Yoko Gushiken - Defensive Slips & Counters

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Ай бұрын

Defense highlights of the highly talented and underrated former WBA Light Flyweight world champion. The Fierce Eagle!
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Yoko Gushiken - Is a Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1981. He held the WBA Light-Flyweight title from 1976 to 1981, making a total of 13 successful defences. Following his retirement from boxing, he remains popular in Japan as a tarento having signed a contract with Ohta Production. He is well known in Japan for his comical trademark looks of perm Afro hair style. Gushiken was inducted in 2015 to the International Boxing Hall of Fame and retired with a professional record of 23-1 with 15 KO's.
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@hanzagod Ай бұрын

One of the greatest Japanese fighters of all time! Yoko Gushiken's career was short but dominant as he reigned as WBA Light Flyweight champion for 5 years making 13 successful defences. Known as "Fierce Eagle" Gushiken was a crafty Southpaw with underrated defensive skills and counter punching so that's what I wanted to showcase here in this highlight. The best Afro in the game! www.patreon.com/haNZAgod

@derekstaroba Ай бұрын

Such a underrated channel you been producing for years

@UndeadFool Ай бұрын

What I really enjoy about your channel is how you highlight fighters who are rarely mentioned or have an underrated skill set. I would love to see a defense highlight video of Santos Laciar. He’s known as a relentless fighter but his fight against Peter Mathebula is worthy of a defensive roll and slips highlight.

@hanzagod Ай бұрын

Thanks bud been going a long time now that's for sure! Haha

@hanzagod Ай бұрын

Sure another future Laciar highlight I'll add to the plans. The next 2 highlights coming up are Michael Moorer's jab and Pernell Whitaker's great performance against Jose Luis Ramirez.

@Wayf4rer Ай бұрын

Wonderfully voluminous afro, Yoko.

@TheAutumnWind_RN4L Ай бұрын

Hair goals.

@JauffretLouisBoxe Ай бұрын

Gushiken, one of my favorite fighter who seems to be somewhat forgotten, sadly. Thank you for bringing light on him, and especially on his very underrated defensive skillset. Your channel is amazing, as always

@kazumpet720 Ай бұрын

In Okinawa he is still beloved

@UndeadFool Ай бұрын

Underrated fighter but also one of Japan’s best fighters. Gushiken was a beautiful technical boxer-puncher. Also had an ATG afro.

@ReservoirPunk Ай бұрын

Right, this is why I LOVE this channel. I consider myself a boxing purest and pretty much my entire free time outside of my family is/has been consumed with boxing my entire 31 years but I've NEVER heard of this man and he looks incredible. Thank you Hanza, you're an absolute star👍🥊

@hanzagod Ай бұрын

Thanks bud glad you liked it! Gushiken was a fantastic fighter, just lacked top quality opposition but his reign was dominant nonetheless.

@ReservoirPunk Ай бұрын

@@hanzagod Could I ask you Hanza, what bouts of his would you recommend me looking up? Thanks

@hanzagod Ай бұрын

My favorite performance of his is the rematch with Rigoberto Marcano. His 2 fights with Pedro Flores were great too, lots of back and forth action.

@ReservoirPunk Ай бұрын

@@hanzagod Thank you Hanza🥊

@bambaraboxing Ай бұрын

Beautiful boxing. Great offense when he moves to his open side, Supreme defense when moves closed. Awesome edit!

@PaulReed-lj2ym 28 күн бұрын

You got that right.

@getsmart3701 Ай бұрын

Gushiken-san was always a favourite of mine, ever since I seen a photo of him in a boxing book back in the day. I just knew that that 'fro would be able to throw some serious hands...and I wasn't wrong. Great video mate, as always educating the next generation to the past generation.

@hanzagod Ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Gushiken is a favourite of mine too, awesome to watch.

@zanicedavies6975 Ай бұрын

Woah his straight left & uppercut are crushing looks like a good counter puncher too The Japanese sanchez

@csabaviragos4204 Ай бұрын

that's what i thought too. not just the fighting style but his hairstyle too :D

@2383Scorpio Ай бұрын

Great upload on Yoko Gushiken's defensive skills and counters as they were the thing of beauty.

@BlackExcellenceProductions Ай бұрын

He kept his elbows in tight and stayed in good position. Very solid

@gabrielmilhet4460 Ай бұрын

One of the greatest light flyweights of all time! Dominant, dominant prime. He fights similar to his gymmate and former WBA light flyweight champion, Katsuo Tokashiki!

@evandeer440 Ай бұрын

hard to believe it took over 20 years for this man to be a hall of famer. If he were american he would have been a 1st ballot hall of famer after 5 years.

@Franics_699 Ай бұрын

Hey it's Mr Satan from dragon ball

@drinfernodds Ай бұрын

He also inspired the character Gusshi Kenji from Shaman King.

@sshimamsi6101 Ай бұрын

Kanmuriwashi was amazing. Didn’t waste his punches. Killer accuracy. Many southpaws have a pawing right jab and over rely on the straight left. Gushiken however was a well rounded combination puncher. Awesome video that shows he could just about do it all. Nice counters.

@user-bg3lj6bn8o Ай бұрын

Afro Samurai

@deconsturm9004 Ай бұрын

Great punch variety nice slips

@SunnyIlha Ай бұрын

Definitely. His slips, ducks, dodges and dips were connected to his foot movement. He coiled and sprung off the slip and dodge with the counter hook. Or it was simultaneously the same movement, depending on the offense of the opponent.

@UndeadFool Ай бұрын

Interesting to note that Yuri Arbachakov and Yoko Gushiken share the same record of 23-1. Both fought out of Japan and retired after losing their first and only loss.

@thewatcherresurrected Ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@cosmiccryptid263 Ай бұрын

He retired in boxing too soon at only age 25 damn!

@SebastianOlofsson Ай бұрын

Reminds me of Sanchez

@ronaldodominguez2172 Ай бұрын

Excellent highlights 🎉👍👍

@sammyboy2987 Ай бұрын

Great video as always. Any plans on an Isaac Cruz video soon?

@hanzagod Ай бұрын

Unfortunately not as he's been with Showtime for a good portion of his career. The video would get taken down / blocked in the US just like my O'Shaquie Foster highlight.

@sammyboy2987 Ай бұрын

@@hanzagod Good old copyright...

@holaholay Ай бұрын

Era muy bueno, le ganó muy bien a Martin Vargas.

@mider-spanman5577 Ай бұрын

That man had one of the cleanest afros I have seen in boxing! He probably had a lot of Black fans back then.

@thewisetzar5363 3 күн бұрын

ATG Afro

@SunnyIlha 27 күн бұрын

0:28 that swivel is indicative of his rare level of expertise in movement. Look at the left under hook to the body instantaneously. This is, incidentally, why Boxers before 1985 would 99% destroy most all boxers beyond 1990. Recently, boxers do a lot of "halting and posing" ; too much "posing" . There is much less movement on the legs and feet in recent boxing. Gushikem would likely go 75-0 now with 73 KOs in this era.

@tmt5555 Ай бұрын

コンキスタドール　具志堅用高

@Akori-Von-Ra Ай бұрын

Eh that man is hitting hard

@alsimmonshellspawn6021 Ай бұрын

Do joan guzman

@hanzagod Ай бұрын

Got a Guzman highlight already

@Jean-zz7hm Ай бұрын

@@hanzagod Can you make a video of Oscar Collazo ? 🙏

@hanzagod Ай бұрын

Sure can! It'll probably be when his next fight gets announced.

@mider-spanman5577 Ай бұрын

The translation to English said Go Go Guzman!

@Jean-zz7hm Ай бұрын

@@hanzagod thanks 🙏

@brothauwop2993 Ай бұрын

Japanese soul bother 😂

@tmt5555 Ай бұрын

southpaw

@guidooctavio3982 Ай бұрын

Is he mulato? Great fighter!

@mider-spanman5577 Ай бұрын

Man haha! I thought I was back in the 19th century seeing that word. But though it may be possible, I remember seeing that his fro was just the result of a perm or something. Almost everybody is mixed with a little something though.

@odellsilva345 Ай бұрын

Is dude not half black? It looks like it

@hanzagod Ай бұрын

I don't know his full ancestry but he's about as Japanese as you can get!

@mider-spanman5577 Ай бұрын

I remember looking it up and I think it's just a perm or something.

@mider-spanman5577 Ай бұрын

But, you never know because most of us in the world are mixed. I found out I'm 1.4% Japanese and I'm about as dark skinned as It gets, only 67% Black.