Belal had a good idea using his lead kick to attack JDM's head movement or slide under his right hand But his mechanics it wasn't the threat that it could've been He'll throw it with his feet wide or awkwardly leans back, both take away power.

It worked better when he stepped his rear foot into it, but he's still not getting much hip in it For a look at how to maximize the power and concealment of lead leg kicks, check out JJ He regularly gets finishing power into no-tell kicks

I wrote about JJ, breaking down how he gets so much power into such fast and well disguised kicks

it's a good summary of belals game: he's pretty good at coming up with solutions for his opponents, but those solutions aren't necessarily sophisticated or broad enough to always work given an adaptable opponent and his technical and power deficiencies

Yeah, he's a very smart and disciplined fighter. If a guy can be beat by sticking to a broad gameplan he'll take a very good crack at it. But he doesn't have a ton of depth and he can struggle if there's not a gameable route to avoiding the opponent's strengths

I don’t think the switch kick is part of Canelo’s boxing.

Can't take away power you don't have

I can already feel myself forgetting the name

Funny to think about since on instagram he’s been put in so many technique videos just to not have a good lead kick