10-13-2015, 11:02 AM
(10-13-2015, 10:51 AM)BengalChris Wrote: The pocket presence is part of the mental thing. He's not panicking back there and he's keeping his head in the game. It's quite noticeable. You cannot count on a clean pocket, but still have to get the job done regardless. He's doing that now.
Pocket presence you get from experience most of the time. It's the same thing with new fighters. They don't know how to take a punch. They put their head down and close their eyes and don't know what to do, but an experienced fighter knows how to take a punch. The same thing goes with pocket presence. There are people who naturally have pocket presence though. Just like there are some people who naturally know how to take a punch.