Consistency on Jabbing the Body
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Throughout his career, Mauricio Herrera has been a defensive minded fighter that utilizes his jab well in order to set up his next move.
One of the keys for Herrera to be successful and win against tough foe Hank Lundy is jabbing the body consistently.
Since his early career fighting for Thompson Boxing Promotions until his most recent matchup, Herrera has demonstrated the ability of being a high-volume puncher. His success is due to the ability of using his jab as his primary weapon against his opposition.
During his controversial loss to former WBC Lightweight champion Danny Garcia in March 2014, Herrera landed a total of 221 punches with 139 of those punches being jabs (via CompuBox).
Jabbing the body of Lundy will be important. Though it usually doesn’t generate much power, it will allow Herrera to create a preferable space between both fighters.
Lundy moves exceptionally well throughout the ring so the jab downstairs can be used to stop Lundy in his tracks, also causing him to reset.
When Lundy battled against John Molina Jr. in 2010, Lundy struggled when Molina used his jab to set up combinations. Unlike Molina, however, Herrera is much more effective in using the jab to the head and body.
Consistency in jabbing the body will allow Herrera to dictate the pace of the contest and fight at his own tempo.
