Channel: Fran Sands

Category: Sports

Tags: fight reviewreviewvasyl lomachenkoteofimo lopez

Description: I watched a few fights involving Teofimo Lopez ahead of his showdown with Vasyl Lomachenko. To my shame I had not kept an eye on his development. To be quite honest though, I did not think that Lopez would have the variety and versatility to overcome Lomachenko. Lopez was clearly a top boxer. Good style, precise skills, good hand speed, physically big and a real power puncher. But this is Lomachenko we're talking about. To beat Lomachenko you have to to have something bigger than conventionally good boxing skills and power. Well, it turns out that Teofimo Lopez has exactly the thing needed to beat Lomachenko...a brilliant boxing brain and a superbly simple and effective strategy. The fight between Lomachenko and Lopez was classically a fight of two halves - Lopez dominating the first 6 rounds and Lomachenko coming back strong in the final 6 rounds. In the video I talk through: 1. How Teofimo Lopez forced Lomachenko to be passive. 2. How Lopez denied Lomachenko the opportunity to use his mesmeric angles. 3. How Lopez ensured that he kept on being the aggressor without over-committing once. All of these things were delivered because of one simple element - a defensive posture coupled with an offensive style. Will we get to see a return? I hope so, I think there is plenty of mileage in the competition between these guys. We will see, the politics of boxing has a way of denying us this type of spectacle :-( Cheers Fran Whenever you are ready, here are 4 other ways that I can help you achieve your goals: If you are thinking about beginner boxing, check out the 10 Beginner Boxer Skills playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1oWSMiM6PsSjYzxa2rhIJoAmbbvfuJKx To access a wealth of bite sized boxing tips, jump to the 90 Second Boxing Tips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1oWSMiM6PsTYCCeW3VcCtwsCxn-A4btf To gain a solid understanding of bringing boxing skills together in a super-effective way, check out the 9 Boxing Drills to Build Style playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1oWSMiM6PsSgudQu91fGoFsvT4j0TCgg If you would like even more structure and clarity, go and download your free book The Beginner Boxer Toolkit here - myboxingcoach.com