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Originally Posted by ambertch
This is primarily a boxing question. I'm not an infighter, I don't have the skills to stay in the pocket yet. So far my strategy has been get in, throw a combo, get the fuck out. And if the guy comes after you, rely on conditioning (which unfortunately I don't have much haha) to run and gun. Rely on my defenses to get my out or throw a "instinct combo" I got from this forum (uppercut-straight-hook) and get out.
The problem I've been having is with more experienced partners who are good at countering and/or weathering the assault to come back with his own fury.
My current reaction has been "ABORT!!".
- If I jab and he catches it and counterjabs, I'll just leap out of range.
- If I jab my way in and he starts weaving under my punches I'll P&S and jab the fuck out of there
But I think it's time to add more to my game. Problem is I don't know where to start, since I can't really think that great staying in the pocket and getting hammered in the face.
What are some drills, partner drills, etc. some of you more experienced boxers can recommend to start expanding my game? I want to take my boxing beyond its present state of "skirmishing".
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Just a guess..... are you a taller fighter?
Sounds alot like the same problems I was having, I rely on my reach and conditioning to bail me out and like you said, once you start sparring with better counterpunchers/infighters you get frustrated.
My problem was, being a taller fighter, I was getting crowded by good counterpunchers and infighters. I had to learn to make sure when the other fighter came in to get down to there level (head and shoulders lower or even with theirs), this allowed me to be able to defend better and keep enough leverage to get them off me. Once I got good at this it became one of my favorite techniques. Hope this is applicable to your question!
Drill: 1. double jabs- High to low (forces you to come down)
2. have a sparring partner put on a belly pad and only allow yourself to hit the belly pad, while your partner has free reign to hit high or low. Do this drill with a shorter fighter! This was my favorite!