The all things technical thread.

Imagine if you did a conditioned sparring session with two guys one good in pocket and other needing work. You could develop the fighter who struggles. Take that stuff Slip showed Ward doing and allow them to work for 30 seconds/1min. Adjust body, have a chat about what they think works then back into it.

 

I need to watch more of Whitaker. Can't really say I've ever studied him that much.

The Richardson idea is an interesting one - so you can get the sparring partner to replicate the opponent as much as you can and see how your man responds, then you know what to work on the next day.

What you could argue is that many fighters seem to stop learning once they get to ten round level.... they fight less often and train to make the weight (as we've already said numerous times) and don't become more rounded operators as they get older.

If you look at the three best fighters in the world, one is a whirlwind and the other two are supremely intelligent fighters that seem to have the opponent sussed within a round, to the point where they're using the opponent's strengths and gameplans against them.

You can count on one hand the number of genuinely smart fighters that are around at the top level these days.

 

I would have love to see footage of the Whitaker -Taylor sparring sessions

 

Defo :good

I wonder what coaches session philosophy is, many won't have one.

Do they coach whole-part-whole?. Do they use Q&A or Guided Discovery?. I think the later would be dangerous in sport like this but these guys aren't using sparring properly it's can they follow instruction and out do there partner.

They need more technical sparring, a little 'stop stand still, ok when you inside you need to turn shoulder a little, use your legs/knees for leverage and put foot on inside of the guys legs. now work and i'll call time after the buzzer'.

 

The Cherry bomb returns next week, Slip!

 

Hopkins sparring is overrated, all this storys from narnia you hear Brother Nazim Richardson spouting. Hopkins in my opinion hardly spars with anyone that will challanged him these days.

And i am a fan of this, i think its ******ed to beat up on your body in training. I think somebody like David Haye has the right idea, about sparring its short, patent and intense. All these fighters that, waste too much time on sparring are ******ed.

They all end up, with injurys or in my opinion chronically fatigued bodies.

 

Watching the fight last night reminded me of this video of Vince on the pads with Clev

:-(

 

My mate text me throughout the fight complaining about Clev's flaw's and how boring the fight was. He's a low level world champion with a poor trainer and he will be beaten as soon as he steps up. He doesn't have anything to beat world class fighters bar heart and volume and i think his lack of power makes that less effective.

 

He's got ability & clearly trains hard but he doesnt fight cleverly :yep

He's naturally tall & rangy at the weight but never seems to get full extension on his punches & spends 90% of the time at close range.