Parry vs. Head movement

You have to learn to do both. Head movement leaves your hands free for countering. Parrying too can allow you to punch, but many times serves as a way to deflect without using much energy. Learn both and find out which YOU like better.

 

Fighters with too much head movement arn't good for boxing imo, it throws your balance off or you can just look like a tosser. Messes up the flow of a good bout, doesn't show a lot of respect for your opponant, also implies you're not comfortable standing behind a punch thrown at you and you can't handle it.

Don't get me wrong, i love good head movement myself but coaches will tell you to parry before you move your head. Referees can also interprete too much head movement as weakness in a fighter.

 

LOL. What the **** man?

 

You know what I'm on about, look at the first sentence. Could of written it better... bit of a messy post but just saying new boxers try and slip punches rather than deal with them head on, which is the strength in a fighter.

Coaches (from my experience) are constantly telling you how to work it out rather than slipping too much.

It's not hard to slip and pivot is it... Try having the guy in front of you and not get hit with limited movement...

 

Head movement is better generally, because it puts you in countering position. This guy above me is obviously drunk.

Parrying is good, but it doesn't do anything to put you out of the way of the next punch and into position to throw your own.

It often works best to catch the first punch and then slip or weave the second. Any subsequent punches don't usually matter, because you should be punching the other guy by that time

 

:rofl exactly....proper head movement should not **** up your balance

 

Learn both. Parry trumps head movement if you are stopping a jab. Head movement trumps parry for power shots. Both these statements are generally speaking. Be versatile is the key!

 

It really depends on the fighter and his "attributes/temperament" versus his opponents attributes. So you should know both but focus on the one which best fits you.

All of that gets doubly complex when you add in temperament. Does a guy like to fight at a fast pace? Defensive? Offensive? Counter puncher? A guy who is naturally pretty slow should not focus on bobbing and weaving. Just like a guy who is very quick should not waste tons of opportunities parrying.

Depending on the fighter both create different opportunities verses "safety".

 

Well, I personally prefer to parry or block jabs. If my opponent follows through with a cross or a hook, then I slip and then counter.

Just to keep them honest I'd occasionally slip the jab and then either counter or step in.

I do agree that parrying conserves energy. Usually in the last round, its almost all blocks and parries for me and almost no slipping whatsoever.

 

Yeh, ask Marciano's opponents. After about five rounds destroying elbows they couldn't keep up their gloves anymore. Just my two cents about energy. :good

 

Why do you think Joe Louis parried so much. He didn't want to use up energy for the **** of it.