Few have ever possessed the skills and ring IQ of the great heavyweight rooster puncher, Andrew Golota.

Champion kickboxer Gabriel Varga is back to explain 5 tactics used by "The Last Stylebender" Israel Adesanya to dominate his opponents. From kicking to feints to footwork, this breakdown has a little something for everyone.

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In his incredible 25 years as a professional boxer, Manny Pacquiao has developed one of the greatest fight IQs in combat sports, combining creative, complex techniques with unrelenting aggression. Put simply, each and every one of Pacquiao's punches is designed to set up the next, which sets up the next, which sets up the next, until...death by thousand cuts. This unique blend has earned Pacman a championship belt in 8 different weight classes. He’s to this day the only boxer ever to do so.

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Pacquiao has been assisted greatly in his endeavors by one of the most talented coaches to ever teach the sweat science, Freddie Roach. Roache’s more realistic approach to mittwork is intended to simulate a real bout, and is hand tailored to each of his boxers personal styles and inclinations.

Rather than try to stifle his instincts, Roach helped to foster and supplement Pacquiao's natural inclinations. And the result is a style based around constant pressure, built equally off of intelligence and aggression.

You guys seemed to like learning how Tyson and Canelo used their own unique drills to send opponent’s crashing to the canvas, so in this video, let’s look at some of the drills that helped Manny Pacman become the absolute badass he is today.

In 1964, Muhammad Ali shook up the world with a spectacular display of dominance against one of the most fearsome champions ever, the great and powerful Sonny Liston.
But it was almost all derailed by a shocking development in the 5th round. One that some call unlucky happenstance, and many insist was foul play. Today we’re going to look at the techniques that Ali used to defeat one of the most dangerous fighters of all time, and how he overcame a bizarre random handicap that almost altered the course of history.

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Sonny Liston was a total monster in the ring.
Liston’s fists were bigger than most men’s biceps, he had a 84 inch reach and strengthened his neck by standing on his head for hours on end. He had the brains to put these physical advantages to good use, setting up his power shots with one of the best jabs in boxing history.
But most overlooked Liston’s jab, as the punches it set up tended to leave a much bigger impression.
Liston had KO power in both hands, but his left hook was particularly deadly. And Ali, who kept his guarding hand as low as his lead hand at times, was especially vulnerable to lead hooks.

Ali used complex footwork to circle his opponents on the outside, catching them with whipping jabs before dashing in to throw lightning fast combinations. He kept his hands low to encourage opponent’s to head hunt, always staying just out of range, compelling them to overreach so that he could counter.

As Dundee said, “I didn’t need to tell Ali much for Liston, he already had everything he needed.”

Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is one of the most accomplished fighters alive today. After taking home a gold metal in the olympics, Joshua next earned 3 of the 4 major heavyweight belts in dramatic fashion, garnering an 88 percent knockout rate along the way. Joshua is currently looking to take the 4th to become undisputed heavyweight champ. Standing in his way is Tyson Fury.

But while Fury has been lauded for his ring craft and Wilder for his raw power, Joshua has been shoe horned by many as the guy who issimply “naturally gifted.” Any champion will have gifted genetics in some way, and Joshua, with his physic and athletic skills, is no exception. But this is only a small part of the equation. Joshua is in fact a great boxer, and in particular, he’s a nuanced and highly creative counter puncher.

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The first time that you watch this clip, you may notice 1 or 2 pretty impressive techniques. But in fact, there are 5 high level techniques used by either fighter, each flowing seamlessly into each other, all in the span of a few seconds.

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Full Bout: https://youtu.be/O3EvKZQ87ug

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Mike Tyson is one of the most notorious boxers on the planet, but back in the early 80s, he was a reformed deluigent taken in by the legendary coach Cus D’Amato. Cus taught Tyson the ins and outs of his peekaboo style boxing system, but it was up to Tyson to put it to good use. Today we’re going to look at the very beginning of Iron Mike’s journey, examining the techniques that lead to his incredible string of KO victories and the lessons he learned from each new opponent.

Today we are covering Tyson vs Hecter Mercedes, Trent Singleton, Don Halpin, Ricardo Spain and John Alderson.

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Canelo Alverez is one of the most elusive, slick, defensive minded fighters in boxers today. And... Canelo Alvarez is one of the most aggressive, powerful, offensive pressure fighters in boxing today. Canelo is both of these things, a rare duality that’s been pulled off by few: Alvarez has the distinction of being an aggressive counter puncher, something that requires insane reflexes, terrifying power, and most of all, countless hours of hard work and devotion to the craft. While most successful pressure fighters mainly rely on either head movement or an active guard, Canelo is brilliant at both, and can even combine them together.

You guys seemed to like learning how Tyson used his unique drills to send opponent’s tumbling to the canvas, so in this video, let’s look at some of the drills that have helped make Canelo one of the greatest knockout artists alive today.

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In 1987, sports fans around the world awoke to extraordinary news. Boxing superstar Sugar Ray Leonard had come out of retirement to face off against the unstoppable Southpaw champion, Marvelous Marvin Hagler. For nearly a decade, this had been the one fight that many fans had hoped for the most. But as the years ticked by it became more and more apparent that it was the one fight they would probably never see.

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Hagler was a southpaw switch hitter with knockout power in both hands. The foundation of his style was an incredibly unique jab, thrown off of a shuffle. Gazelle hooks are rare enough, but Hagler’s gazelle jab was even more powerful as he could use it to move competitor into his left hand. This is where Hagler’s fluid ability to switch stances came in. After compelling opponent’s to move inside with his right, Hagler would cut off the ring and rapidly close distance by turn-shifting into orthodox.

Leonard’s style was inspired by Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson. His footwork was incredible, he could rebound back and forth in a wide stance, cross step around the ring to set up jabs like Ali, and seamlessly transition between the two whenever he liked.
His hand speed was unmatched, opponent’s were hit by Leonard’s second punch before they realized the first punch had landed. While he was a boxer at heart, he could turn into a puncher if he needed to, as he had against Thomas Hearns.

Champion Gabriel Varga is back to explain his victory over the American poster boy for Muay Thai, Kevin Ross. Gabriel defeated Ross via knockout in the first round!

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