What is ring IQ?

Yes, it's knowing what to do and when to do it.

 

It's knowing what to do, when to do it and how to do it. It's knowing what your opponent's strengths and weaknesses are. It's knowing exactly what your opponent will reply with after you throw a specific punch/combination. It's self-explanatory, I'd guess.

 

Working out yesterday's sudoku while punching someone

 

Mayweather check hooking Hatton into the turnbuckle is a good example.

 

Being able to adjust your game plan in order to offset that of your opponent.

 

Hopkins v Pavlik - footwork keeping pavlik off balance, setting traps for lead right hands
JMM V Juan Diaz - taking diazs left hook away from him and closing distance and bringing the uppercut into play
Calzage v Kessler - changed his attacks increased the jab and reduced and made himself harder to it

its about having a plan see Hopkins and being able to adjust in the ring Cal and Jmm. Khan is often crisiced because when hes hurt instead of looking after himself he tries to brawl and gets sparked see Khan Garcia


its about fighting smart and looking after yourself in the ring

 

learning from your opponent and adjusting your strategy to make your offensive and defensive moves effective without resorting to cheating

 

Aka being Andre Ward. Never makes a wrong move in the ring.

 

Isn't that fairly self explanatory?

 

What is your IQ? :think

 

What to do, when to do it. Complete awareness, the ability to set and avoid traps, always a step ahead. After watching Cunningham vs Tarver, it was clear who had a higher ring IQ.

 

Example of poor ring IQ. Bradley: vs. Provodnikov, and Pacquaio 2

 

That's more bad ring mentality rather than iq

Guess you can lump it all together

 

Reading the situation and opponent, and making critical decisions thereupon.