Roberto Duran's in-fighting - technique breakdown

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Yeah. That was neat. I am going to be hitting those over/underhooks more.
 

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I love Roberto Duran. Thanks for posting this.
 

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I was a huge Duran guy. I remember when he took his first title from Buchanan. I do have some mixed feelings about him as a fan, though.

A lot of his fights were fantastic. But his fight with Iran Barkley was one of the greatest, most exciting fights I've ever seen.
 

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Here is an old video of Roberto Duran demonstrating his ring techniques in the UK:

 

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Video sounds like many of the conversations that KFW has brought up about not bringing the punching hand back.
 

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I'm putting this in the general martial arts section rather than in the western boxing section because I think some of the principles are applicable to anyone who wants to do close-range striking.

The day I did the same to my MMA sparring partner was the day that Grappling was no longer just grappling. lol. I was getting outworked and my arms were tired so I punched him in his side and it caught him off guard enough to make a sound come out of him lol. Now when we get into the clinch, I have to watch out for upper cuts and everything else. lol.

This is still grappling for the most part as we only throw strikes while in the clinch versus only grappling. No jabs, or long range striking.
 

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Leonard, Duran, Hearns, Benitez! Amazing era for boxing!
 

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Poor Roberto.
 

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Roberto Duran is an awesome study for defending and attacking on the inside - he controls the situations by playing a chess-match with concussive results. It is worth remembering professional boxers drill and practise these techniques all the time. For them a boxing-gym is like the office space of a regular 9-5 worker. In order to embody these kind of strategies and techniques it is important you drill them over and over again, day-after-day, week-after-week, year-after-year ;)
 

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We used to call it "fighting in the kitchen." It was my favorite place to box, too. Difficult when your opponent was much heavier, though.
Have you ever tried to let your opponent to attack you, but you are not allowed to move your feet? It's a good "earth strategy" training with lot of fun.
 

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Have you ever tried to let your opponent to attack you, but you are not allowed to move your feet? It's a good "earth strategy" training with lot of fun.
Yes. We did just about every fighting drill we ever saw. And yes, they were always a lot of fun. Get hit a lot, though. :)
 

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