Classic Fights in Boxing

young, undefeated lion against a skillful old pro, will lion continue as contender?

two young, undefeated lions, only one will go on as a contender unless it is a draw, but a draw blemishes both

one-defeat, former contender against an up-and-coming undefeated contender

left-hander versus right-hander, usually left-hander has a huge advantage because the left-hander has seen many right-hander fighters but the right-hander has seen few left-hander fights so that experience makes a big difference

right-hander versus right-hander, most common

left-hander versus left-hander, rare and makes it awkward for both fighters because they are used to fighting right-handers

tall and skinny fighter with a reach advantage who wants to stay at a distance versus the small and muscular, bullish fighter who wants to close the gap

boxer versus puncher

boxer versus boxer, interesting fight for the boxing aficionado who enjoys watching for technical skills, often goes the distance

puncher versus puncher, an exciting fight with a knockout likely

two undefeated fighters in their prime for the belt — the big money fight

Winning

Canelo

I was watching a video of Canelo in the gym punching the heavy bag. He was concentrating on heavy-hitting hooks to the body, with both hands. Really trying to hit the bag as hard as he could. Punch after punch.

What he wants to do with that body punch is plant his feet and get maximum leverage in a hook to the kidney area. That is his power punch (reminds me of Micky Ward). It is Canelo’s game winner.

But it is also his maximum vulnerability because when he plants his feet to throw the body punch, that’s when he is most stationary and vulnerable, as his focus is on hitting his opponent’s kidney area, not on his own defense, particularly with regard to a counterpunch head shot from the opponent.

Can You Take It?

One of the most valuable things a boxer can have is a tough chin. If you can take the biggest punch your opponent has to offer and just shake it off, that’s gold. It means you can walk in and have at it with immunity.

When that happens to a fighter during the war in the ring, when he takes what he knows is the other fighter’s best shot and survives it with ease, that’s when a fighter can really become aggressive and go after his opponent relentlessly — because there is little to fear.

So, paradoxically, a very defensive ability turns into pure offense.

Beliefs

Two Deadly Punches

There are two deadly punches in boxing. One has to do with the way the head of the boxer who is punched is moving. In boxing, there is constant movement by both fighters, back and forth, left and right, up and down. The movement is a big aspect of defense in boxing. The head of the boxer is therefore almost never stationary.

This deadly punch happens when the head of the boxer is actually moving in the direction the punch is coming from. The more extreme the movement of the head toward the punch, the more devastating the outcome because the movement of the head toward the punch magnifies the force of the punch. This type of scenario can be so devastating that you just see the boxer collapse instantly on impact, wilting straight down to the mat and knocked out — perhaps permanently.

The other deadly punch isn’t a punch at all, but the result of a knockout. If a boxer is hit with a knockout punch and falls directly backward, chances are he will land flat on his back, but when he is falling the head tends to lag the body so that the chin may be almost touching the top of the torso as he falls backward. So when the boxer’s back hits the mat, the head has a violent whiplash motion backward, and the back of the head can hit the mat with tremendous force because of the whiplash. There have been many fatalities in boxing from this precise scenario, and aficionados of the sport, cognizant of this, fear for the worse whenever they see this type of knockout.

Nutrition’s Golden Age

Canelo

I was watching a video of Canelo in the gym punching the heavy bag. He was concentrating on heavy hitting hooks to the body, with both hands. Really trying to hit the bag as hard as he could. Punch after punch. What he wants to do with that body punch is plant his feet and get maximum leverage in a hook to the kidney area. That is his power punch (reminds me of Micky Ward). It is Canelo’s game winner, but also his maximum vulnerability. When he plants his feet to throw the body punch, that’s when he is most stationary, and his focus has to be on hitting the opponent’s kidney area, not on his own defense.

Keto Madness