Wonderful breakdown. Not all Cuban boxers are outside fighters, some are more aggressive, but one thing for certain is there is always a dance or a flow to their movements.
That dance is called salsa. Sometimes it’s back and forth, sometimes it’s side to side, but either way it’s a staggered kind of rhythm to the step and it’s tricky to get the hang of.
Very precise... the more you delve into Cuban Boxing the more you realise that there is no "Cuban Style" but simply "Cuban Technique" and the style we see in most of the Cuban boxers who fight internationally is the "strategy" of moving the feet against other international boxers who have not excelled in footwork. Inside Cuba you will see "Pro style knockout artists" and "Point-scoring fleet footed boxers"
Aesthetically the most beautiful style in boxing! Fun fact: Sugar Ray Robinson got his footwork from watching Eligio Sardinas, or also known as Kid Chocolate, who was Cuban. Interesting to see that style influence the perhaps greatest boxer ever!
As a guy born to Cuban parents this was fun to watch. I can't tell if Cuban boxers are messing with their opponents or being serious but I never want to interrupt their "dance" to find out.
Very impressive breakdown. Someone already wrote that there are brawlers in the Cuban style and I agree, but to me they fit best as out-fighters and lightweights, a beautiful style with a mesmerizing technique.
The great Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez noted that dance was more deeply embedded in Cuban culture than any country he had visited. When I visited the country in 2001 I saw that first hand: their sense of movement is immediately noticeable. Even the plainest of Cubans can come to life when they move and you have explained that very well. I look forward to watching more Cuban fighters from now on.
I think there is something to it, sense of rhythm, fluid footwork, ability to move freely. Heard bunch of coaches claiming dancers make good boxers. And although not Cuban, Lomachenko's dad made him take dancing lessons before he allowed him to come back to boxing.
Beautiful breakdown on cuban boxing! These athletes are such a joy to watch. You mentioned boxers using amateur techniques at professional level, could you make a video explaining what is the difference between the two - amateurs and pro arena?
@@tariqziyad8062 cuban boxers are usually avoided, so they are never given the opportunity. For example, Erislandy Lara was avoided by both Charlos, Andrade, Mayweather and even GGG Regardless of who people think won, Canelo deserves lots of respect for fighting Lara when everyone else chose to avoid him.
@@tariqziyad8062 Yep. Cuban style incorporates a good amount of foot movement but when the legs go they get stopped or look ultra vulnerable. The style isn't suited for any sort of inside fighting at all but they are nice on an amateur level though.
This was awesome! Can we do a international study of the other types of boxing styles, the Mexican style, U.K punching of the jab, U.S "hit and don't get hit" sweet science , eastern European, etc... this would be awesome international coverage and breakdown
The Cuban style comes from Kid Chocolate and his academy, then Kid Gavilan and others, Ray Robinson, got the stile from Chocolate and Ali from Kid Gavilan who worked with him, the Cuban style is in those two great figures of US boxing.
great style, like dancing too. bit capoeira-vibes I get from it. 30 years ago our Wu shu trainer invited skilled and grand trainers to give us master-classes. The Ciubano champ that came over to Holland I enjoyed the most. Very happy style of boxing.
Looking back at the Lara vs Canelo, in my opinion, lara showed how to handle Canelo, as later on, Mayweather fought him identicly, and not to say that Mayweather needs any help he is perhaps the smartest fighter I have ever seen.
hi guys, i do muay thai and i want to upgrade my boxing skills, and i am searching a boxing style that i can match with muay thai, do you guys have any suggestions? i can find good and cons in mexican school and soviet school (i don't think american school can fit in ) but i don't know how to consider this one, suggestions? :)
I always wished I could be more agile and graceful like a Cuban boxer, currently I pendulum step around the ring which doesn't seem lightyears away from salsa dancing with gloves and a mouthpiece in after watching this video. Going to watch this video till I can memorise the words and memorize how to dance
Search for a Cuban dance school in your region... Or, you can find some Cuban music videos (be sure are Cubans) , get a lady and try hard. Good luck! :)
Please make the breakdow of styles like sovietc,american,europen or like out boxer,swamer,sligger and boxe puncher please you videos are my favorite of boxe
Heres the secret. They fight STRONG HAND IN THE FRONT. So a lot of right handed southpaws. Give it a shot, very natural footwork with that style. But weaker rear cross
Great video once again! Seeing Canelo miss so many punches is unusual, Cuban boxing style is definitely scary. I though the elusive footwork of Cuban boxers might make them weaker punchers but they are so accurate with their fists that they probably don't even need that much strength to KO their opponents. As a non-boxer I find myself asking: how difficult it is to a European boxer to add this "sugar" to his boxing style? It is even possible? Maybe a long stay in Cuba would do the job, lol.
First, the transition of body strength to the fist in Cuban boxers is less noticeable because their fluidity and speed, but it is there... And precision comes with this elasticity, you cannot hit well if you are unbalanced... And yes, you can learn to be a dancer, it is all about purpose... Maybe you will not achieve the level of perfection of a Cuban dancer, but for sure you can learn, and then you will notice the improvement :)
This is a hot take but to me it is a modified soviet style like at it's core it is soviet style. The travels are pendulum hops with a timing to them, their consistent punching without full blown power behind them, and the sugar is their own it's an African rhythm but it's bad because if you know what it is you can telegraph it like memorizing the steps to a dance. But they get rid of the posterior chain which uses the myofascial muscles chains to gather power (usually called a whipping sensation) because they modified the pendulum. I know very hot take.
We heard the Footwork came from Americans The Strength from Europeans The Science from Russians But no mention of the “Rythm’s” heritage Like it just came out of thin Air Cuban music was influenced by Slaves , let’s not pretend here
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What do you think is the best style for amateur boxing
Wonderful breakdown. Not all Cuban boxers are outside fighters, some are more aggressive, but one thing for certain is there is always a dance or a flow to their movements.
100% Each fighter is unique, but there are commonalities
That dance is called salsa. Sometimes it’s back and forth, sometimes it’s side to side, but either way it’s a staggered kind of rhythm to the step and it’s tricky to get the hang of.
Very precise... the more you delve into Cuban Boxing the more you realise that there is no "Cuban Style" but simply "Cuban Technique" and the style we see in most of the Cuban boxers who fight internationally is the "strategy" of moving the feet against other international boxers who have not excelled in footwork. Inside Cuba you will see "Pro style knockout artists" and "Point-scoring fleet footed boxers"
Yes it’s more of a mentality than a defined technical style. Good observation!
Good point. Your vids also helped understand Cuban Footwork better😉
@@skillrboxing😂😂😂 more to come - keep up the great content!
Long life to cuban boxing !!!! TBE
You are a great cuban boxing style teacher, man! Thanks from Brazil 🇧🇷👍🥊🥊
Aesthetically the most beautiful style in boxing! Fun fact: Sugar Ray Robinson got his footwork from watching Eligio Sardinas, or also known as Kid Chocolate, who was Cuban. Interesting to see that style influence the perhaps greatest boxer ever!
That's why it looked like he was dancing
That s why there is « sugar » in his name 😊
@@marcribault165ahhhhh 🤯
Cassiun Clay trained with Cuban in Miami when he was young
I love the combination of dancing, fun and boxingtechnique.
The Footwork is beautiful
Wow what a fantastic technical and historical analysis of Cuban boxing. Kudos my friend! 🫡
Thanks!!!
This touched my heart ☝🏾🗿‼️🇨🇺 viva mi cuba bella siempre 🤼♂️
As a guy born to Cuban parents this was fun to watch. I can't tell if Cuban boxers are messing with their opponents or being serious but I never want to interrupt their "dance" to find out.
I want to see Cuba before i die.
Very impressive breakdown. Someone already wrote that there are brawlers in the Cuban style and I agree, but to me they fit best as out-fighters and lightweights, a beautiful style with a mesmerizing technique.
Them punches on beat at the end❤
The great Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez noted that dance was more deeply embedded in Cuban culture than any country he had visited. When I visited the country in 2001 I saw that first hand: their sense of movement is immediately noticeable. Even the plainest of Cubans can come to life when they move and you have explained that very well. I look forward to watching more Cuban fighters from now on.
Skiller, your boxing research is excellent. The amount of boxing knowledge you have imparted is phenomenal. Thank you, Sir.
As a cuban subscriber I was waiting for this
Are you a true Cuban or are you a gusano
Amazing video! Please create next video about other styles of boxing! Many thanks from Kazakhstan! 🇰🇿
will do!
Cuban Style 🇨🇺 Is Like Chllling Dancing ❤
Great video. I'll give you the secret ingredient. Discipline respect put into work. Thank you for this video
I love that addition of “Sugar” as the special ingredient. I think I’m going to experiment with shadow boxing and heavy bag work with music
I think there is something to it, sense of rhythm, fluid footwork, ability to move freely. Heard bunch of coaches claiming dancers make good boxers. And although not Cuban, Lomachenko's dad made him take dancing lessons before he allowed him to come back to boxing.
@@yuriboyka9927We can't also forget Uysk and Sugar Ray Robinson.
that mambo, it really does help
It's painful being Cuban and not able to dance. I have a bad hip and can't do fluid movements myself. Hurts my soul tbh.
@@trueblueclue 🤣🤣🤣 No pasa nada, diviertase igual, a nadie le importa mas que a usted y los suyos :)
Beautiful breakdown on cuban boxing! These athletes are such a joy to watch. You mentioned boxers using amateur techniques at professional level, could you make a video explaining what is the difference between the two - amateurs and pro arena?
Excellent breakdown!
ANDY CRUZ DAVID MORRELL & OSLEYS IGLESIAS THE BEST... THE CUBAN STYLE THE BEST IN BOXING
Why has their NEVER been an ATG Cuban boxer than? Cuban boxing is made for AMATEUR
@@tariqziyad8062 YOU ARE STUPID WE HAVE GREAT CHAMPIONS FROM CUBA LIKE KID GAVILAN KID CHOCOLATE JOSE NAPOLES AND MORE
Only Cuban pros I know are Guillermo Rigondeaux, Luis Ortiz, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Erislandy Lara.
@@tariqziyad8062
cuban boxers are usually avoided, so they are never given the opportunity.
For example, Erislandy Lara was avoided by both Charlos, Andrade, Mayweather and even GGG
Regardless of who people think won, Canelo deserves lots of respect for fighting Lara when everyone else chose to avoid him.
@@tariqziyad8062
Yep. Cuban style incorporates a good amount of foot movement but when the legs go they get stopped or look ultra vulnerable. The style isn't suited for any sort of inside fighting at all but they are nice on an amateur level though.
I don't know if I'm dreaming... But if I am, I don't really want to wake up.
Thank you for posting this ❤
Thanks for the comment💪
This was awesome! Can we do a international study of the other types of boxing styles, the Mexican style, U.K punching of the jab, U.S "hit and don't get hit" sweet science , eastern European, etc... this would be awesome international coverage and breakdown
The Cuban style comes from Kid Chocolate and his academy, then Kid Gavilan and others, Ray Robinson, got the stile from Chocolate and Ali from Kid Gavilan who worked with him, the Cuban style is in those two great figures of US boxing.
Great breakdown! Whats the song?
Just one word: ELEGANT ❤❤
Greets from Denmark 🇩🇰🇩🇰
Ja takkkk
Bro, Rigo is SO smooth. 😫🔥
thanks for this incredible video im a french boxer and with you i learning some techniques of boxing and i leveled up so thanks a lot
Thank you!
Beautiful description of Cuban boxing!!
amazing analysis skillr!! loving the content ❗️
Thanks!!!
This video makes me want to visit Cuba soo bad
Theyre practically salsa dancing in the ring 😂 brilliant!
great style, like dancing too. bit capoeira-vibes I get from it. 30 years ago our Wu shu trainer invited skilled and grand trainers to give us master-classes. The Ciubano champ that came over to Holland I enjoyed the most. Very happy style of boxing.
Soviets brought their boxing style to Cuba & it did wonders for them
Clearly didn't watch the video
Apparently it IS more the structure of soviet training that helped but it did not shape that much the style
AMAZING!,next please mexican style,and why they are so good with combinations.❤❤
Because they sit in the pocket, keep their hands moving and catch, party, and deflect punches with their face.
Its on our list!
Looking back at the Lara vs Canelo, in my opinion, lara showed how to handle Canelo, as later on, Mayweather fought him identicly, and not to say that Mayweather needs any help he is perhaps the smartest fighter I have ever seen.
Lara fought Carlo after Mayweather did, and Mayweather required less movement as he was better at fighting at close and mid-range.
Great video, thank you!
yeah, and great break-down. Good channel.
hi guys, i do muay thai and i want to upgrade my boxing skills, and i am searching a boxing style that i can match with muay thai, do you guys have any suggestions? i can find good and cons in mexican school and soviet school (i don't think american school can fit in ) but i don't know how to consider this one, suggestions? :)
Tas en talla mi socio!
Well done video
I always wished I could be more agile and graceful like a Cuban boxer, currently I pendulum step around the ring which doesn't seem lightyears away from salsa dancing with gloves and a mouthpiece in after watching this video. Going to watch this video till I can memorise the words and memorize how to dance
Search for a Cuban dance school in your region... Or, you can find some Cuban music videos (be sure are Cubans) , get a lady and try hard. Good luck! :)
@@edgarguinartlopez8341 That's the dream
Love the cuban style
Dope. 🥊☝🏿
Can you do Naoya inoue skill breakdown 😉🔥
I second this… dude is scary.. monster is the perfect nickname for him
He actually uses the word "táctica" which is closer to "tactics" more than "strategy," but I understand the change.
Great video, thank you, what is the song in the background?
Mario Kindelan,Angel Espinosa are two more Cuban legends..I love the Cuban style!
Jose Napoles, Gavilan and Adolfo Horta are the best Cuban fighters ever imo
Cuban undestand better than everyone the Art of Hit and no getting hit
THANK YOU BRO
you gotta do soviet broooo
💯
Please make the breakdow of styles like sovietc,american,europen or like out boxer,swamer,sligger and boxe puncher please you videos are my favorite of boxe
This cuban style is fun to watch.
Music 🎶?
I NEVER thought about having sugar with my moves 😍
We have fun, we fight and dance at the same time 😊😊😊
Heres the secret. They fight STRONG HAND IN THE FRONT. So a lot of right handed southpaws. Give it a shot, very natural footwork with that style.
But weaker rear cross
someone know what the background music in the end is ?
Beautiful sport ❤
Very good video
whats the name of this beat in the background??
人のオシャレを笑うな Zettaiwasureruna is the song but in this clip the instrumental is better. where to find it??
Who and where can I find the sparring footage at 12:11?????
Guillermo Rigondeaux Sparring, you will find it. Enjoy it!
Great video once again! Seeing Canelo miss so many punches is unusual, Cuban boxing style is definitely scary. I though the elusive footwork of Cuban boxers might make them weaker punchers but they are so accurate with their fists that they probably don't even need that much strength to KO their opponents. As a non-boxer I find myself asking: how difficult it is to a European boxer to add this "sugar" to his boxing style? It is even possible? Maybe a long stay in Cuba would do the job, lol.
First, the transition of body strength to the fist in Cuban boxers is less noticeable because their fluidity and speed, but it is there... And precision comes with this elasticity, you cannot hit well if you are unbalanced... And yes, you can learn to be a dancer, it is all about purpose... Maybe you will not achieve the level of perfection of a Cuban dancer, but for sure you can learn, and then you will notice the improvement :)
The knockout at 6:24 is absolutely brutal to watch. Massive brain damage.
Its a scary one, but a beautiful lead hook too
That's the type of damage that could effect him later in life.
Who is the boxer?
Love this video! One video breaking down MEXICAN style would be 🔥🔥🔥
We'll have to do it!
Cuba ❤
W boxing analysis channel
Thank you for this super video. Is it possible to find, download or buy background music from this video? I would like to use it during boxing :-)
Magic Loma has learned from them!
This is a hot take but to me it is a modified soviet style like at it's core it is soviet style. The travels are pendulum hops with a timing to them, their consistent punching without full blown power behind them, and the sugar is their own it's an African rhythm but it's bad because if you know what it is you can telegraph it like memorizing the steps to a dance. But they get rid of the posterior chain which uses the myofascial muscles chains to gather power (usually called a whipping sensation) because they modified the pendulum. I know very hot take.
It looks like that they're dancing.🇨🇺🕺
Name of the songs played in the video please?
Love their music n culture
Great breakdown! Question what background music was the Rigo breakdown called?
Please do mexican
Boxeo cubano,asere,el estilo
Cómo se llama el boxeador que salen en el 7.47 min por favor
Cuban style- every movement is a counter
They bring the salsa into the fight
can we get a Uzbekistan breakdown now? their they’re fighters are going up
They have been growing crazy in the amateurs💯
Nice
They wiggle and dance until they get the right chance.
cuban style to boxing is what the ginga is to soccer
Damn Teofilo vs Ali would be great fight.
Nothing more frustrating than trying to catch a fly to then being stung by a wasp, 🐝 that’s how I see facing these Cuban boxers.
this called boxing
To this day Pedro Diaz 🇨🇺 is actively teaching and training boxers in South Florida.
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"Pops"#truschoolsports 🥊🥊
Vergil ortiz breakdown when??
I might be a cuban boxer without knowing it
6:24 holy fucccccccc
Foundation of cuban boxing is soviet pendulum step.
Now breakdown the others please?
someone made up story about Cuban style :D
Well now that the secret ingredient is revealed, it's no longer secretive. 🙄🍬
10:30 The Soul
We heard the Footwork came from Americans
The Strength from Europeans
The Science from Russians
But no mention of the “Rythm’s” heritage
Like it just came out of thin Air
Cuban music was influenced by Slaves , let’s not pretend here
How do you Counter the Cuban Boxing style?
Pressure, just like with any counter punching style
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