Roy Jones Jr's Explosive Style & Dive-Bomb Punch Explained - Technique Breakdown

Roy Jones jr. was one of the most gifted fighters to ever enter the ring cut from the same cloth as Sugar Ray Robinson Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard Jones utilized complexify work and insane hands feed to Al maneuver and outperform his opponents Jones would suddenly switch between patient and subtle footwork to aggressive flurries and risky one plush dog outs and perhaps there is no kind of punch more risky in the history of boxing than the one you see Jones thrown here arms wide open chin forward charging towards his opponent a punch I like to call the dive bomb the danger for Jones when throwing this punch goes beyond simply leaving his hands low he's not only completely exposing himself he's taking away his ability to quickly block her parry and leading with his chin by all rationale this punch shouldn't work even with Jones amazing speed and natural talent this technique was insanely risky so how did he pull this off and why did it work so well the answer has to do with Jones primary weapon his leading right hand Jones used his rear hand the same way most fighters used their jab it was his primary weapon to keep distance wear down opponents and set up combinations at the same time this jab contain knockout power in the same way Muhammad Ali used his circling jab to quickly score and then get out of range before his opponent could counter Jones would throw his cross to enter and then leave by a completely different angle his most common technique was to throw his cross while switch stepping into an open or even southpaw stance he would then escape by shuffling out to either side in this clip Jones lands with his right hand as he switched steps into a more neutral stance and then shuffles out to the inside to change the angle avoiding a counter here we see Jones throws cross and then step back into southpaw to avoid a left hook counter this is essentially a shifting shoulder roll Jones could also pivot off his lead foot as he threw his cross to create a different angle of attack and escape it kept his opponents guessing and was particularly used for Kinsale pumps using these techniques Jones combined his attack and retreat into one seamless movement this is similar to the multi stamp style used by Mike Tyson but whereas Tyson used to go toe to toe with his competitors and angled off to create openings Jones would change angles to avoid counters and reposition himself at long range that being said Jones was also able to use his leading rear hand to chase after his opponents and setup combinations his switch step allowed him to easily shift forward and chase after his opponent in southpaw Jones right hand was extremely versatile and contained knockout power this left his upon his overreacting to any movement from his right hand at all and it was this fear that allowed Jones to throw his dive bomb watch how Jones prepares his right hand to land he rings his right arm sometimes completely straightening him he lowers his left hand and slips to the side putting most of his weight onto his lead leg once he got his opponent wary of the setup Jones would perform the same motion but instead throw both arms out wide shuffling forward and connecting with his left as a hook or an uppercut focusing hard on his right hand his opponents would often block the wrong side here Joan spreads both arms out wide and his opponent guesses that a right hand is coming and covers up his left side instead Jones knocks him out with a lightning-fast left hook to the head Jones punches were hard enough to predict in the first place as they often began by his waist and moved around an entirely new direction much like Canelo does today ad on another hand and it's easy to see why opponents had such a hard time predicting what was coming here at Jones does the same thing but this time he goes to the bottom while as true Jones had a lot of natural speed and reflexes the most impressive aspect of watching Jones in his prime was his creativity many fighters are fast and many fighters have great reflexes but Jones used his in a way that's truly astounding to watch while I normally encourage practicing the techniques broken down and then trying it out in sparring I would definitely advise against that in this case the only thing I can think of more dangerous than the dive-bomb would be trying to knock someone out with both hands behind your back if you're interested in how Jones generated so much power in his punches you can check out my new book power of the pros it comes with half an hour of exclusive breakdown videos and you could get it as an e-book or in paperback I've left the link below from the modern martial artist this has been david christian wishing you happy training you

Channel: The Modern Martial Artist

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Length: 5min 22sec (322 seconds)

Published: Mon Nov 13 2017