Luke Rockhold boxing sparring inside the Mayweather Boxing Club

[@iiDefied]

Luke is doing an excellent job of blocking jabs with his face.

[@MrAlexthegreat24]

Hahahahahahahaha dude I literally laughed out loud Hahahahaha cut him some slack bro he working on it working with one of the best in Tabitti lol

[@SteroidsMakeMeStrong]

Black guy is a lot faster than him

[@lfholocher947]

+iiDefied lol

[@LuciferUchiha5050]

In the cage or the streets , the black dude would be blocking kicks, knees , and elbows with his chin

[@iiDefied]

***** What is that even supposed to mean?

[@levity90]

I love this. No better way to sharpen a skillset than to train with someone who specializes in that particular skill. I love MMA and I have so much respect and admiration for elite boxers.

[@alessandroscuderi7300]

Rockholds hands have never been that clean, he has a good check right hook, but his best asset on the feet are his kicks. And then hes a beast on the ground.

[@piro4351]

+Alessandro Scuderi for sure

[@jack11643]

+Alessandro Scuderi True bro. Awesome Check right hook. Decent Straight left. He'd be amazing with more work in the pocket. He's an animal at sniping range.

[@ryangmilam]

i was bouta comment this but i saw urs n said fuck it

[@piro4351]

his kicking is very fancy ,..his boxing is rather unimpressive/ mediocre..

[@alessandroscuderi7300]

Martin Kove yep, his boxing isn't good, but it doesn't need to be the way he strikes. He's a perfect example of how different MMA striking is to boxing

[@heroinpatrick]

He’s working on his weaknesses. Good for him.

[@portugal7n5]

Everyone taking shit. That's why he is going in the first place. TO LEARN. That's why is called MMA.

[@paulmorgan6686]

Shogun learn? He's been fighting since 2007, how long does it take to fucking learn LOL

[@TheTarantulaJT]

paul Morgan forever, you always learn an improve as a boxer, mma fighter, or any kind of martial artist. Learning is constant, it's striving for perfection even though it may never be reached.... (name one fighter/martial artist that was perfect...none) lol

[@thedarkknight646]

+paul Morgan you're a fucking idiot one can always use improvement on their craft anyone can learn how to box learning to be good at it is a whole new effort and since boxing isn't the only thing he trains he's not going to catch on as fast as someone who just trains boxing

[@alessandroscuderi7300]

+paul Morgan Hes a ground specialist whos best weapon on the feet are his kicks.

[@Noname-lk2ol]

you're right everyone is taking shits, its only human nature. eat shit sleep.

[@bossin2190]

I love this! As an MMA fan it is amazing to see guys take the time to visit and train with a strict form of fighting to improve that area (in this case boxing) and evolve their MMA skills.

[@ajp135212]

This is good work for Rockhold, Tabiti is just working with him. Going very light tho

[@RonelDelgado]

ajp135212 Tabiti can knock him out if he wants,he is just light sparring with him.

[@xandergregor8292]

Rafael Delgado English is not your first language.

[@RonelDelgado]

Alexander Gregory no and yours???

[@RonelDelgado]

Tai Lopez they are boxing not in mma sparring 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@letsgopoop123]

Ronel Delgado rockhold could knock him out if he wanted too? Tf

[@LENTODAWG702]

that's crazy how monstrous of a difference the styles are boxing is so beautiful and effective but mma fighters can't fight the same way cuz they're not just defending punches they're open to take downs kicks low kicks knees elbows clinch but I love how boxing movement and fluidity is so beautiful it's art

[@LaserrSharp]

Rockhold will be champ soon. Boxing is rough but glad he's working on it. Glad they set him up with an up and comer so that he can learn a bit and not just get whooped.

[@Azulogy]

+Louis O. u were right!

[@erichilarious3066]

+califilipino Watch him fight and you'll see the power difference

[@AzWanderers]

+Louis O. damn you really called that one bro nice one! haha

[@TaurusAnimations]

You were right 👍

[@StayinMotion_ro]

+samjs721 maybe not prime

[@LuciferUchiha5050]

I bet all rockhold was thinking of was "spinning back kick ! Round kick! There's a take down opportunity ! He's open for a knee and elbow.

[@MKG176]

If he wants to be a champion boxer then he better get better at not having to rely on other arts to create the openings. Martial arts is about shoring up your weaknesses just as much as pressing your strengths. Start thinking like an artist and not just a brawler.

[@jmrm9]

He must've felt frustrated that he couldn't do any of that... but this sparring sessions will help his boxing a lot.

[@mr12aT]

UFC fans acting like cavemen thinking, just take him down god damn it and stomp on his head.. But unfortunately there are rules in boxing, and class.

[@Daniel-rg3yh]

joe yonATHAN you re talking shit dude. a decent level of boxing is needed for MMA and rockhold s hands are sloppy as hell, no technique and 0 speed.

[@True_Judah]

LIFEBUOY Boxing will be absorbed by MMA....fuck your class

[@dannybejarano4496]

people need to realize boxing in mma is different then actual boxing. when u are putting combinations in mma they are to set up your clinch, knees, kicks, takedowns as in boxing u are just setting up punches with other punches. however it is good to get training at a strictly boxing gym because alot of their techniques are different because they do not have to worry about checking kicks, or stuffing takedowns that is why luke throws an defends differently then the other guy. in mma u must worry about it all in boxing u don't so of course his boxing is superior to luke but if u put him sparring in mma sparring I bet u he won't do as good as luke did in strictly boxing.

[@niveaulimbo6101]

Finally somebody how understands that

[@dannybejarano4496]

+Niveau Limbo pretty common sense people are just dumb now a days

[@bigcymac]

I think everyone knows that....

[@dannybejarano4496]

+bigcymac actually no not everyone knows it, if u read the comments literally alot of people do not understand an they won't unless u do mma which I have been for 4 years an I also went to a strictly boxing gym for about 8 months the styles are different even though the art of mma boxing and boxing are the same just people don't understand different stances are for different strategies or different fighting styles

[@quenquen411]

+Daniel Bejarano Wrong. He punches and defends differently largely because he has low amateur level boxing. If you don't believe me look how champions Holly Holm and Conor McGregor through punches. That's a convenient excuse. I don't disagree with the rest, but that part, no.

[@jordanbettencourt9621]

Andrew Tabiti is no joke; props to Rockhold for getting in there with him.

[@poonug]

perfect example of why you cant compare two combat sports

[@poonug]

u clearly are a fan boy we saw how rousey dealt with a boxer look at the out come now shes defeated

[@josiahd2791]

NTD18 are you dumb? holly has been training mma longer than rousey. she isn't a boxer anymore lmao

[@poonug]

so what she jumped straight into mma yea? nah u fucktard she came from boxing why dnt u watch some more mma tutorials u fanboy u cann clearly see this wak fighter from mma gets violated like some novice

[@josiahd2791]

NTD18 ok, clearly you have no idea what you're talking about. Do at least a LITTLE research then come back and reply. ffs you are dumb lmao.

[@josiahd2791]

NTD18 lmao that has nothing to do with anything, so ill pretend you didn't just say that. But yes, clearly mma is superior, we learned that back at ufc 1.

[@dabearsmiggins2165]

He was going well considering this guy is a pure boxer, you can see the power Luke's got, imagine with 4 ounce and no headgear. When you consider that his round house is his biggest weapon striking, and how much of a beast he is on the ground, it's easy to see when you put it all together why he's the best in his weight class

[@homerthompson6028]

I don't get it. His striking looks so crisp in the octagon. The boxer is making him look like a complete beginner.

[@proboxininsider]

the boxer is 13-0 as a pro. that is gonna happen in straight boxing. he was going easy on him as well.

[@joestr8848]

That's the differences between mma boxing and true boxing

[@madkid3982]

+Joe Str88 mma gloves and not having to worrie about kicks and takedowns

[@SouthRYU]

His boxing has always been overrated, its his kicking game that makes his striking so dangerous but his hands are very inefficient.

[@joestr8848]

You're correct ryubat rockhold boxing is not really great n his hands are always down

[@domeland2835]

Who here after the Ariel interview with Mike and Luke 😂

[@undeadpresident]

Tabiti has great talent. I am having trouble thinking of anyone out there with more natural ability in boxing right now.

[@lumadz]

Boxers are elite in hand speed and footwork

[@mitchell8940]

the takedown was there all day

[@tmoney7842]

+Mitch Hop This is a boxing sparring match not mma.

[@mitchell8940]

t money I'm kidding. Idk if you watch mma but luke is a really well rounded fighter. Stand up wise his left kick is a murder weapon. But he is obviously not a boxer, he's getting out classed in a big way. Michael Jordan was the best athlete ever and he got out class playing baseball. They're to very different sports that get blanketed together.

[@tmoney7842]

I watch mma religiously and love both sports but I thought you were serious lol. Yeah Lukes a great striker but I think Romero will beat him. I think boxing has a major impact on some mma fighters I think the Diaz brothers for example are great boxers and could jump into a boxing match with no problem.

[@mitchell8940]

+t money I believe Romero just got pop for a ped. Big surprise right? lol, i think Romeros best days are behind him, he's damn near forty. That division is deep but there's not a definitive number one contender. The Diaz brother have great combinations and condition but in the world of boxing they're to stationary to compete on a high, just my opinion. I'm excited for McGregor vs rda but i kinda wanted to see nate diaz vs Connor.

[@tmoney7842]

+Mitch Hop Yeah I'm not surprised but I'm pretty sure the majority of fighters are using. Conor is a very exciting fighter to watch and I cant wait either, I would like to see him fight Frankie before Diaz but it will be a very interesting match up could you imagine Conor vs Diaz the shit talking would be out of this world.

[@combatcritique]

So this is what Mike Perry was talking about 😅

[@PronounceGaming]

When you're watching this, try to keep in mind that Rockhold's stance, habits, and fundamentals are all geared for an MMA fight (i.e. He's used to throwing more kicks and not relying so much on just his hands, he keeps hands low for takedown defense and for proper balance to throw kicks, etc.)

[@Justintdot]

your hands don't need to be that low to be ready to defend takedowns

[@foogentog]

His hands are low more for balance for throwing kicks, like a karate stance

[@ObeyMeSon]

honestly, i give athletes on both sides of these sports massive respect cause one they still get their asses kicked, and two they put time into both of their sports. one is super crisp, cunning, accurate with his hands, while the other is proficient (maybe advanced depending on ths fighter) in several aspects of the fight game. shout out to both, and to each his own edit: unless your name is anthony johnson and you love throwing a fight

[@nickb4302]

Tabiti has some great foot work.

[@kaashifkhan2354]

Luke "im the guy to beat jon jones" rockhold

[@MrSmurf459]

Rockhold does have decent footwork!

[@BabySemtex]

Its always amazing to me to watch MMA fighter and boxer spar, to see how concrete boxers are with their punches, follow ups and feints, while MMA fighters are uncertain while throwing from boxing stance, and are unsure how to proceed with combinations because boxer are out of their reach just like that. And this happens even with good MMA strikers like Luke. these are the facts that get me afraid for Conor because I want him to win. It will be a show tho

[@themeanaverage.1692]

they are so certain because they have never experienced the uncertainty of kicks, takedowns etc

[@jamesdesmond8764]

All these chair warriors saying "real combat" and then boxing is not. Let me tell you something. I was in the marines. Had 7 amateur boxing fights in usa boxing. And trained in mma and sparred pro mma fighters and fought now pro boxers. BOXING is as serious and elite as it gets. Pros on tv make it look easy with unmentionably advanced defense. If they dropped their hands they would all be unconscious. Mma has more knockouts because they leave themselves wide open. This exposes it. It is what it is. I def give that guy props for going in the mayweather gym. He did very well. But lemme tell you the boxer is scary. You guys dont know the adrenaline felt against a fighter that scary and the power against your head of those punches. You cannot understand if you have not fought a sanctioned amateur fight, ATLEAST. It is not a fucking joke. I have had broken ribs, noses, concussions all from boxing. And people forget the amount of deaths in boxing. And kovalev was mentioned in these comments, who killed one of his opponents after putting him in a come he did not come out of. Mma is no fucking joke either but god damn people do not know how insanely deep water serious war boxing is man. Most people make it all through life without ever knowing the feeling of really getting a real proper ass beating. They live in a bubble and say mma is real fighting because its a fucking bar fight usually, with dudes swinging like they are in a bee hive and leaving their jaw open. They call that jaw spot the lights out spot in boxing because your nervous system goes through there and anyone can be dropped if they get hit on the jaw line..

[@jamesdesmond8764]

*coma

[@TroubleEST]

you're a moron. mma has more knockouts because fighters have to worry about more than just head and body shots. they constantly worry about leg kicks and takedowns leaving themselves exposed. they also don't have giant gloves protecting their whole head. head kicks and flying knees are more brutal than a right hook. i can tell you dont watch mma so please quit acting like you do

[@WolfedOut]

Yeah, if you actually trained MMA, you would know that you were spewing bullshit. If you think Boxing is the elite shit, you've never been in a Muay Thai ring. Get knee'd in the solar plexus and we'll see how elite you are. Lying piece of shit. P.S. People die in Boxing because it has ancient and stupid rules. Smashing your head to the canvas 4 times in a fight isn't tough or elite, it's stupid and unnecessary. If you drop and can't survive 1-3 shots, you have no business fighting any longer.

[@asaint]

all these ufc fighters coming to light knowing that boxing is a valuable weapon to there arsenal they don't want to end up like rousey

[@AntFarmer47]

Rockhold in there barefoot and everything 😂

[@chetdesmond4155]

If you love MMA You have to love boxing Boxers are one of the masters that MMA fighters come to, seeking lessons.

[@320speed]

Respect to him. Say what you want. Atleast he's going through the ropes on strengthening his boxing skills.

[@GuyFromTheSouth]

Im a boxing guy and I think Luke is looking pretty good here. I was surprised how good he looks. His boxing isnt that good in the octagon.

[@lumartinez3765]

my problem with boxing has always been that its all about landing punches and not so much about damage meaning you could lightly tap your opponent in the face really fast and it counts as a punch witch is the reason why floyd was so successful

[@robertgennaro8075]

he's a really good boxer just loads up on his shots watch how the other guy just fires right from were his hands are and it allows him to put together combos and set luke up while Luc throw's 2-3 shots and there all with power so he cant keep throwing the Diaz brothers are a perfect example of what i'm trying to say its a common misconception every shot needs to be 70-80% to be effective just let it fly with technique than use your power when the shot is there after you opened him up, boxing in MMA is a tough thing because guy's in MMA cant put much weight on there front leg or it will get kicked off when in boxing getting inside is all about that front leg stepping in quick at the right time i'm a boxer so maybe there's something more to it i'm not seeing which would explain why he's doing it that way but its a common thing in MMA you see guy's winging 2-3 punch combos with punches and not much more the Diaz brothers are a perfect example of making a career of exploiting that you can see it in any one of there fights

[@robertgennaro8075]

ya your right bout that his stance is much more to cater to that left kick... if he could kick he'd take this dude's head off with one shot haha,, and mcgregor has the best left hand in the UFC no fat on that tech at all no one see's it until its right in there face

[@NainoaC]

nice to see the two art's collide!!even though luke is doing good u can see how,in a boxing match the boxer is obviously more skilled and technical. I would like to see them put on shin guards and allow leg kicks only see how big of a difference that makes?

[@DEMONACY177]

You realize is boxing skill is not on level with tabiti because he's has to learn to master 5 or 6 other martial arts right? If this was very limited rules like on the streets or in mma. DESTROYED. Pick that guy up and suplex him .

[@bored2862]

DEMONACY He doesn't have to learn 6 othet martial arts lol , mma is a mix of martial arts. You just need to be somewhat good in atleast boxing , kick boxing & grappling , no need to master other martial arts..

[@palfriend3503]

Bored there's much more depth than that

[@WolfedOut]

@@bored2862 You're actually an idiot.

[@vonmillz2014]

Luke defenitely needs more of these sessions...

[@RichCwm]

respect! Rockhold is strong as hell, no wonder he kicked Weidmans ass

[@anon-r9q1111]

No shoes in a mayweather boxing ring is hella disrespectful

[@ErikChainsawCharles]

Tabiti went easy on him. This is why MMA fighters think they can box. Footwork? Good footwork = good position. Rockhold is all over the place with his feet, balance, and position.

[@TulanePass]

Well duh! Rockhold is trying to box, not trying to fight like it's MMA. Clearly this match is FAVORED to a style here...

[@respect2864]

no dude u need to look at fucking reality man. luke rockhold is a humble man. going into another mans world to learn as much as he can. He does not think that he is a good boxer. watch the interview afterwords. If Tabiti did mma sparring with rockhold he would get put to sleep or thrown on his head within 1 minute. Of course Tabiti is better at boxing. Tell us something we don't know dude.

[@ErikChainsawCharles]

res pect Reality is that your response changes nothing about my statement nor disproves any point that I made. Rockhold being humble doesn't change the fact that MMA fighters tend to think they can box with real boxers. Tabiti losing an MMA match against Rockhold doesn't change the fact that the footwork that you can clearly see Rockhold doing here needs major improvement. You being emotional over Rockhold doesn't make him a better boxer.

[@respect2864]

Erik Charles first of all stop putting words in my mouth. I never said that rockhold was a great boxer. read my comment again. secondly ur making generalizations about mma fighters instead of commenting on the evidence in front of u. ur point is that u think mma fighters think they are great boxers. the reality is that they do not. just the delusional ones. go to a video where an mma guy says that he is a great boxer then gets his ass kicked. ur generalization does not correlate to what luke rockhold is doing. so why are u on this video commenting?

[@respect2864]

Erik Charles its like u didnt even read my comment. lol

[@jones9309]

Rockholds a Beast hope his striking gets better he'll be Champ again

[@RaulRamirez-qq4td]

at 6:28 when the guy tells Luke to take him down and throw knees he smiles and laughs while the boxer doesn't make any expression to show that he could have easily fucked him up there haha

[@illusionsarenotreal93]

just like rousey fucked up holly holm. oh wait LOL. M-MUH TAKEDOWN BRO. Lol mma's best fighter mcgregor is literally a bum boxer that couldnt make it in boxing so he goes to the UFC and becomes the biggest star LOL.

[@RaulRamirez-qq4td]

Holly holm had good striking place takedown DEFENSE so obviously she knows how to escape takedowns, but this boxer wouldn't know how I'm sure, and what is your point about McGregor? MMA mixes up style to whatever liking the fighter chooses, so I'm sure if they stuck to one style then they would be good in that style, hence Pacquiao and such as as example

[@alg5028]

+Jeremy that's stupid. holm is a kick boxer, and a kick is what KO'd rousey. what's your point? boxer's don't know how to block or throw kicks smh

[@posthydragaming209]

Jeremy Burgos holly holm got submitted so stfu

[@nicholasvrbka6120]

As an MMA striker it really is interesting to see the different head movement that tabiti uses especially the head ducks that Luke won't ever use due to the fact that he would get kneed to death if he ever tried that in a fight.

[@willman808]

Why're people shitting on Rockhold? You turn this into a real fight and Rockhold would murder this dude. Tabiti would start eating leg kicks for breakfast, lunch and dinner then probably verbally quit. He's simply working on his boxing against a good boxer. That's it.

[@pats6658]

***** dummy, wtf are you talking about. 1.)boxers don't talk shit first, they hardly ever bring up MMA unless MMA dummies talk about how they can beat boxers. Which is exactly my point. Why would a baseball player talk about how they could be a football player at baseball. Fucking ridiculous! 9 times out of 10 a good boxer could be a good mma fighter if they wanted to. KEY WORDS (if they wanted to) they are already quick, strong with good coordination all they have to do is learn the sport. IDIOT

[@pats6658]

+bergdog25 plain and simple you don't know what you are taking about. nobody's gonna jump into any sport and be good at it. and it's ridiculous to compare. period

[@illusionsarenotreal93]

+Pat S is that why mma's biggest star got knocked out by a 35 yr old featherfisted holly holms LOL. or why conor mcgregor is a nobody local boxer. UFC fighters do not have the fast twitch muscle memory in elite striking from childhood. As soon as any half decent boxer learns basic takedown defense they become champions. MMA fighters are bums. Need to focus on not getting ko'ed on bully beatdown

[@ShinigamiUchihax2]

willman808 Depends dude... A lot MMA fighters rely heavily on boxing... Didn't Mcgregor beat Aldo, Mendes, Alvarez, portier with pure boxing?? lol Liddell, Nick Diaz, Fedor (to some degree), Anderson Silva, Bisping, Holly holmes, Conor and Cody are all active fighters that rely heavily on boxing.. But you want to tell me an MMA fighter will demolish a well crafted boxer in the street.. Depends. Well if a guy with intermediate boxing skills like Conor beat a well rounded martial artist like Eddie Alvarez with his left hand only it wouldn't surprise me that guys like Golovkin, Canelo, Kovalev, Anthony Joshua (6"6/250lbs+) Paquiao can also provide ass whoppings to MMA fighters in a street fight. Boxers are well conditioned, have amazing footwork some of them know more than one discipline and know how to position punches better than your average MMA fighter... Just look how superior an MMA fighter with good boxing looks compared to their opponents.

[@cajjdiem7874]

Yangel Senpai Aldo was one punch, from a karate style stance. Porier ate punches kicks knees elbows, as did Alvarez. Mendes took like 20 kicks to the body so I stopped reason the rest of your shit. That's not pure boxing, nothing about it from his stance, to his gloves to his foot work was ever pure boxing. Conor McGregor would disagree with you LOL

[@wolfgangvinci1454]

damn rockhold is getting lit-up just by those jabs. seems like this is how mayweather vs mcgregor is gonna look like. pure boxing is just on a whole another level compared to mma boxing.

[@MrJBS56]

is this gym open to the general public?

[@jtothewood]

Roland Canlas No it's not, but I visited this gym in December of 2016 and they let my fiancé and I in for free. The people were very nice and welcoming. They told us to "take as many pictures as you want." Not only did we take pictures, we stayed 3hrs and watched fighters spar and train. If you want to get in, let your woman do the talking.

[@SuperCAVEMAN1976]

Props for a white Martial Artist to walk into Mayweathers gym and spar like that. Hats off to Luke.

[@socalcontractingtv9758]

***** the gym is pretty much entirely full of black people. hardly any other races there besides a few hispanics every now and then and like two european folk.

[@socalcontractingtv9758]

***** i never said theyre not welcoming. I said its mainly full of black people. You cant sit there and tell me the majority race in that gym isnt black. And I'm not saying this in a bad way. Its a great gym I'm just stating fact.

[@cornelishenk4569]

***** Mayweather himself is a racist... so.

[@FightScienceAa82]

This video is a couple years old to. Lukes striking has come a very, very long way.

[@cyberstatus575]

big country been there for years where you been?

[@antonioconvertino9112]

here we can see the differences between the boxer moves arsenal against the inviting game of mma fighter...two wonderful sport!!! great job

[@tompwns]

people's hands in MMA need a significant improvement

[@wccrispy]

+tompwns As a fan of MMA and not a fan of boxing. Absolutely yes. But let's be serious, it isn't the hands, it's the entire art of stand-up striking. Luke's head movement in this video from 2013 was bad. Maybe he's improved since then?

[@alessandroscuderi7300]

+tompwns yeah, some are high level strikers tho, but Rockhold's best striking weapon are his kicks and hes a beast on the ground thats submitted 80% of his opponents. His hands have never been clean, hes got a pretty good check hook tho.

[@Azulogy]

+tompwns luke is now the champion. his hands are sick now

[@alessandroscuderi7300]

Azul no they're not, his hands are still sloppy, but hes huge, has good wrestling, kicks and jiu jitsu

[@migl.531]

People in boxing need to work on Greco-Roman wrestling.....wait no they dont. They are two different sports and require different skill sets. Oh and Tom Brady needs to work on his curve balls.

[@califilipino]

Why do boxing fans talk shit if they're so ignorant about MMA? Just see a bunch of hating from the boxing side. MMA fans seem to respect the art of boxing but not vice versa.

[@undeadpresident]

+califilipino I think it's just because boxing is a well established sport while MMA is still new in it's modern form. Also, MMA has taken a lot from the boxing manual in how it's conducted (such as implementing gloves, rounds, breaking fighters if they are up close with too little action). MMA rules have changed to turn the matches into more of striking matches than in the past, because it's the kind of action many people like to see. Personally I think MMA would be better without the implementation of rounds and gloves and breaking them up. They determined that the increased popularity and money that comes with it is more important though than having a slightly safer and more pure MMA fight though.

[@califilipino]

***** Then you should explain. I'm part of the YTBC and the online MMA community and that's my analysis.

[@califilipino]

***** Maybe you're referring to hardcore Rousey fans/casuals, because hardcore MMA fans always thought the Rousey/Mayweather stuff was ridiculous. It's like choosing a Pactard or Flomo to represent the YTBC. Plus it was mainly the media asking questions about it. Ronda, Conor, etc didn't just bring Floyd up out of no where.. dumb reporters asked them.

[@ajp135212]

+califilipino i dont know about that every time u turn around and look its always seems to be some MMA fighter or fan talking shit bout our guys. Saying they would beat us in MMA, well thats cool just like our elites would beat the brakes off any mma fighter in a boxing ring. it works both ways.

[@undeadpresident]

ajp135212 One day there may be an athlete that holds titles in both sports.

[@mauroger86]

He conceived, believed and acchieved to block those punches with his face... what a dork

[@kencarson3451]

Shut the fuck up

[@Mr-ep2qi]

🤦🏿‍♀️please put some shoes on

[@shadowthefirst5115]

Stfu its a gym not a expensive resterunt.

[@HajiStaxGaming]

He fights without shoes in his sport. He’s much better off training with no shoes since that’s how UFC fights are fought.

[@GatLaFlare]

This was before left hook Larry showed luke that he should keep his right hand up

[@seany32]

i love mma and boxing but u can tell mma fighters dont know how to deal with a proper jab

[@JaayProdiJaay]

Why make an assumption of all fighters when only Luke's in the video

[@seany32]

JaayProdiJaay also seen conor struggle with a boxers jab too in a video on youtube

[@JaayProdiJaay]

whos?? did u not see him slip all of nates jab in their fight. u r srs? conors amazing at slippin jabs

[@seany32]

+JaayProdiJaay not talking about Diaz I'm talking about the video on KZbin were conor is sparring a boxer

[@jonhatanbielsa6816]

yeah , stop putting mma fighters in a category like you can do with boxers because they all just use fists , luke was never a prime boxer but he could kick that guy to death , and also strangle you like an anaconda on the ground .. also , he starts with a clear disadvantage when just using his hands against a boxer , a split second there is important and he is constantly fighting his brain to not use the combinations it is producing for him to use..

[@jeffreylopez4353]

The boxer landed way cleaner shots and moved much better, I give props to Luke Rockhold though because he knows his image may change in a negative way a little but getting outclassed by a no name but the man still trying to learn and improve so props to him

[@jeffbenzos9223]

Video should be called, boxer lands on former ufc champion at will.

[@Human-jz8ee]

Tim the Toothless or former champ goes easy on one dimensional fighter

[@wordupmagazines32]

🤣😭 Luke got schooled

[@imtwin771]

@@Human-jz8ee ok 👌🏾 so what is ur point?😂😂😂

[@Polentaccio]

Amazing how a lot of these MMA fighters have zero jab. The jab pretty much did him in this whole sparring session. I don't box or do martial arts anymore but even when I did, i used the hell out of the jab because people just look for the big over hand rights.

[@TheRicosuave94]

It's not bad but it's definitely not world class boxing i'm seeing. His sparring partner isn't even impressive. It goes to show how in mma you can be a jack of all trades but master of none. And sparring barefoot is stupid, especially when you're southpaw. You're gonna get stepped on, I guarantee it.

[@True_Judah]

Rico Vergara There's so much wrong with your statement....you're a fucking idiot.

[@TheRicosuave94]

IntergalacticWorm And we've got our first tennis player trying hard to be a fight fan. Stick to tennis kid.

[@True_Judah]

Rico Vergara Damn...your comebacks are even worse

[@TheRicosuave94]

IntergalacticWorm kid what're you getting at? Obviously you never boxed a day in your life because what I've said is common sense. I'm guessing you're in your teens and an mmgayer bashing boxing in your basement scrolling comments haha. Am I right?

[@True_Judah]

Rico Vergara You're wrong on each point. That's a weird norm on the internet...speculations on someone else's life lol pretty entertaining though

[@RayMysteryo]

My boy was goin for the knockout ..had his right hand timed

[@JDPMMA]

For a second I was thinkin damn rockhold looks like shit, then I realized the vid is from 2013.

[@jasonshaw8267]

+Jonathan Parsons The guy is taking it easy on him so the year doesnt matter much when it comes to boxing ha.

[@JDPMMA]

I'm just looking at his hands compared to his next opponent Chris wiedman

[@jasonshaw8267]

Jonathan Parsons who are you leaning towards in that fight? i am a very new ufc fan actually

[@NY-Dani]

Nice sparring. Rockhold was getting outclassed but did a really good job of hanging in there and getting from the session what he needed. Full credit to him. I'm sure the boxer also benefited because he'll probably face those limited type tough guy brawlers in his career so he was able to sharpen his jab and experience getting roughed up. Rockhold was winding up his punches and he landed a few which will give him confidence as he had a pretty elusive target. The guys he fights in real won't have that kind of boxing talent so he's working at a higher level than the reality he will face in that particular discipline of boxing. If he replicates that kind of training and works with olympic wrestlers etc, then he's in a strong position.

[@mj22jk]

Lol ya'll know Rockhold would turn Mayweather inside out right? just making sure.

[@undeadpresident]

+mj22jk in UFC but not boxing.

[@Bailers426]

+undeadpresident your ignorance is to high

[@Bailers426]

Donovan Hunt Why you so called boxing fans always being ignorant, I didn't mention floyd you did I called him ignorant for saying UFC beacause that's not a combat sport dumbass.

[@ironkhan3643]

+Lyoto Machida's protege tf yes it is

[@Bailers426]

adam khan UFC sponsors mixed martial arts aka mma.

[@sombrerosamurai]

What most people in the comments dont seem to understand is how different boxing for MMA and boxing for boxing is. MMA fighters typically fight at kicking range. The range is different the footwork is different the stuff you have to pay attention to is different. Lukes striking looks crisp in MMA opposed to here for a few reasons. 1. This is sparring 2. They are fighting at a different range 3. Luke has vicious kicks that most of his opponents are worried about leaving them more open for punches to land. Different sports. Respect both for what they are.

[@kidwennersten]

It would have been fun to see them fight for real with no rules

[@mondayjuice5451]

kwizzen Rockhold would dust him quick

[@mr12aT]

To the death yeah?

[@mr12aT]

It was fun watching Luke get his ass handed to him cos he got no hands.

[@mondayjuice5451]

LIFEBUOY not to death, just in a real fight lol

[@mr12aT]

TheZomBNation well after we get bored with UFC the next competition will only be.. To fight to the death.

[@kaloshilo]

Congrats to Luke Rockhold.

[@DoggoWillink]

Now let's see the opposite, one of the guys there spars MMA with him, oh yeah that would never happen.

[@schompification]

RobSchneiderIsAStapler bum boxing is part of mma but mma is not part of boxing. so wtf are u talking about. if u want to be a great mma g fighter u got to have skills every jjs ,boxing ,and striking, and judo etc etc. so your comment is lame

[@proboxininsider]

why would it? boxing is a part of mma. mma is not a part of boxing. luke was there sharpening his standup game. I doubt boxers need to work on their tdd. why do you mma fans say stuff like this? the boxer is helping him.

[@Macx204]

ProBoxingInsider.com Well who knows would if the boxer gets in a street fight and the other guy knows MMA well I guess the boxer getting his ass beat for sure cause he refuses to learn anything else.

[@icedmosquito109]

@ProBoxingInsider.com Exactly mma "fans" say stuff like that. Actual fighters have respect for every discipline.

[@icedmosquito109]

@JoseCAM10 A kick is considered a strike so no boxers aren't superior strikers.

[@yomama8212]

Let me put it this way. MMA is the art of putting shit together and get better at putting shit together. Boxing is the art of mastering one shit.

[@ortigasraymundo]

luke rockhold can kill all the RUNNERS, i mean boxers, in this MAYWEATHER RUNNING CLUB with his SUPERIOR WRESTLING and TAKEDOWNS. lol

[@LegendaryTruthSeeker]

lame comment, luke cant even stand a regular boxer, can you imagine him against carl froch? xD

[@dennisso2710]

lol its true tho, in a real fight he'd kill them easy

[@dennisso2710]

+Rogelio Urízar just take him down that's pretty much it.

[@quenquen411]

UFC isn't a "real fight" no more than boxing. two sports with rules and their own limitations. Luke decided to try to improve his hands. how about be happy the boxer was just sparring him with "kid gloves" so to speak. Going about 40% if that.

[@quenquen411]

Armv1987 Not at all. Nobody has technical kicking and ground techniques on the streets. A street fight is like mediocre competitions of boxing/wrestling with some ground and pound (which is what wrestlers in mma do anyway). Meanwhile, the fact is, he's shit in a boxing ring with a boxer, I don't see the problem. He was their seeking help for a reason.

[@dontezlee3037]

He's doing pretty decent for an amateur boxer. He's learning and as long as he keeps it up doing the sparring and training with pro boxers, He'll dominate in mma

[@intactGB]

I like how the black guy is trying to knock his head off as if he needs to prove his pure boxing is superior

[@intactGB]

***** So you consider him a good training partner just because he didn't knock him out? I just Just noticed that there was a clear difference in the intensity there. Rockhold has a bright future no need to shorten his career throwing bombs in sparring crazy. by the way, fuck you for that cheeky last comment. I just made an observation that is pretty obvious. besides I am a novice at boxing but i am a purple in bjj. I would have no business in the ring for some butthurt loser's comments on youtube.

[@garfsimmons9164]

was that needed to bring the colour into it

[@undeadpresident]

+intactGB he isn't trying to knock his head off. Tabiti is working with him.

[@eon001]

+intactGB Your a novice in boxing and it shows by your ignorant statements. When you step your experience and training up you'll understand. He fought Luke at Luke's level and kept him there, kept it competitive without knocking him out. Luke didn't have a bad word to say about the training, so why are you crying?

[@bigcymac]

The black guy is Andrew Tabiti and he was giving Luke some good sparring.... If u call that trying to knock Luke's head off then no disrespect but ur a marshmallow ... He held back and was giving Luke some work with his boxing....

[@fonzo6315]

Luke boxes like an MMA fighter. The other guy boxes like a boxer. Both got hands.

[@axebattler6604]

mma striking is laughable

[@vespaman101]

+Axe Battler is it...because thats how he did without using any kicks... at all.. or any elbows or clinching or knee's. There was 1000 times where that guy could have easily had his head kicked off. Or a simple leg kick would have downed him and changed that whole fight up.

[@axebattler6604]

so the gloves are partly to blame for the shitty striking?

[@247617]

+Axe Battler obviously his hands cant be as good as someone who does only that. is that such a hard concept to understand. its like saying people in basketball have laughable running compared to usian bolt or some better comparison

[@Deimian676]

+GetLiftedd my biggest issue with rockhold going into the fight against weidman, is the fact that rockhold doesnt have a jab and i can tell he doesnt set up his hands to make them more effective. everyone time rockhold went in for the attack there was no set up it was just a full on attack with his left hand(basically darting in and out). weidman from what i see typically sets up his strikes with the jab and makes good use of the distance game with his lead hand. i think it will be a close fight. from a boxing stand point weidman wins, from a kick boxing stand point rockhold wins. so we will see

[@gringo7610]

your comment and belief is laughable

[@victorlozano5626]

I agree people talk about Luke getting hit with a lot of jabs but if it was vice versa and the boxer was in a octagon how many kicks you think he would land before realizing you can't fight like a boxer in there

[@treroney4720]

I was waiting for Luke to come overtop with a question mark kick! but in all seriousness, boxing and mma are as similar as football and rugby. I've been practicing shorin ryu, kempo and mma for 4 years now and can NEVER land flush on boxers. (intermediate to professional. )

[@adamunruh2931]

This was really interesting. I think it's good for rockhold from a reflex and fast twitch perspective mostly and I like the barefoot approach

[@no.6649]

Lmao bro who goes to a boxing gym barefoot.

[@enigma5627]

Exactly, who goes to a boxing gym barefoot? I practiced muay thai and even kickboxers sometimes wore boxing shoes for training.

[@curryman1995]

you can straight up see the difference in styles, looks hands are alot lower while the other guys hands are high like a boxers

[@nick-qx5ou]

I think that's Andrew Tabiti respect to both fighters

[@povang]

Tabiti made Rockhold look like he's one of those guys in a toughman competition.

[@ΑλέξανδροςΠαντελακάκης]

I know boxing and mma aint the same but boxing can be the key to win an mma fight

[@Kaydeezable]

You can see how boxers step in sometimes to make the opponent smother themselves. Range advantage ...

[@greatstate58]

That dude is so fast!

[@2ndNatureHairSolutions]

Rockhold telegraphs soooo much damn

[@kingchibot7923]

I like how he is training barefoot, the same way he fights.

[@b.h.7430]

it's a good thing he's sparring with guys that are better. that's the only way to improve

[@RAGEINYOUTH]

Specialist sports like taekwondo and boxing are some of the hardest combat sports to master because youre so limited in what you do that you have to perfect every little detail. In mma you quite literally only have to be average at a few different forms of martial arts. As floyd once said “a jack of all trades, but a master of none.”

[@joondagoon6774]

I agree but in mma you can specialize so it’s more dynamic

[@RAGEINYOUTH]

@@joondagoon6774 i mean some people specialize in certain aspects of combat sports and because of that, have holes in their game which get exploited therefore losing them the match. I do agree that mma at the highest levels is very VERY entertaining. But a lot of the fighters in the past, even today, are people who decided not to continue schooling after high school. Its very rare still, to see fighters who have trained mixed martial arts their entire lives, but the talent pool in boxing is VERY deep. Boxing is the most practiced combat sport globally and everybody who boxes, start very young.

[@jimmyj5768]

Andrew fella does some nice things

[@alijaved3408]

Respect to both sports, its just that most pro mma fighters wouldn't be able to stand in the ring with pro boxers in their weight classes and same goes with a boxer standing in a cage with a pro mma fighter..

[@nsaiswatching]

Luke is refraining himself from throwing a high kick.

[@lsk8308]

Tabiti is the man. Has heart and honor. He could have hurt Luke bad

[@gamebred26]

How important is the jab in boxing? 4:20 when Luke finally doubled it and tripled it...he landed his best shots. Never did it again.

[@sinelacico]

The jab is easily the most important punch

[@peanutbuttersav7901]

6:32 red looked at the camera man like "if he knees me I'm getting my gun"

[@wordupmagazines32]

Thank you 🤣

[@bgbg418]

the boxer gave him some decent sparring there. mma fighter usually have zero head movement so they get touched alot with the jab. and if you just keep coming forward the head will always be there so you land alot. then they start dropping the hands and getting wild. it's crazy to see rockhold lifting the back foot to throw the left straight! from a boxing perspective that's really surprising. but don't get me wrong an mma fighter could stop a boxer in many ways. it's interesting to see high level mma fighters box because the footwork is so wierd. Coll to see though. respect to both guys the boxer was sharp and obviously held back and let luke work. good to see intelligent sparring. it can get really messy when different Sports spar each other. mma guys in particular get really wild.

[@mensahtalk1582]

looks like hes sparring a jr middleweight

[@dfmichigan]

This is why I have serious doubts about Conor classic boxing against Floyd. Not to say Conor isn't a much better traditional boxer than Rockhold, but I think it is really unlikely that Conor can stop Floyd unless they use MMA gloves, which isn't gonna happen

[@casablanca3277]

Rockhold has decent footwork👌🏽

[@bigdBrazilian]

great work by the other guy !!!

[@corozone10]

Nice sparing!

[@tomazapat8749]

eating right straight like a champ

[@faranqamar8130]

Man this entire time there were soooo many opportunities for elbows and his beast of a left kick. But props to him for stepping inside a boxing ring to work on his boxing, his check hook is great and his straight left but he kept getting peppered with that jab. But boxers only have to work on boxing whereas Luke has a bjj black belt and he is a beast on the ground, he has great Kickboxing, great Muay thai this will is great for him because his boxing wasn't very good but i think he did okay considering the fact the Mayweather gym has very good boxers even amateurs.

[@RAGEINYOUTH]

Theres openings to kicks because these guys arent training kickboxing dummy. Its not something thats in the back of their mind, stop using it as a way to cope for the fact that mma fighters and you cant box.

[@ronaldson57]

great sparring but why they let Rockhold sparr inside the ring barefoot i surprised they allow him to do that

[@danaunleashed805]

Anyone going to ignore the fact that he doesn't shoes on