Square on fighter - how to deal with him?

try to slip his right (slip with head to the left if you are both orthodox) and in same time throw your right. after few times he will hesitate to throw it so often. I know that his right is probably faster because he is throwing it from the shoulder, but try to time it and slip it with counter in same time. you can also connect few punches after your counter in case you miss, f.e. slip+right, left hook, right cross.

 

Movement. If you are at an angle fighting him while he is square on then you should practically be able to land at will. Hit him hard in the nose and he'll back off.

 

It depends. If he's standing square and is the bigger guy with the bigger reach he's basically giving up his reach and height advantage fighting this way. He also can't be particularly mobile in that stance. If you're the shorter guy it should be easy to do what most guys would do against taller opponents and that's move forward and fight at a close range where longer arms would be more a problem for him than an advantage.

When you're at that range if he's square in front of you he's that much more of a bigger target, go to the body with short fast hooks and if he lowers the hands to protect himself go to the head. Left to the body-left to the head combo, right to the body-right uppercut, chopping right overhands, short left hooks etc.

 

He can't have good defense if he's standing square. I assume he just covers up. If that's the case just use hooks and uppercuts and volume punch until there's an opening. Hit his hands and gloves hard too, make him feel that he's under pressure. You have the relative advantage at close range because of shorter arms. You need to throw short quick hooks to the head and the body and follow it up with uppercuts if he leaves the opening in the center when protecting his body.

When closing the distance use the jab to the body a lot, if he's standing square he's surely leaving you his body open to shots. Also use this a lot when you're fighting at the distance. If he starts anticipating them feint the jab to the body and go to the head with right cross. Or jab to the head straight right to the body.

 

If he's square, overpower his soft right with a hard right to the body.

Make him pay for the mistake by exposing it. He won't be able to sustain many clean body shots without getting into a good boxing stance where his body becomes a smaller target. It may feel superfluous during the heat of the battle, but try it, commit to it.

 

Lmao dig your heels into the ground sit down on your body punches.

 

Glad to hear that. Nice work!

 

Sounds like you could check hook him to death. Or throw a double left hook and turn him on the 2nd. Or check hook and turn him then right down the pipes.

Check out B Hop Pavlik

 

Abuse the center line. Straight punches a duck into a short 1-2 to the body and them come up with an uppercut, right hand.

I'm a tall guy trained in MMA, it's why I use the philly shell when sparring hands only. Every punch you have to defend that comes down the middle requires an active defensive move (head movement, foot work, moving arms to block) if he gets even a bit lazy on defense you'll start to connect.

Shoulder roll that straight right hand or make a habit of slipping to the outside jabbing and moving off.

 

Envision him coming at you when you shadow box. How will you respond to his punch? Will you take the hit? Will you allow it to miss and then counter? Will you move and rotate?

What about when you see an opening or as he comes forward? What is the best punch to land that will cause him to second guess his strategy?

I must tell you, a squared on boxer has a large target to offer. Realistically, this is one of the easiest targets to capitalize on, but you must teach yourself what to do. How will you react?

 

Stay side on, draw him forwards, pivot ..........................

 

Square boxers are most susceptable to uppercuts. Step back and throw that uppercut and let them eat it