Ring Generalship - what does it mean to you guys?

Ring generalship is ambiguous bull****. It pretty much gives judges the leeway to make up whatever they want and give corrupt cards.

Scoring fights is far more simple than everybody thinks. Its about punching the opponent in his head and body very hard.

 

It’s bull****, it’s there to give illusion of complexity, nothing else.

 

immaterial if it doesn't result in a net gain in flush punching

 

Absolutely. Scoring isn't as difficult to do as many people think it is. Its about punching somebody hard.

 

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complicated question i dont think I'm eloquent enough to answer it

 

One could argue Ali's rope a dope against Foreman was as good an example of "ring generalship" as any, when he realised he no longer could execute his "float like a butterfly" style.
I'd think any strategy that lures your opponent into doing exactly what you want him to, couldn't be described as anything else than "ring generalship". Food for thought....

 

I always think it's a guy in a Generals attire thats promoted to go around serving Beer and hotdogs , I never see a ring General though ?

 

Whatever you do, moving forward, backwards sideways on the rope, whoever lands more punches is the ring general.

 

Lol you’re onto it.

 

As Lomachenko says, it’s finding a way you want to fight and making your opponent fight the way you want him to fight.

 

Whatever Floyd does is RG

 

This is the answer i was guna give. Its taking control, not of centre ring but of what is happening. 2 guys go in with a plan and the ring general is the one who imposes their plan while the other guy has to adapt to you because he cant impose his game plan. You have control of the ring, you dictate the shape of the fight. It can be wrestled from you but while you are pulling the strings you have ring generalship.

 

Your friend has fallen for the old centre of the ring ploy,not wrong but there’s more to it,think of Lomo and those no mas jobs,does everything that his opponents hate.
Tell you a good example Porter v Thurman,close fight but based on Thurman scoring points off the ropes and Porter smothering his own work I’d have say Thurman had the superior ring generalship.

Also worth pointing out that ring generalship has been put out there as some defensive,point scoring wizardry and yet Wilder would argue with his percentage of late KOs that he has ring generalship.