a bit better rather than competing let your hands go cheerleading. If he is not listening you are just confirming it by getting repeatedly ignored.
The fighter should know what they mean. For example after round 3 or 4 in the Zab fight Roger tells floyd "This mother****er dont want to fight" which is Roger for "he has been beating you to the punch with the jab and winning rounds. He seems to be overly cautious with a tight defense and weary of counters. Perhaps you should try to come forward more and back him up and create more openings. His actions in the previous 3 rounds suggests this would be a good strategic move on our part" It seemed to work.
