31-12-2016
Shohei Omori KO via The Pacquiao Method
Japanese boxer Shohei Omori scores a knockout against his Filipino opponent Rocky Fuentes. This is an example of what I call The Pacquiao Method, wherein a southpaw boxer uses angular movement to his advantage.
At first, Shohei takes a jab to the forehead, but he immediately counters by landing a right lead jab on Fuentes. Shohei follows with a straight left, which Fuentes ducks, but importantly, Fuentes doesn’t keep his eyes on his opponent. Fuentes ducks and turns to his 3 o’clock. In essence, Fuentes turns his side to his Japanese opponent.
Fuentes turning his back is worsened by a critical move of Shohei, which isn’t clearly visible until the third replay of the sequence–Shohei places his right foot outside of Fuentes’ lead left foot. It seems like a small detail, but it enables Shohei to take the outside angle, at 9 o’clock of the two boxers’ original positions. The Spanish commentator credits Shohei, observing that he moved to a spot that made the KO possible. As Fuentes rises, prepared to face an opponent at 12 o’clock, the Japanese boxer isn’t there, but has shifted behind him. The uppercut comes up from the rear and the side, landing cleanly on Fuentes’ jaw, and it’s lights out.
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