I do see that to be true but why? Why would a boxer perform better when their backward movement is restricted?
Ropes have some bend, it can mess with a boxers depth perception. Also boxers are like cornered animals, with the feeling of now where to run they might fight harder. Who knows i'm just speculating.
Because the overconfident onrushing attacker, thinking that he has you on the run, can be baited into careless mistakes. It's like setting traps in chess where you seem to offer material for free but it isn't free at all but just part of an inescapable mating net. BTW Floyd made a career out of it. Trying to imitate him, the master of that technique, can be hazardous. Look at what happened to Broner vs Maidana.
Well, are fighters taught to attack differently when the opponent is on the ropes? It seems to me if you take same approach in attacking whether in the center or near the ropes and you can factor out the bending of the ropes, the attacker should have the advantage.
When I fought in the ams there were a few times I'd let the opponent back me into the ropes because when you're on the ropes or in a corner people tend to come forward and fight inside more. They're less inclined to fight from range, idk why, maybe it's psychological. But if i couldn't get around the jab or whatever I'd let them back me into a rope, cover up and they'd move in to try and land hooks through my guard, then I'd have them on the inside where I fought far better (**** reach ykno) and I'd just stick to them from there if I could.
The attacking method always depends on whom you are fighting. How fast is he? How hard does he hit? Is he trying to deprive you of your best punching distance? If he's a slugger and you are winning on the outside, why would you suddenly fight him on the inside where he can connect more easily? So the reason why opponent goes to the ropes has to be considered. BTW Remember the Broner Maidana fight where Broner spent the first few rounds trying to imitate Mayweather on the ropes? Only Mayweather can be so successful because all his other attributes, hand speed, coordination, sense of timing, ability to anticipate intentions, are involved. Broner underestimated what was needed and paid the price. Canelo has tried it with limited success.
