Tall inside fighters

Ralph the Dog · Mar 16, 2014

KillSomething said: ↑

I like watching Sal Sanchez. Bounces arund on the outside picking away with the jab and right hand, then as soon as you get close enough to hit him he pushes in and starts ripping uppercuts like a mofo. Great strategy for a tall guy. Make em work to get inside, then punish them once they get there.

Hate seeing tall guys tie up or run away when the fight gets close. imo it's down to trainers who think boxing is a video game. I'm 6'0 150-160lb, all I hear in the gym from new trainers is "DON'T GIVE UP YOUR HEIGHT!!" "STAY OUTSIDE!" I always feel safer and more in control when I'm inside. Never been hurt on the inside (they can't get leverage), been rocked on the outside frequently though. Short fighters like to get you when you disengage, so for me it works best to not disengage.
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It make sense to instruct most tall rangy fighters to stay outside and maximize their God given gifts of height and reach, and in some cases it means the tall guy can stop his opponent from getting close enough to retaliate. But like all rules their are always exceptions.

In close you still get to eat short hooks and uppercuts.

turpinr · Mar 16, 2014

greynotsoold said: ↑

Sandy saddler, Little red lopez, Genaro Hernandez.
If you want to fight inside, get your left shoulder well forward and learn the throw an uppercut.
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:goodagreed on all points, measure the distance with your shoulder and bang the uppercut in !!

turpinr · Mar 16, 2014

greynotsoold said: ↑

Keep in mind, I am 6'3" tall, boxed at 156-178, years ago when I was very tall for my weight.
When you turn that shoulder inside, you take away his right hand because it is now behind your back. When he reaches to get to you with his left hand to the body, hit the right uppercut. When he tries to hook to the head, right uppercut. These are natural and open counters- the motion he makes to throw his left hand makes them so. And you have taken his right hand out of it, right?
So you throw the right upper-cut, then a left hook. Now you are back where you started, in good position. A nice move, from in close, is the right upper cut, left hook. Then use your right hand on his left elbow to turn him, pivot out, come back with a right hand left hook.
But you can go on for days. In close, you can pull his left down with your left and land a right. Or grab his left shoulder with your right hand and spin hi m into a left hook as you pivot to your right.
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classic moves.

KillSomething · Mar 25, 2014

Oh. Mike McCallum. Watch him, he is good at boxing.

Not exactly inside, but good on the mid-distance. Hits people on the disengage and while they're on the way in. Really good style, awkward as hell.

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