Stiff Jabs to the body? Im not kidding....

It can work both as a means to score a punch, and as a feint to draw down an opponent's guard. Like Pat Lowe said, it can also be tremendously effective in wearing down an opponent (the PBF-Corrales fight was a perfect example to cite.)

 

..thanks for all of these informative replies...

 

Mayweather is someone who does this regularly. Can't think of many current fighters who do. You would see a lot of it in th old days.

 

i know what your saying about the jab to the body as a asset to a runner like cory spinks or virgill hill, but when you jab to the body, you can stiff-arm the person in the area with the most mass to make more space or you can put you wieght and snap it, it looks painfull if you can bounce one right of the rib cage.

good question but i feel a punch is a punch

 

Yes. Jim Corbett had a move where he'd bend over at the waist and deliver a stiff jab to the body. It can be seen in the Fitzsimmons fight in a few rounds.

 

well if the jab to the body is the punch of a runner,then there's a helluva lot of great fighters we'd have to class as runners!

 

I think a fighter is asking to get hit with a counter-right when he jabs to the body. But having said that, if he lands it, a jab to the body should count just like one to the head.

 

It depends on your timing, hand and footspeed and defence. When Ali had his legs, he would often jab to the body. He'd feint upstairs, go downstairs, shoulder roll to protect his chin, slightly pivot to hide his body and use his legs to get in and out of range before a counter could be thrown.

PBF demonstrated against Corrales just how effective feinting and jabbing to the body could be in confusing one's opponent.

 

A clean blow scored during a fight that isn't below the belt or behind the head of ANY kind is useful and scores points. Why NOT a left jab or straight left, as you say it, to the body.

 

I have often seen fighters who jab strong to the body. Mostly this is a technical move, designed to score points. Stand-up boxers use body jabs more often than fighters with other styles. The body jab is also used frequently by European boxers.