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Petr Yan poses problems for anybody at BW.
- He hits hard, really hard for a 135er.
- Great chin, and he doesn't wear his damage much at all
- Good defense, although he makes mistakes in the pocket, he's generally good at not getting hit clean with heat with his high guard and impressive boxing acumen
- Fast left body/head kick, and can fight well from either stance
Now that we brushed up on some basic , general strengths of Petr, I wanna talk a little about some of the sneaky, clever traps he sets.
1. He will throw a 1-2 repeatedly throughout the course of a fight, sometimes while slowing the 2 down on purpose to lull you into what happens next -> He out of nowhere will throw a 1,2 and switch stances as he throws the 2 to throw a monsterous left hook that'll knock your head off.
Now, shifting is not new and we've seen a handful of guys do it (izzy, max, volk, rose, etc) but to purposefully take something off that cross to make you think it ain't shit as a set up for the 1,2,3 later is some sneaky shit.
2. When he fights southpaw, he will throw his left hand half ass as well, as a fake to throw the left high kick a split second after it. He's very tricky, calculated.
I just was thinking about this and wanted to share.
Yan is an intriguing fighter to watch/study, he looks very basic at first glance.. High guard, minimal head movement, minimal lateral movement unless in immediate danger, very planted , no bouncing around, straight line steps toward opponent..... But he sets some interesting traps that'll sneak up on you. Everything is hidden behind a veil with Yan, there is no flashy shit, no showboating. He spends sometimes more than half of the round fighting purposely in a way to make you think you've figured him out.
Not gonna lie, he's one of my favorite fighters to watch and learn from ("the man's a fan boy, he bought t-shirts!") because of how straight forward everything is with him, he makes it look easy. His approach to fighting is pragmatic.
Can't wait for this fight.
War Aldo but Yan is an awesome fighter, my hands will be sweaty.
Petr Yan poses problems for anybody at BW.
- He hits hard, really hard for a 135er.
- Great chin, and he doesn't wear his damage much at all
- Good defense, although he makes mistakes in the pocket, he's generally good at not getting hit clean with heat with his high guard and impressive boxing acumen
- Fast left body/head kick, and can fight well from either stance
Now that we brushed up on some basic , general strengths of Petr, I wanna talk a little about some of the sneaky, clever traps he sets.
1. He will throw a 1-2 repeatedly throughout the course of a fight, sometimes while slowing the 2 down on purpose to lull you into what happens next -> He out of nowhere will throw a 1,2 and switch stances as he throws the 2 to throw a monsterous left hook that'll knock your head off.
Now, shifting is not new and we've seen a handful of guys do it (izzy, max, volk, rose, etc) but to purposefully take something off that cross to make you think it ain't shit as a set up for the 1,2,3 later is some sneaky shit.
2. When he fights southpaw, he will throw his left hand half ass as well, as a fake to throw the left high kick a split second after it. He's very tricky, calculated.
I just was thinking about this and wanted to share.
Yan is an intriguing fighter to watch/study, he looks very basic at first glance.. High guard, minimal head movement, minimal lateral movement unless in immediate danger, very planted , no bouncing around, straight line steps toward opponent..... But he sets some interesting traps that'll sneak up on you. Everything is hidden behind a veil with Yan, there is no flashy shit, no showboating. He spends sometimes more than half of the round fighting purposely in a way to make you think you've figured him out.
Not gonna lie, he's one of my favorite fighters to watch and learn from ("the man's a fan boy, he bought t-shirts!") because of how straight forward everything is with him, he makes it look easy. His approach to fighting is pragmatic.
Can't wait for this fight.
War Aldo but Yan is an awesome fighter, my hands will be sweaty.
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