Working the body on a hurt opponent.

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  1. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Why don't more fighters work the body when they have their opponent hurt? Take their opponent's unsteady legs out from under them.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Seems like alot of fighters today don't know how TBH
     
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    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    It just seems obvious to me. Your opponent is already on unsteady legs. Hit him with body shots to take his legs out from under him. Also, if you hurt your opponent with a punch to the chin, he's going to try to protect his chin, and won't be as worried about body shots.
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    I agree. Just seems like most guys don't actually know how. I'll tell you what though these Uzbek and Khazak southpaws really dig that left to the body. There was a time when the straight rt to the body was used by conventional fighters but that pretty much died off over time
     
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    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Going to the body is always a risky proposition unless you're an elite body punching specialist like Inoue. Going to the body leaves you wide open for counter hooks.
     
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  6. Libertine

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    Ever seen a Ref stop a fight because somebody was taking too many body shots?
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Don't think that was the point of the thread. Kill the body and u know the rest.
     
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  8. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Too many headhunters in boxing today. Going to the body is less glamorous and less flashy.
     
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  9. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's very common for guys to jab to the body today.
     
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  10. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Alot of guys grew up watching pbf jab to the body
     
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  11. Ted Stickles

    Ted Stickles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Everyone today is to concerned with losing an 0 if there undefeated …. and taking a risk like going in on a hurt opponent is too risky for them in the times of business over boxing
     
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  12. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Not what we're talking about
     
    robert ungurean, Sep 3, 2022
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