The guy i am going to fight is a body puncher. he almost never goes to the head but hits like a sledgehammer. My coach says my jab and my left hook are my best punches. I already have a game plan. Im just asking for any extra tips. thanks.
Jab and left hook , I guess your coach wants you to catch him coming in the the left hook and the jab is to keep him away. What you can do after you left hook is thrown is a short right upper cut and end it with the jabs to keep him at bay. I know it's hard to keep these guys at a distant at all time can be tiresome eventually he's going to close the gap, so just keep your guard up and drop a 1-2 right down the middle that should keep him from getting to crazy.
Well, you could use your jab to keep away from getting some of those inside body punches, I would also try to clinch when he does get on the inside. I dont know how far you are in your training, but your trainer probably taught you how to block body punches a little bit by bringing your elbow and shoulder down to block the shots. If I were you I would keep him at distance with the jab, and everytime you seem him lunging in for a body shot, throw the right or left hook, he will be open for it, depending on which hand he's throws to the body. If you find yourself winded or hurt, clinch your oppenent till ref brakes you up, the more time you have to recover, the better. Good luck buddy, and listen to your coach, he will tell you your best game plan to win against a murderous body puncher like your about to face.
Your not allow to clinch in the armatures, so if you do decide to clinch don't over do it,You might get points taken off. Like punisher33 along with me and your coach said the jab is your friend, so use it. If he's going to the body most likely they will be hooks and thats where the straight 1-2 comes into play.
You can get away with it a little bit, as long as it's not excessive or that, I got a couple warnings and one point taken away before, but if your a little hurt, you kinda got to do what you got to do. Them body shots can really take alot of you, that's the only time I ever hit the canvas in a match, my lights went out for a couple seconds and before he could load up with another punch, I just took a knee, it caught me a little behind my back, damn did that **** me up.:yep
The advice everyone has given you so far is accurate... use your jab to keep him at a distance and try to move laterally, try not to let him corner you or put you on the ropes, keep your elbows close to your ribs so you can catch any shots he might get off.. and try to set up the left hook off the jab or as a counter to his body shots... if you feel confident and he's open, i would suggest doubling the hook (head, body) or tripling it (head, body, head).. make sure you bring your hands back
I know what you mean man, I was sparring a guy who was bigger and wanted to use me, because I had good speed,so anyways I'm out boxing him first 2 rounds and all then I begin to slow down from all the running/keeping him away and all of a sudden he gets close and starts throwing series of body shot and 2 caught me in the perfect spot, I was hurt badly.. tried to keep a straight face, so he wouldn't know i was hurt :hey. I had no choice, but to take a knee and try to catch my wind..my face was flush red and I couldn't breath I thought I was going to die.:deal
^^^i have had that a few times if it is only a 3 or 4 round fight, its against someone your size and you are fit you should be able to do it good luck
just keep him off and if if does get insid make sure you keep your elbows tight in and doin lots of stomach conditioning in the build up might help u take them if e does get inside
Body shots can sometimes be worse than head shots, especially if he you not prepared for a body shot, it was weird feeling when caught me that body shot, it felt like my whole body shut down, and my lights went out all of a sudden. I say try to keep a tight guard, keep at a distance with the jab, counter him with the hook when he you see him coming in for the body shot, and if you do feel your body getting weak after a body shot or that, clinch, and when you see the ref coming to break it up, push him off you, the ref wont take a point from away from you for that, he understands clinches happen in every fight, just like fouls in any contact sport.
stay on your toes!! keep moving and jabbing!! fast combinations.. dont stay in front of him.. fast hard counter punching!!
jab, jab, jab, jab, jab, jab, jab, move, straight right hand, move, jab, jab... just follow the Stewart gameplan. Unless he's significantly taller than you, but i doubt that considering he goes to the body a lot. Give him angles, practice lateral movement. Practice throwing a jab and immediatly taking a step back.