Referring to the “Knockout specialties” at the phase One championshipwe cannot ignore Martin Nguyen's right arm punch, also known as “Overhand”. Thanks to this punch, Martin Nguyen defeated both the former champion of Marat Gafurov and Eduard Folayang, becoming the first fighter to win the two weight classes in One Championship.
Although physical and powerful characteristics still play an important role in Overhand, Martin Nguyen said he not only rely on strength to be able to launch an overhand effectively. Martin is a puncher in a counterattack defense, taking advantage of the opponent's attack to increase his power for his attack. Therefore, Martin loves to use his right hand to the fighters with fierce attacks.
“With an overhand right hand, if the opponent stands facing me, it will be quite difficult for me to hit them with this punch. I have to use a little tactic,” Martin Nguyen shared.
“I will let the opponent take the initiative to attack. When they start to blow, feel that they can constantly attack me, can continue to move forward without coordinating effective attacks, I will have the opportunity to go to the right hand to finish.”
Of course, after the Vietnamese boxer made a name in the One Championship arena, his skill table, including Overhand, was thoroughly researched by competitors. They became more careful than Martin's right hand, not letting him approach close enough to launch a punch.
This is also the time when Martin Nguyen gave “bait” – he was low -handed, opened his face.
“I like deliberately revealing my face as a target for the opponent to attack. I drop my hand a little low, raise my head high and move around.”
“And once I saw the opponent starting to squeeze the muscle, preparing for the attack, I would suddenly lower the left and swing my right hand.”