Boxers and the Looping Punch

A lot of guys do use an overhand right to set up a clinch, yes.

Henderson made a career out of it for a while.

 

mma fighters do throw looping punches as the majority are novice boxers who think looping hooks are where the power comes from because thats how tyson threw them, im constantly trying to teach a few mma guys why to throw straight shots is so much better but its hard

 

It's a good idea to set up a take down with a strike, unless you have a shot like Mark Kerr. But good strikes are better than bad ones.

 

So who's to say the majority of boxers would follow that scenario, what about the ones who:

- Side step then counter?
- Throw an uppercut instead of a straight, much more likely to catch someone shooting and a weapon a good boxer can use effectively in MMA when the range is close.
- Step back and sprawl? Dunno why people think only great wrestlers can sprawl, sprawling is instinct and with some technique reinforcement and keeping an eye out can be utilized by a boxer (while not as good as a wrestler)
- Boxer won't throw a knee? Again a boxer put in an MMA scenario is not limited to simply boxing. I'm not saying that the boxer would be throwing vicious MT knees out the clinch, high to the face or w/e but kneeing someone running straight at you is different.

Most the times the looper will usually catch a few straight punches before he can throw one and that's what I think would happen most of the time. Good look shooting while you're getting tagged.

I think the looping punches just generate a good amount of power and that's all the UFC guys care about. While a boxer can still generate more power, it is a whole lot of dedication to the sweet science.

 

yes i've seen dan hendeson throw the looping punch then go for the take down. It really works for him. Specially while he was in pride

 

I think it could work some of the time, as many techniques do. No set up is 100% reliable.

I do have some boxing experience. I have baited people with a low guard following a jab, waiting for the right. When it came, I slipped outside the punch(to my left) throwing a right of my own. My right often landed, and usually with a devastating effect.

I'm not saying your idea is ****. I may not try that in a different atmosphere. I'm just saying that if you see something coming, there is also chance for a favorable counter.

 

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Excellent demo Grievesy

 

Because there are no good boxers in MMA? The "best boxer" is that guy marcus davis whos hands are "world class". In reality hes nothing better then a D class boxer. Looping punches do get countred, you can just throw a jab to the dudes face, and follow by a cross. It happens ocassionally. The thing is, looping punches work very well against fighters who fight scared. Since their isnt alot of guys with good boxing, most guys in mma are ****ing scared to get hit in the face. And looping punches work perfect against these guys. Thats why people use them :good

Against a guy with good hands that isnt scared to take a few, their going to see the canvas. Now we all wait until we see a decent boxer in mma lol :rofl

 

thanks for the gif, look at how this guy flinches before he gets hit. Like hes afraid of the punch. You dont really see this in pro boxing, you do in mma fo some reason tho... I guess thats why these guys arent boxers :-(

 

Why would everyone step back? Why wouldn't someone side step to the right, avoiding the over hand and then throw a straight right? The only reason I argue is because I think the boxer only has so many options in such a situation, and the counter to the overhand right a second before the guy shoots is his best chance to not get taken down. A trained boxer wouldn't just eat that right hand like that gif, and you don't HAVE to slip every punch that's thrown at you either. Why not keep your left hand high and tight and throw the right uppercut the second you feel his right hit your glove or in MMA case hitting your guard (which should be tight, chin to shoulder, arms in. Not like most MMA fighters who leave their chin out there).

If the boxer doesn't get completely out of the way or counter the overhand right with something better he's gonna get taken down. In MMA it's a great move because most guys aren't taught to react that quickly with their hands, but that's what boxing is all about. If you honestly think the ONLY thing a boxer could do is SLIP that overhand right then you're sadly mistaken and serious underestimate boxing.

 

I did a MMA class a while back and one of the first things we drilled was the big overhand straight into a single leg take down.

 

boxers don't use looping punches because they use their hands to cover up, so they tend to put straight and solid, or hook and solid punches, which are quick. In MMA, it's no use in trying a weaker punch because the gloves they use don't pretty much provide the cover, therefore, they tend to throw the hardest punch that would make their opponents back down

boxers who try to loop punches were either got knocked out, or develop some maneuver to compensate which means they are fast