Boxing Counterpunching Explained

[@planestrainsandautomobiles8065]

Fantastic advice. You really molded the concept into something easy to visualize.

[@stefankeeney8462]

Thanks, and yeah through the years I noticed most coaches,teachers, trainers and film study enthusiasts will demonstrate and explain counters that are available in certain situations, but rarely is it explained how exchanges ACTUALLY work. Once you understand the nature of of initiating, responding to an opponent Initiating, and responding to an opponents counter response or simultaneous counter, you can understand exchanges much better and the idea of “randomness” seems a lot less

[@debankanghosh225]

Keep making more of these bro 💎💎

[@stefankeeney8462]

Thanks for the support ! I’ll keep pumping them out as frequently as I can 👍🏻

[@66davin99]

Great video, rich with information. Cheers.

[@stefankeeney8462]

Glad it was helpful! Stay tuned for more and thanks for the support 💪🏻

[@ninjaturtles1987]

Really important concepts explained, great video!

[@stefankeeney8462]

Thank you! Stay tuned for more

[@JayZad64]

good job! 👏👏👏 Thx for sharing

[@stefankeeney8462]

Thanks for the support 👍🏻

[@erdinsultan4536]

great

[@stefankeeney8462]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@altaimountain]

pressure counter is my fav style to watch. guys like anderson silva, pettis, mcgregor, holloway, adesanya to name a few in mma. it takes a lot of skill to bait the opponent into throwing and then countering.

[@stefankeeney8462]

Those are alll great names pettis was my first favorite ! Hell yeah for sure, that’s why toward the end of the video I was saying you’ll find a lot of the time guys that go first and initiate often seem to on average rack up more mini wins through exchanges during a fight. But also some pressure fighters don’t even look to counter the counter, then want to initiate and just straight up dominate, and if they get some resistance they counter accordingly. Max Holloway is like that and strange enough illia topuria is like that. That’s why I knew that fight was not going the distance. When two pressure fighters both want to be the one initiating first, it usually leads to explosive center if the ring types of fights

[@altaimountain]

@stefankeeney8462 agree on all points. Pettis was my favourite fighter for a long time as well. i come from taekwondo background and i just loved his style ever from his wec days. dude was a ninja. too bad he couldn't figure out how to stop ppl backing him up to the fence. if he only learnt how to clinch and bot give ground he could've had more success. then of course he broke his hands so many times. but i still rooted for him in all his fights.

[@stefankeeney8462]

Same ! I discovered him from that “world of janks” show and followed him after that. Yeah when he lost to RDA I was so devestated haha. Happy although he lost the title he had some good career moments before leaving the UFC though. Prime pettis VS prime aldo was supposed to be the big fight everyone kind of forgot about

[@altaimountain]

@stefankeeney8462 yeah i remember that show, i saw it also. and that rda fight was heartbreakingl. feeling old now lol.

[@williamseipp9691]

it's hard to understand these exchanges in boxing compared to grappling or 1v1 duels in video games because there's so many options available. Plus, the speed at which it happens. But your delivery and demonstration of the concepts was perfect. Easiest sub ever.

[@stefankeeney8462]

Thanks man, and yes it’s hard to understand them on the fly for sure, but to grasp a general understanding of them makes it way easier to understand what’s going on while “the game is in play” vs just winging it and being only reactive. When you start to apply some of this to sparring it’s actually really cool how you start to feel more in control by using the probe to draw out counters and get guys to bite on your feints. It actually begins to feel more like a chess match compared to how most people just throw random combinations

[@williamseipp9691]

@@stefankeeney8462 Yup. Understanding the "why" makes understanding the "what" pretty simple!

[@-Higashi-]

Great vid bro

[@stefankeeney8462]

Thanks man! Glad you like it 👍🏻🥊

[@alexlewiss8221]

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[@seetsamolapo5600]

I think this is what Floyd does. I call them trigger counters. I'm not sure about Crawford - does he also go 3rd?

[@stefankeeney8462]

Everyone initiates, everyone baits, everyone fires back after defending OR getting hit, it’s so hard to categorize guys based on if they go “first, second or third” but yeah Floyd deff seems to counter guys as soon as they try to establish their jab. Crawford is very solid all around but when I watch him, as of lately he seems to be real good at dictating the fight which to me seems like he takes the initiative to go “first” a lot. I’d have to go back and rewatch his fight with Spence though 🤔

[@seetsamolapo5600]

@stefankeeney8462 I'm just speaking in general, of course everyone does everything. For example, Floyd in what's widely considered his best fight vs Corrales heavily relies on lead hand feints. I have never been able to see a clear pattern out of Crawford unlike most elite fighters. I'll also try watch his other fights (I think Vs Spence his style was even less clear). Btw, can other things besides punches be baited? Say forward movement or even head movement (I suspect so)?

[@stefankeeney8462]

@ I’ll have to check that fight out ! 👍🏻 As far as drawing out their counter you can use your jab feint or whichever punch they seek to be trying to counter. But also you can set up a “false centerline” which is where you slightly lean in or slightly lean your head off to the right (if your righty) so they when they go to punch, you move your head with ease since it’s “off center” to begin with. Floyd does this with his pull counter. Most people think that Floyd leans back and throws his cross but really he’s slightly bunched forward baiting them to throw a jab at his face. Another bait I’ve seen bas rutten use is by blatantly holding his guard high VERY high or very low, in which case their going to take the bait and try to hit him high or low, in which case he simultaneously counters them. And if we’re talking striking overall, a lot of guys will use the push kick or “teep” to keep you at distance, so sometimes you can step feint to draw out the kick, then after they throw it then you go in for real

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