The Power Punch


Moving on with our series of boxing training coupled with some Boxing News we continue our discussion on boxing techniques (previously How to Fight a Southpaw, Proper roadwork, most effective punch-The Jab-See archives).

First things first-any venture needs support and we are no different according to our web site stats we have many visits to the site but few of these visitors are taking advantage of the wisdom we can disperse that will make you an efficient boxer from amateur to pro. From our research personally and information that is voluntarily offered from members over the net and those that are under our guidance at our facility in Southern California they perhaps like yourself have been searching for that boxing trainer who first of all has the experience, knowledge and the time to spend exclusively with you and your quest to receive the best information possible!

Several of our in-house members have been in training with  other establishments prior to enrolling here and have related to us that what they discovered after a few sessions was that the personal trainers assigned to them actually had little knowledge of boxing but were really physical trainers of one sought or another.....or if they were fortunate enough to be in a location that was convenient and hooked up with a big name trainer-said trainer had no time for them because of the volume or importance of boxers he has or a multitude of time constraints.

In person or over the net we can provide you with insights on boxing that few if any have any knowledge of.....Here's an example:


E-mail from Al out of Arizona in training and about to make his pro debut and has acquired a big name trainer to assist him except that he hardly sees said trainer if ever...

I'm training for my pro debut and Tommy has give me advise on how to train properly, (over the net) not only on the physical part but also on the mentality a fighter should have. Tommy Noel training methods has make me train smart and I have a lot of energy when I'm in the gym training and that has suite me well with my full time job. When I'm sparring I can fell the difference. I get hit less and I hit more.
Old school boxing is the best training to become  good fighter. That's because Tommy was a profesional fighter so he knows what he's talking about not like others that call them selfs boxing trainers and have never been in top of a boxing ring.

Sincerely, Al from Arizona



E-Mail from Norma who is a student in training.

Old school boxing, in my opinion, if not the best, certainly one of the greatest gyms I've attended. The training is top notch. Tommy, the trainer, is very knowledgeable in the art of boxing.  He makes sure you understand and solidify the basics of each technique.  He explains the why and how of each punch and/or combination, which makes the learning easier. I have greatly benefitted from Tommy's sincere interest and dedication in my training. Unfortunately, this is a quality I found very difficult to find in other gyms. Thanks Tommy!

Norma


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Jones/Calzaghe by now you know that Joe won the fight we had only a few entries analyze the possible outcome and they were off the mark either in the strategy or they picked Jones to win.

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MANNY PACQUIAO/OSCAR DELAHOYA



Surely there are fans with strong opinions on this match!


TOMMY'S OPINION ON THIS CONTEST - This is a difficult one since you have the size difference and the age difference.

Does Oscar have the motivation to get up, get in shape and defeat this dynamo that is Manny or is this his swan song and this is strickly business for this should break all PPV records! He doesn't want to be embarrassed I'm sure of that but I'm going to have to go along with an old boxing adage a good little man doesn't beat a good big man! And pick Oscar but only if he hasn't loss that spark, that elusive, hard to understand period when an older boxer basically losses it and the dominating power and skills he has demonstrated in the past slip away, it's bafflng and hard to understand, it just happens, you don't have it any longer! What's your take?

MANNY PACQUIAO/OSCAR DELAHOYA



This is a difficult one since you have the size difference and the age difference.

Does Oscar have the motivation to get up, get in shape and defeat this dynamo that is Manny or is this his swan song and this is strickly business for this should break all PPV records! He doesn't want to be embarrassed I'm sure of that but I'm going to have to go along with an old boxing adage a good little man doesn't beat a good big man! And pick Oscar but only if he hasn't loss that spark, that elusive, hard to understand period when an older boxer basically losses it and the dominating power and skills he has demonstrated in the past slip away, it's bafflng and hard to understand, it just happens, you don't have it any longer! What's your take?

 Boxing from Southern California-Viewed a card last night from Home Depot Center in Carson California-First impressions, these were fighters I'm casually familar with and the eventual defeated parties I had never seen before. The reason these contest were interesting is that they demonstrated some inside no no's that are not obvious to the casual fan......

First Andre Dirrell versus a hard-nosed brawler from Australia who is a warrior, not skillful but as tough as a junkyard dog, however Andre has apparently got it all as he moves gracefully around the ring displaying numerous adroit moves from either stance southpaw or orthodox and sizzling combinations of punches. Working Ognova up and down with those blistering offerings round after round I began to wonder is this guy's got a rock solid constitution or Dirrell with all his flash and hand speed is lacking knockout power.

 Al Berstein the Shobox commentator cautioned that Andre better be careful or he may punch himself out because Ognova was catching many of the strikes on his gloves and continued marching forward pressing the action even though he was taking the worst of it! A cut opened over Ognova's right eye and he was visited by the ring physician between rounds and allowed to continue and he pressed and pressed and some time during the fight he landed a low blow and Andre dropped to the canvas and it was questionable if his visiting the canvas was from a low blow or a legitimate punch, however Ray Corona the referee waved it off as if nothing had happened and motioned to Andre to rise up and fight which initiated a discussion between the ringside commentators, what's going on? it's either a low blow and Dirrell should be allowed time to recover or it's an official knockdown and the ref should have started the count, but he waved it off.

 This occured about mid-fight and I began to think this guy from Down Under could win this fight even though he was way behind on the scorecards he wasn't about to throw in the towel and it's scheduled for 12. The fight continued on the same plane with Andre dominating and Ognova though definitely getting hit quite a bit but not showing signs of any deterioration as he pursued and pursued Andre from rope to rope. Finally Andre caught Ognova against the ropes and landed another effective blow but not as severe as the series he had absorbed from the first bell to this point and almost simultaneouly ref Ray Corona jumped toward the boxers with the intention of haulting the contest and seamed to block out another punch that was on the way and it landed solidly on Ognova's chin and his kness buckled but he didn't go down, and the fight was stopped! Again comments from the ringside broadcasters, hmm why all of a sudden the stoppage when in the earlier part of the contest Ognova was taking a severe pummeling from the slick Dirrell, the ref now could have at this point halted the proceedings temporarily, administered a standing eight count or even called for assistance from the ringside physcian to see if Ognova was fit to continue? Nope, that's it the fights over no further discussion?

 This wasn't a curtain raiser fight this was a 12 round lower level Championship contest approved by the sactioning bodies and approved by the California State athletic commission and scheduled for twelve rounds and advertised as such. Being a ref is a tough job and boxing is a brutal sport and Ognova is lacking in ability but he has put in countless hours preparing himself for this career the best way that he knows and maybe he should seek another profession but I don't like the way this went down!

 Perhaps the ref needs further seasoning missing the low blow, (No,he needs further schooling), the video replay confirmed it was definitely low and Dirrell was looking for assistance and then the abrupt stoppage except Corona offered "your taking too many blows and in my opinion it's over". In the prior rest periods between rounds why didn't Corona visit the Russians corner and caution the fighter and his team that he had to pick it up or he would have to stop the contest? this is a common occurence in boxing, the officials normally give each participant every opportunity to be competitive?

 It's not like Victor is a stranger to this area he fought in January 07 scoring a T.K.O. in two over journey man Richard Grant 19-14-1 and Oganov's record going into the fight was 28-1 with 28 knockouts the loss to recently dethroned world champion Kelley Pavlik! Yes, he's terrible technically,, but this is fight, there's more than one way to skin a cat!

 With respected ref's Marty Denkin and Jack Reiss acting as judges in this fight perhaps they especially Marty who's not  on the shy side should take Corona aside and point out the finer points of performing as an arbiter?

MIJARES/DARCHINYAN

Cristian Mijares being billed by the media as the modern day Willie Pep with mucho technical skills, but who is he? It was predicted that he would dazzle and run rings around the Angry Armenian from the land of Kangaroos by 95% of the so called boxing experts. Let's checkout his record something apparently no one else on the supposed inside of the ballyhoo preceding this contest bothered to investigate. O.k prior to this encounter he was 36-3-2. Wow! three losses and a couple of draws, these guys that beat him must be tremendous fighters to have overcome this phenomenon and even got a draw but a trio of losses?

Upon further review we discover that his first 4 fights were against opposition making their pro debuts. His 5th bout and first loss apparently against one of the above to become at least a suspect in lieu of prospect qualification was with an hombre with an 0-5-1 record & HE LOST on pts 4 rounds! That pugilist went on to compile an illustrious 1-21 kayoed 15 times 1 draw record. In his 12th fight he had a draw with another sensation who was 1-1-0, in the rematch he lost! Then he fought two making their pro debut and then some other warm body 0-6-0. He fought for the Mexican flyweight championship against another sensation with a 9-10-2 rap sheet, 9-10-2 fighting for a title? He improved apparently and got some victories over some named opposition but hardly a resume that deserved the accolades heaped on him by the press plus you have to beware of these gaudy records obtained in the mini divisions in exotic locales.

Fast forward to the Home Depot Center Carson California the bad ass from Down Under Vic Darchinyan the Southpaw with the devastating punch, Mijares didn't have a clue on how to stop Vic's power punch, down and almost out in round one, Oh Well so much for the technical skills and the reincarnation of Willie Pep. For the remainder of the fight it was Darchinyan chasing Cristian from rope to rope and quoting a writer from the Major Los Angeles Newspaper, "On most cards, Darchinyan didn't even lose a round. After he had hit Mijares 27, with about 200 hard lefts, including one that knocked him down in the first round, Darchinyan chased Mijares across the ring in the ninth round and as Mijares ran backwards, Darchinyan chased a caught him with yet another solid left. Mijares went down, flat on his back. Referee Lou Moret started to count, then saw Mijares wasn't stirring much and waved the fight to an end."

From this corner it appeared that although taking a beating Cristian would struggle on to complete the 12 rounds but then in the ninth he made a rookie mistake namely going straight back and as outlined above and he got hammered.  Willie Pep this guy is not!

POWER PUNCH

Moving forward from our October subject the Most Effective Punch the Jab -this lead punch is the set-up for our most destructive offering the right or left cross. It comes from further back in our stance as we face the opponent and consequently is more difficult to land solidly. When in sparring* or in a bout after you have sufficiently annoyed, damaged,and weakend your foe with a steady diet of jabs you are prepared to start unloading this finishing punch!

It's called the one two, first the lead and then a violent thrust with your knockout shot, I emphasize violent because it's coming from a greater distance back although not that far and once you start to fight experienced pugilists one of the reasons there still plying the trade is that they have discovered how to avoid the power punch!