so i was sparring today, and my opponent was super aggressive. I wanted him to stay on the outside where I would throw 1-2's and keep him at bay, his head movement was insane and his pressure was crazy. I kept getting stuck in the corner and took hella body shots. Everytime he charged forward, I tried throwing the 2 across to him and wanted to throw the lead pivot hook and swerve out of his charge but his footwork got in the way of mine so it wasnt possible. I basically got schooled by a brawler with good cutting off the ring skills.
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IMO the best way to fight and beat a brawler (and it is the most difficult to master but most effective) is to have very very good fast footwork.
Brawlers by their nature (and im not talking pro, im talking most standard local AM fighters) tend to be very direct in their attacks, straight lines and all that. Whilst the pressure can seem overwhelming they are very suspect to counter punches -
Boy you in trouble learning things around if this guy you describe be like Mike Tyson, i had the same problem with an in-fighter and always slips a jab or does the signature peek-a-boo style where the guard is tight af and weaves the body low af.
But as far as it is, just guard and look at those shots
practice (intentionally) being pressured and being in the corner. I learned not just to guard but especially to "look through my own guard/look at the fighter" (very good experience when you learn this while being pressured). Of course use thy footwork to move the f away cuz im sure you would not be able to stagger him given the limited space and how the feet are planted.
Conclusion, it would be real good to learn how to counter punch and feints (you get these through experiencing sluggers/swarmer/brawler or whatever they call volume/pressure fighters). Aside from my own personal experience in the ring, i got nothing mate. I hope more experienced people bless you with their own experiences and techniques.Comment
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i tried fighting fire with fire today it went ok, i slipped in some good hooks and uppercuts, but he overwhelmed me with the aggression and naturally i got against the ropes again...Comment
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Ok,in my opinion, I think it's mostly about your spacial awareness in the ring.Originally posted by TMT Hassan View Post
I know it's a lot easier said than done,but this kind of fighter can be made look like a fool.
Uppercuts will work fairly well in your favour, but footwork is crucial.
When he is bombing forward on you,you can't go back straight, if you do you start getting trapped, get your distance correct and things will be a lot easier for you,in other words,get that half a step back,throw and swivel.
You want to keep it in the center of the ring, so in your head,imagine the ring is smaller than it is...a good training technique for this is get a lad to light spar you,and make a small square in the ring with cones,and stay within that perimeter.
You just have to keep turning him, the more composed you are doing this,the less it takes from you, it means your turning him to where you want him to be ie.controlling the pace.
How comfortable are you with southpaw? As this thing would be southpaw dream. If you can get comfortable in southpaw, the left hand and slip to the right will work all day,with a short right hook to the body.
If not that half a step back will create the space for you to swivel off your hook, or swivel to the left,or even feint and move to the right. Uppercuts while he's coming in after the half a step should work well, but keep to the center, the minute you feel your going near the ropes,clinch,swivel throw do whatever to get back k near the center. That's where it all lies for you, half steps back,swivels left and moving right will frustrate him and he will eventually be just running and punching in to air and easy counters become available..
Like I said,a lot easier said than done though haComment
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Much easier to control the pace in a longer fight. In a four rounder, some people come out ready to shoot their load in one round.Comment
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A pawing jab to try to jold him off while you circle out or one of those 45 degree angle jabs sort of looks like razor ruddock's smash but really the main waybto manage these guys is with footwork. I'd mainly aim at the body shovel hooks and uppercuts would be your bread and butter to keep him off of you. Preemptively closing the distance to hold and then spinning off would also work.Comment
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This dude explains it well, had to find it for you. I totally get you bro, an aggressive puncher is really hard.
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yes. i cracked the code. i basically, timed the uppercut for when he came lunging forward, that and the pivot-hook. so whenever he came towards me, i hooked/uppercutted and pivoted 90 degrees to him, i also started using my own headmovement into luring him to come towards me and coming with a few counters of my own.Comment
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good ****, hopefully he improves, the better he gets the more equipped you are to deal with aggressive boxers. was he surprised by your improvement?Originally posted by TMT Hassan View Post
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