Punching to the body

Both. If you always do the same thing you will be predictable and begging for a counter.

 

It depends on your style mate. If your a taller, rangy fighter its good to throw combinations with shots to the body, or close the distance behind the jab with the purpose of throwing a rip with that same hand. If your a shorter fighter for your weight, then you will have to bob and weave you way in.. and attack the body as a target for sustained punching with both hands moreso then a rangy fighter would.

 

try throwing just a job to the body to mix things up. or straights as u would when throwing a shot to the head. that way ur opponent won't know off rip if ur throwing to his head or body. then mix it in w/ a combination. 1-2 left hook to the body. or a 1 then 2 to the body. mix it up

 

When I throw to the body it's usually off a counter, such as if I slip a straight right and throw a left hook or slip a jab to my right and throw a right hook. Or I tend to come in behind the jab.

 

Its probably a personal preference mate. But from experiance, its a dream when people come in without punching or without moving. You must be doing both. Not necessarily at the same time.. because thats real hard to learn. So pretty much its whichever is comfortable for you, but just make sure your a moving target when you come on and are also letting your shots go.

 

To throw body shots you need to get inside. How you get inside depends on your style. Obviously Joe Frazier had a different way of things than Muhammad Ali. It all depends on style. By the way, have you learned the fundamentals?

 

I would step in and then bend my knee and deliver the hook. I usually do this when my opponent has throw a jab(southpaw) or right(orthodox).In these cases you are closing the distance right down and hitting them while they are unprotected..

 

If you bob and weave only, then the opponent can see your movements. If you jab only, you can get countered because your head is a sitting (or standing?) target.

But if you combine jabbing with head movement, it makes 1+1=3. It becomes much more than the sum of the parts.

And when you go to the body, the most effective way is to bend the knees and go to work to avoid getting countered up top since body punching tends to leave you a bit open.

And then of course, step out to the side when you're done.

 

what about for a taller fighter?
I had some sucess in sparring using straight rights to the chestand solar plexus, actually Knocked a guy down(it was his first time sparring though
the disadvantage of doing that(or so it seems by practicing it in shadowboxing) is that if you arent careful you leave your chin open to shots