I need to start working on two different combinations. One in which I have an opponent trapped on the ropes, and one, in which I have him in trouble and need to finish him off. I was thinking about a 5 punch combo for the ropes. (I am a southpaw) The right jab, followed by a straight left, a straight right, a left hook, and a right uppercut. In the second scenario, I start with a right uppercut, followed by the left hook, and three straight hands in a row, right left right. This was similar to the combo used by Buster Douglas to finish off Tyson in Japan. I need some advice on footwork and head movement, and any other advice. Any and all would be appreciated. Thanks. :good
Yeah, no need to overthink. About the only 5 punch combo I even do on the bag is I step in...1,2,1,2,1 and step out quickly. Nice, straight, quick punches, and get away from the opponent.
punches in bunches an just keep ur hands busy lookin for openings. but make sure to keep in mind defense.
your getting way to technical. pad work, if you've got a good trainer he will do alot of diffrent combo's yo practise these on the bag then when it comes to sparring it feels natrual. if you relax when the time comes in the ring then you should be able to pick out the spots that are open. your combo's can come into use then, however don't always plan combo's you will be easy to read if your opponent is smart.:good
I like to throw a jab, straight right, left hook, right uppercut, left hook combo occasionally. I don't believe you should have a set combo though. Look for openings in your opponent.
if you got speed, ****, let 5 hooks flow. If you got power and speed, most guys won't be able to take that ****. But with this you're making the assumption that you're gonna have the guy trapped against hte ropes.
Jab. Straight right. Left hook. Straight right. Left hook to the liver. Or any other combination really
I agree with what was said before. Don't overthink; pick your spots-some guys are really open for some punches and don't adapt to block them. I switched southpaw against a kid I was sparring the other day and was chaining together good 3 or 4 punch combos because he couldn't adapt to the straight left or right hook no matter how many times I threw it.
Just remember that the body punches lower the guard and the head punches raise the guard, so setup some head punches with some good body punches and vice versa. Regards Bill
