Lukker- wrote: » You've much more punching power with a wrapped hand. Gunni doesn't wrap because it's better for grappling. Most BJJ guys use loose wraps.
Subcomandante Marcos wrote: » You don't get more power, the wraps just help keep your wrist straight so the smaller bones of your hand are less likely to break from bending backwards and the padding on the knuckles protects them a little. They wrap the wrist tight and then leave the fingers free with minimal padding on the knuckles, there's a shot of Ryan Hall telling the wrap guy on TUF how to do it properly on TUF 22, the episode where he heel hooked that wrestler guy in the first round.
Lukker- wrote: » Appears your right, was something we were always told in boxing when i was younger! When the cutman is wrapping their hands in the UFC, you often hear them ask do they want knockout wraps or tapout wraps
Saipanne wrote: » I'm liking the preparation. Feels more focused.
Gamebred wrote: » I dont think so,the people hes training with arent on the level Nate is working with and Conor would know that,Dillon Danis doesnt compare to Kron Gracie and the Irish Boxing team dont compare to Andre Ward, I could be wrong but I'd imagine he's not trying to say ''look who im training with'', Defintely still occupying his head to some extent no doubt about that.
Lukker- wrote: » I think the Ward thing gets overstated, he brings in Nate when he's preparing for rangey southpaws. Ward isn't going out of his way to help Nate prepare for fights, it's the other way around. His coach brings him in when he wants someone fresh and he probably won't spar with him again until Ward is fighting another rangey southpaw.
Gamebred wrote: » Ward schools him no doubt too but its fair game for Nate to name drop him infairness If Conor was friends with a world champion boxer and sparring him frequently we'd hear it too,Nate best sparring partner is his brother who he has round 24/7 to work on stuff and hes southpaw too like Conor,and an elite grappler but again training with people only does so much for ya come fight night its a different ball game.
weldoninhio wrote: » "Many fans bizarrely pointed the finger at Ido Portal for this loss, just as some had credited him for the win against José Aldo. The reality is that Ido was not responsible for either result" - extract from Kavanaghs book. Big chunk of it on the42.ie this morning.
Devastator wrote: » oh ffs can we please not start that argument again? Why not post the whole 42.ie article instead you've selected 1 single sentence from the article(or the book)....for what? to get a reaction?
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darced wrote: » Some amount of excuses in that, interesting he doesn't mention any actual would be my training deficits that needed addressing for his cardio. The blame is diet, psychological and Conors failure to follow directions in the second round. Two weeks out is a long time to stop sparring, not surprised his fighters have cardio issues.
Mellor wrote: » If they are stopping hard sparring early to avoid injury it could easily be replaced by something with a similar cardio load. I'm sure some Olympic middle distance coach have figured out the perfect taper for competition, that's where I'd look if cardio needed work.
raze_them_all_ wrote: » Not often you get kneed in the gut in middle distance running
Not having to cut weight for the fight against Diaz was supposedly helpful, but in hindsight it was undoubtedly a hindrance. Cutting weight may not be much fun, but it does serve as a reminder that you’re preparing for a fight. It focuses the mind and has been an enormous part of what we’ve been doing. Without that ritual, things were just weird. It left us all in an unusual state of mind. The routine we had established was suddenly absent. The need to cut weight gets the fighter in the zone and lets them know that a fight is on the horizon. If a person is starving, they’re in survival mode. It focuses the mind and taps into the reptilian part of the brain. When Conor is cutting weight, he views his opponent as an obstacle in the way of his next meal. It’s a primal thing. On the other hand, when you’ve eaten a good dinner, all you want to do is relax in front of the TV. The fire in your belly is replaced by food. Being stuffed isn’t conducive to maintaining a competitive mindset. Even for his next welterweight fight, Conor’s diet will be strict. We’ve accepted now that it’s an important element of his preparation, so you can expect him to come in on weigh‐in day at around 165lb. No cheesecakes this time! It will be nutrition geared specifically towards performance.
Gamebred wrote: » The Idea of him fighting at 165 is just stupid I've no clue what Nate will fight at but im sure he will have at least a 10lb advantage which highlights the stupidity of the 170 agreed weight
Too Tough To Die wrote: » Kavanagh might have to rethink that book title.
John_D80 wrote: » Sorry but this probably went way over my head!! Why?
Muahahaha wrote: » http://www.the42.ie/john-kavanagh-win-or-learn-extract-2834977-Jun2016/ So JK says McG will be going into the Diaz fight at 165 but also that not having a weight cut in the first Diaz fight meant McG lost focus. I wonder what the solution is to that this time out? Have him train at 175 in order to get a cardio intensive pre-fight cut in?
newbbieb wrote: » Totally agree i think he can definitely take Nate at 55 but the difference between that and a 170 fight is absolutely massive when you are fighting someone as big as Nate. You have to look at or blame some of his coaching set up for allowing or at least endorsing this fight at 170,amateurish stuff when you hear this weighing in 165.I really hope he can beat him but i think so many people are just underestimating how actually difficult it is to overcome a weight disparity against a legit well rounded fighter. In saying that its probably his best chance to be a bit lighter because he can't actually bulk up to match Nates size so better to at least be fast and good cardio.Think they have been rewatching the Josh Thompson fight and think Conor can put on a similiar performance,but that was at 55 where Nate makes a big cut to get down.Josh Thompson is a bit bigger than Conor also is a lot faster than Conor and Nate just Couldnt catch him,over 5 rounds he is guaranteed to at some point land.
