Variation's of the 1-2

Video didn't last long! That fights always disappearing from youtube.

 

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There's a replay at the start of this video showing the knock down

 

The pawing rangefinding jab-massive clubbing telegraphed right is perhaps my favourite here Greg.

 

The short jab/extended right worked well for Conteh against Finnegan's keggy handed stance iirr. Almost like a lead right in a way.
Somebody mentioned on GP's Laguna-Ramos thread the other day how well Laguna threw the inverted 1-2, which seems like a decent example.

 

Danny Lopez always liked to add an extra jab at the end to turn it into a three punch combo.

Napoles and Monzon do the deliberately short or pawing jab thing a lot as well.It's all about giving the opponent the illusion they are in control of the range.It can be risky though if your opponent is quicker than you, and requires strong timing and judgement of distance not to be punished for just throwing a lazy punch, which is probably why you don't see many fighters consistently using those sort of traps anymore.

 

Lewis was effective at pawing out the jab in seemingly half-hearted way that could draw the other man onto either his uppercut or heavy, bludgeoning right (to the back of the head usually). In fact, the groping left was half decent at holding the other man still while he did it, usually with the uppercut. It definitely worked, legal or not.

 

Max Baer's variation was the 0-2

 

Reminds of something I've seen Lennox Lewis and Ezzard Charles do. Throw a left hook, take a step to the left, and come through with the right. Lewis knocked out Rahman and put Grant down a third time with it. Charles used it on Pat Valentino, I think.

 

"The one-two punch has been in use for hundreds of years. Hundreds. But you don't know what it is.
The one-two punch is this. It is socko ! in the solar plexus with your right. Then wham ! on the jaw with your right. It's all in one motion and it's all done with one hand. That's the real one-two."

Jack Johnson, 1942.

 

Fighters often dont put full extension on their jab to give their opponent a false sense of security of range. Once they feel they can touch them with a half jab they throw the one two.

 

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