Fighting aggressive pressure fighters!

Stay in close guard and counter him with a few straights down the middle, it will discourage him from opening up. Then move out of the way and get to work. It takes practice but fighting on the ropes isn't that hard once you get used to it. Having a wide swinging madman in front of you makes it easier actually, wide punches are easy to counter.

To be able to counter it's important that you stay calm and keep looking, don't cover up with your gloves in front of your eyes.

 

Work on your jab, and footwork. Fast straight punches, don't load them up and look for power. If he's throwing lots of punches, there's lots of openings for you to land shots. So you need to shoot fast punches and then move out of the way.

Keep moving, and flicking out the jab, then as you step off to an angle, fire a quick combination and right back to movement.

You have to really focus on quick punches, because you need to get them off quick and move. If you try to throw hard they will be slower which means you need to stand in front of him longer.

 

This pretty much, the main thing is you have to resist the urge to just shell up otherwise he's just going to keep swinging and some will get through.

Always keep looking forward and as soon as he starts to throw you have to throw quick straight shots right down the middle the instant you anticipate his punches.

 

You're gonna have a hard time completely avoiding someone in a ring.

I like to try avoid them by circling until I'm in dangerous proximity to the ropes, then step into them (hands up), look for an uppercut and a body punch, then turn them and begin avoiding again.

Just remember that they need space to land their shots and that every time they throw they open up for a counter. You also need to switch it up by attacking into them every now and then, or sooner or later they'll time you for something big.

 

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Of course you need to learn how to use your jab, control the distance, avoid the ropes, etc. But you will likely end up there anyway, the other guy has a plan as well. At that point you need to know how to fight there so you can get out, or discourage him from doing it again. We've all heard our trainer yell "get off the ropes!" but you can't just walk out of there when someone is wailing away at you.

 

Depends a lot on your makeup as a fighter. RDJ gave a great breakdown for a Boxer Puncher.

If you are pressed into full "Counter Puncher" mode? Use a piston like jab to nail him regularly. He will still be coming so now it is time to make him pay! Touch him (a little high) with a less authoritative jab to force his head movement (and make him keep charging), take a quick step back with your rear foot, then COVER YOUR CHIN, step into him and slightly left (45 degree angle toward him) and launch an uppercut (rear hand) at him (where his head will return to) with all you have got. You can substitute a straight, hook, shovel hook, etc... to mix it up. Anything that makes him pay for charging forward. I like to aim for the jaw/neck.

The step toward him just set up your escape. You then follow that sequence up with either a "clean up hook" if you rocked him or with a pushing "time to go!" hook that you use to stabilize him while you pivot your rear foot behind you and leave him chasing you back to the center of the ring to repeat the process.

IMHO, RDJ's strategy should be mixed with this one because this sequence isn't something you could keep doing unless the guy is a crash dummy.

 

What you need to do is break it down and practice.

Sounds like you should drill distance, slipping punches and looking for openings.

 

when on the ropes uppercut , left hook then out
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