Terence Crawford – 5 Fearsome Factors

Time to look at the boxing technique of Terence Crawford, the Nebraska welterweight considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the World today.

We are going to break out the boxing technique of Crawford into ‘5 Fearsome Factors’.

1.  The Boxing Stance – In his natural southpaw boxing stance, Crawford holds his body weight central, his shoulders are side on and his head is in line with his rear foot (rather than central between the feet).  The encourages orthodox opponents to ‘over commit’ when using their jab, falling into the well laid Crawford trap.

2. Straight Line Fighter – Crawford uses relatively little head movement and minimal lateral movement at long range.  He is all about range understanding and the use of speed (with the push in and push out) along with the double arm block to make opponents miss and be in position to attack.

3. Versatility – Terence Crawford has a counter measure for any opponent of any style.  An example is his orthodox boxing stance and how he ’squares’ his shoulders giving him a short cut to delivering right hand counters to the incoming (orthodox) jab.

4.  Cadence/Rhythm – Crawford is like water erosion – a steady, relentless drip of jabs and feints interrupted periodically with torrential outbursts of hooks.  Crawford is an active puncher (often looking to land shots as the opponent throws) but also happily backs off to reset.

5.  Simplicity – Terence Crawford has every skill in the book, but he does not over-complicate his style.  He executes the basics brilliantly well and consistently throughout the match.

So that’s the Terence Crawford boxing technique broken out into 5 Fearsome Factors!

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Fran

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