im 6ft 3 so i get plent ov them i started to use a check left hook as it was coming because ov my reach but was to risky on points scoring in amatures.so i turn side on with my left tucked up nice tight and meet it but duck aswell most of time it goes straight over but if it dont my left hand is there to protect me.
Block, duck, slip, parry or evade. Depending on what defensive movement you choose, you end up in a certain place. At that point the objective is to counter / retaliate. It's as simple as that, there is no one single response that is best, because if you do that more than twice you'll get countered yourself.
Keep a high guard, chin down and your left block arm loose. When I first started I was told it was a big weakness(and a novice mistake). Too many rights became predictable and I was getting owned in sparring overall because of that. If you're having trouble blocking/ducking. Practise Pivoting and Circling to your right more often away from it while keeping that inconspicuous. With the awareness that it's coming to you frequently, use it against him.
For guys that telegraph slip and counter, for guys that are fast, take it on the glove. I've ran into it before, fortunately I couldn't have asked for a slower opponent. Still pissed off that one hit me though. I opted for the glove approach because I was nervous, but I eventually just got out of the way of one and hit him back. Some of these border on slow hooks..I'm not claiming to be a highly skilled fighter, and I may be plugging my video a little bit..but I think it's a good, slow moving example of why tall fighters should be wary of opening with right hooks, and repetitive throwing of the right hand. He leads with the wide right hook at :10, at :34 I decide to quit letting him wear himself out hitting my glove/shoulder and to just lean out of the way and take him out. Disclaimer: Untrained club fighters here, although I try to fight with some degree of form, and do lots of cardio. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FPNxsNCjeg[/ame]
Also: This is the fight against a much better opponent a few years back that I learned it was a bad idea to try to slip those overhand rights to the inside. It hit me every time. Late in the fight I figured out the glove/shoulder thing but I was too worn out(had no notice/didn't train for this one) to make it work. Round 1 Tough-man fight. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-_unM_mHN8[/ame] :21, a perfect example of why not to lean to the inside. The fight is full of me screwing up with that one..all the while wondering "Why does that shot keep landing, I see it coming and I'm moving!" Round 2 Tough-man fight. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HI4EdIfj5Y[/ame] :18, I make the arm/shoulder thing work for the first time. So while I may not be any seasoned amateur or established pro..I can tell you from experience and promise you at least that slipping them to the inside is a bad idea.
It is very readable so pop a jab in their face or step away. Alternatively do like RDJ said - block, bob and weave etc
I've done that one too, sometimes they come with it even after they get jabbed but if you roll your shoulder up that + having the jab out there protects you pretty well.
circle to your left, keep moving with your hands up, he wont be able to set it up if you move correctly
