Boxing a Boxer - When The Boxer Is Trained

When The Boxer is Skilled

What do you do if there is a boxer in your school who is better than you are? This guy boxes better... faster, harder, with no openings. He beats everyone who crosses his path. There are even videos posted on the Internet of him boxing the others in the area. What do you do against a skilled boxer?

A lot of times when one boxer stands out in "the neighborhood,"it's because he (or she) is trained, and his opponents are not.

So, the question becomes, can you beat someone who is all around better than you are?

Note: For real self defense and not a boxing competition, my answer is to avoid fighting a fight that you can't win.

Even if you learn a trick or two, or discover one boxing weakness, I am not sure that overall, it would guarantee a win. I do think that examining a particular boxer's fighting sequences can give us some important clues. Keys that help in future training.

Common Novice Boxing Mistake

One common mistake that beginners make is how they react to a punch. Notice who is leaning back the most.

Seasoned boxers do occasional little leans... to judge timing. Once the boxer has a feel for the particular rhythm, he comes in... usually low. No more leaning. His opponents, the beginners, lean like crazy. They are afraid of a more aggressive boxer's fists, and don't know how to duck, dodge, or step at tight angles.

So, they lean out of the way.

While beginners are leaning, they are off balance. And they aren't punching. Which is another important point ... a seasoned boxer is punching a lot more than the opponents. He gets in more hits.

Seasoned Boxers Hit More

He is in shape ... and he takes advantage of any turning away by his opponents or pausing to catch one's breath. That's just about the time that he'd kick it up a notch.

Let's talk about all of those punches for just a minute. Boxers practice combinations. And those combinations find openings.

Sometimes you can find a weakness in a seasoned boxer -- some seasoned boxers concentrate on one or two openings above all others. Not only that, but often one of the openings is an opening to a target that he creates. He does something... hint, hint... to cause the opponent's arm to raise... BAM... opening.

Note: Pardon the synesthesia, but my 'fingers' are just 'screaming' to type the recommendation that following The Punch eCourse, by yours truly, will give you the skills needed to take on boxers better.

If you are looking for ways to take on a more seasoned boxer, research Bruce Lee's 5 Ways of Attack. If you can excel in a couple of the ways, over and above the boxer, you may just have your in.

Which of the 5 Ways will be your edge? Single Direct Attack, Attack By Combination, Attack By Trapping, Progressive Indirect Attack, and Attack By Drawing.

Are you getting any ideas?




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