Watch the replay. Look at Jake's right hand right before he knocks out Tyron. He gives a tell, Tyron lowers his right hand, he grimaces right before the hit because he knows it's coming.
No way Jake would risk this money train that he's riding. Definitely a dive.
Go watch the replay and tell me where I'm wrong faggot.
Jake loaded like it was going to be a body shot and Woodley prepared for that. You are literally retarded
You don't drop your fucking hand to parry or block a body shot. You use your elbows. Who taught you that you parry body shots with your fucking hand? Fire them immediately.
I'm not saying it was a thrown fight- I don't think an already rich athlete like Woodley, who is very educated on CTE, would willingly take a clean overhand right. He was unconscious for like a full fucking minute. He made an error. I don't know why he dropped his hand- perhaps a habit from MMA? The sudden change in level could indicate an incoming takedown, in which you would absolutely drop your hands like he did.
Jake rotated his hand twice telegraphing it. Tyron new it was coming. Again, too much easy money to be made not to have this predetermined.
I don't agree that it was a dive.
I do agree that this was a really, massively telegraphed strike. Jake might as well have said "I'm going to fake a jab and throw a huge right overhand" verbally...
However, in the first fight, Jake used this trick a few times- fake a low jab into overhand. This is a great technique, uses body mechanics well.
Woodley just made a terrible error. The guy below says "Woodley prepared for what looked like a body shot", which is nonsense- no boxer will ever tell you to use your hand/glove to block a body shot. You use your elbows.
Woodley might've thought there was a straight right coming right down the middle. The movement he made with his left arm would've parried or blocked that. He's also almost looking like he's going to try to defend a takedown- might be MMA instinct that made him do that.
Regardless, the punch landed hard. Even though he landed with his weakest knuckles (ring and pinky fingers), he had enough force behind it, and Tyron wasn't moving at all, and it landed right on the jaw.
Say what you want about Jake Paul. One thing you can't say, is he doesn't have some skill as a boxer. He's not a prodigy or anything. He is very athletic and has seemed to been really taking boxing seriously. And he's becoming even more insanely rich while beating up tomato cans.
I do believe that if you put him in the ring with someone who actually has a career in boxing, he would be exposed for the amateur that he is.
I knew a college level Greco-Roman wrestler from Nebraska who lost a Jiu-Jitsu fight because he gave up his back. In the first fighting style, it's a valid technique to prevent getting pinned. In the latter, it's practically begging to get choked. Learned instincts are a real problem.
Athletes who have wrestled often have a tough time learning BJJ, initially. A lot of the skills they learned in Greco-Roman will translate very nicely into BJJ, but as you said, a lot of the instincts developed in wrestling will get them into trouble.
Younger wrestlers that start coming into BJJ can be amusing to watch panic when put on their backs. Every fiber of their being is demanding that they ferociously struggle to avoid having their shoulders touch the ground. Experienced BJJ fighters will use this. Let them panic, let them tire out while trying to free themselves from a mildly dangerous position... and then put them into a truly bad position.
Of course, if a wrestler really dedicates himself to learning BJJ, they are very capable. They already have a great grasp at controlling other bodies, and a great understanding of body mechanics. They also have this mental toughness that comes from being placed in uncomfortable, often painful positions and having to fight their way out. It can all come together to form a truly spectacular skillset.
Fuck. Ok. This was actually a good counterpoint to what I was watching. Perhaps I did go full retard.
Yep, you're fucking retarded.
No disproving what I've said. Just "you're retarded". Lol ok.
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