My 2nd amatuer fight video

[DoctorTaco]

better late than never, here's my last fight. without making (too many) excuses, it was my first fight back after a devastating loss and I was afraid gassing out again despite being in the best shape of my life. that fear caused me to hold back on the throttle the first two rounds and my coach had to set me straight going into the 3rd. she told me in no uncertain terms that i needed to win the 3rd to win the fight so get out there and hurt the guy. he was taller which I tend to struggle with and not jab as much as I should. I also should of thrown more combinations to follow up on the easy shots he was giving me. without further bullshit: I'm in the black with the tattoos and the footwork. (please mute or ignore my buddy @Limbo Pete filming. sherdogger drove up from eugene to watch the fight, he's the real champ.)

 

[Limbo Pete]

Taco Top Team for life imo

 

[Rico]

#breadheadtopteam

Good job, bud

 

[ARIZE]

Move your goddamn head man when you strike (specially on singles), and relax your shoulders...

Good job, bud

 

[DoctorTaco]

Move your goddamn head man when you strike

Good job, bud

You sound like my coach

 

[j123]

Congrats on the win

You're very tense, I know your second fight, so its given it'll take some time getting used to, but thats the most noticeable trait out there.

For gas tank issues, that is heavily dependent on your breathing. You exhale on every action (strikes, footwork, etc) without breathing anything in (could be due to nerves, guy pressed into your personal space mid-breath, or shit just happens) is the way to get gassed ASAP. Even if you have the best tank in the world, doing that will have you gassing out eventually.

What ARIZE said was good as well, against a taller striker, having your head on the line would have you getting tagged. Besides, if you shift your weight (lets use the cross as an example), your head will naturally want to move off the line, its almost unnatural to try to remain straight on

You're decent at gauging distance, you stayed right outside of most of your opponent's strikes for the most part.

Do you use parries? Your opponent in the third being gassed throwing slow, looping downward crosses would've been almost a freebie for a parry counter

Regardless, good fight and congrats on the win

 

[DoctorTaco]

Congrats on the win

You're very tense, I know your second fight, so its given it'll take some time getting used to, but thats the most noticeable trait out there.

For gas tank issues, that is heavily dependent on your breathing. You exhale on every action (strikes, footwork, etc) without breathing anything in (could be due to nerves, guy pressed into your personal space mid-breath, or shit just happens) is the way to get gassed ASAP. Even if you have the best tank in the world, doing that will have you gassing out eventually.

What ARIZE said was good as well, against a taller striker, having your head on the line would have you getting tagged. Besides, if you shift your weight (lets use the cross as an example), your head will naturally want to move off the line, its almost unnatural to try to remain straight on

You're decent at gauging distance, you stayed right outside of most of your opponent's strikes for the most part.

Do you use parries? Your opponent in the third being gassed throwing slow, looping downward crosses would've been almost a freebie for a parry counter

Regardless, good fight and congrats on the win

the gas tank issue in
My first fight was more from a bad weight cut than anything. Bit off more than I could chew on short notice and paid for it. My tank was great for
This one, I was just afraid to trust it which is why I was so hesitant to let my hands go in the first two rounds.

I'm a sp so I parry a lot of punches with my lead hand, but in competition I have to be careful because our local judges aren't very knowledgable on the sport and taking too many punches on the gloves (even redirecting them with the palms) starts to look like hits to them.

Thanks for the insight and fresh eyes. I'm going to really focus on my breathing and staying relaxed as I spar along with keeping my head moving

 

[j123]

the gas tank issue in
My first fight was more from a bad weight cut than anything. Bit off more than I could chew on short notice and paid for it. My tank was great for
This one, I was just afraid to trust it which is why I was so hesitant to let my hands go in the first two rounds./QUOTE]

Ah.. okay.

Just curious, are boxing ammy events, same day weigh-ins or 24h?

 

[DoctorTaco]

Same day, and depending on the format (tournament, match bout, etc.) and the speed/competency of the people running the show, you may not have a lot of time between weighing in and fighting. First fight was about 4 hours from scale to ring