[quote]LondonBoxer123 wrote:
[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:
^yeah, it kinda seems like it, but i firmly believe the pad holder needs to set up the strike. if i hit wrong because the target isn’t presented right, then it’s not my fault-i’m hitting what’s available. he seems to be trying to teach a certain sequence, at all costs…
of course, this is just what i see from that one video… i’ll do some diggin on the internet and see how i feel from other videos…[/quote]
There’s definitely some truth to this. You can see from how Hatton fought when he was trained by Mayweather (the other one admittedly, but still, similar styles) that really it hadn’t jived with how he fought at all. I’ve always thought that Mayweather(s) is (are) all about being the star(s) of the show. Personally, I don’t think you should be having to teach a world champion fighter how to hit pads. If you are, there’s probably something wrong with how you’re holding them. All well and good if a fighter is struggling because you are trying to teach them how to fight out of an awkward or new situation, but if Pascal is struggling to go through basic pad drills, I’d say his time is being wasted by the trainer. [/quote]
It somewhat depends on why the coach is having them do that specific pad drill though.
Joe Lewis developed 12 “fight sequences” (several named after fighters who Lewis felt embodied a specific skill set or trait) for his system; each one designed to develop and/or hone a specific skill set in a fighter. For instance, the “Benny Briscoe” is all about inside fighting (“trench fighting” as Joe used to often refer to it), while the “Ali” is all about maintaining distance and fighting from the outside.
Each fighting sequence can take a little while before someone (even a world champion) really gets it and can perform it with “combat movement” (a combination of realistic speed and attitude), but once you get them, you will have noticed that whatever skill set that sequence was designed to develop will have improved.
So, it’s possible that Mayweather saw something missing in Pascal’s game and felt that sequence would help him to improve it. Or, perhaps you are right and he does that sequence with everyone and it’s just about showing off his skills with the mitts.