Boxers and the Looping Punch

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by Windigo, Jul 31, 2009.


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  1. BITCH ASS

    BITCH ASS "Too Fast" Full Member

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    You really don't know what you're talking about, do you?
     
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  2. Wilhelm

    Wilhelm Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lots of things that don't work in boxing/kickboxing work in mma. Watch Spencer Fisher fight and he throws all sorts of weird stuff that would be garbage elsewhere but because of the gloves and the different stances and such work well in mma.
     
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  3. elixirvtec

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    i was looking for this gif to post but couldn't find it.
     
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  4. borj

    borj the Pacific Storm Full Member

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    what do you mean?
     
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  5. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You missed the whole point.

    The point he was making is throwing the overhand to set something else up.

    As sure as I am that Dan Henderson would love your advice on punching, I think becoming a legend in the sport by looping an overhand AS A MEANS OF GETTING THE CLINCH, and then mauling people is more than enough for him.
     
    Beebs, Aug 2, 2009
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  6. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That is the most backwards ass logic in the history of ass backwards-ness.

    MMA fighter are MMA fighters because they aren't boxers?

    Every stop and think MMA fighters are MMA fighters because they come from a grappling background, and could give a **** what some no life chump boxing fan MMA hater thinks about thier boxing?

    MMA fighters tend to have grappling backgrounds because it tends to work better in a real fight.
     
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  7. Windigo

    Windigo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm saying that what the boxer would do by training is slip the over hand right. Yes he has other options. But what will he do as a trained boxer? Practice doesn't make perfect. It makes permanent. What has he practiced a million times? When he is hitting the pads and his trainer throws that looping hook does he side step??? Has he ever??? No he slips. Its what he is trained to do. As a boxer its probably more ingrained in his muscle memory more than any other anything elseIf it happen in the ring he's going to try to slip it because that is what he is trained to do. You can tell him that its a mistake and that he should do something else but we aren't talking about the thinking mind here when the fight is on. We are talking about muscle memory and ingrained subconscious reactions.

    As I stated in my original post boxing is the only contact sport, fighting sport or not, where bending at the waist is the most common method of chaining body elevation. In about any other contact sport I have even been involved in which is many changing elevation at the waist is a no no because of its effect on your balance. But with the rules of boxing it works well and is the desired method.

    What I'm arguing is that the looping over hand right is the perfect way to take advantage of this tendency that is almost unique to boxers.
     
    Windigo, Aug 2, 2009
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  8. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    An inside leg kick thrown with your front leg before the overhand right is a great addition as well.
     
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