Ok so i'm about 5'6" and about 149 pounds.
I have only been training a couple of times a week, most weeks, since September.
So i like to think i have room to improve :D
I prefer to be on the inside really; Tyson, Hatton, Toney, Hopkins etc.
My power is good, but not great - see i have a friend who is southpaw, loves the inside, and is more powerful than me - so it makes me re-think whether i would be suitable on the inside...
My speed is also good but not great.
Really i'm just the all round fighter who is "decent" at every aspect, just not great or the best..

So could any other short guys out there, or anyone who has experience in this area:
Please let me know what styles or how i would be best fighting, any suggestions that sound good; i will try within the next few weeks whilst sparring, and i'll let you know what i prefer.

I prefer the Tyson style. Get in do damage and get back out and reset and do again. Throw out the jab first though.

I prefer the Tyson style. Get in do damage and get back out and reset and do again. Throw out the jab first though.

Yeah i love Tyson's style; but do you think it would still be effective if i didnt possess a lot of power ?

Yeah i love Tyson's style; but do you think it would still be effective if i didnt possess a lot of power ?

Not really, but with stamina you can be a Juan Diaz. A good pressure fighter.

Not really, but with stamina you can be a Juan Diaz. A good pressure fighter.

Yeah well i'm only 16 so...i'll try and work on stamina as much as i can...
Just need to get the motivation to go running lol
And thanks for the help :)
I'll be sure to check out Juan Diaz.

Ok so i'm about 5'6" and about 149 pounds.
I have only been training a couple of times a week, most weeks, since September.
So i like to think i have room to improve :D
I prefer to be on the inside really; Tyson, Hatton, Toney, Hopkins etc.
My power is good, but not great - see i have a friend who is southpaw, loves the inside, and is more powerful than me - so it makes me re-think whether i would be suitable on the inside...
My speed is also good but not great.
Really i'm just the all round fighter who is "decent" at every aspect, just not great or the best..

So could any other short guys out there, or anyone who has experience in this area:
Please let me know what styles or how i would be best fighting, any suggestions that sound good; i will try within the next few weeks whilst sparring, and i'll let you know what i prefer.


you should stay at a pressure fighter. IMHO you need to loose some weight if you dont want to be a pressure fighter. Im 5'8 and 137 lbs and i need to loose some weight.

Vasyl Lomachenko. Watch him. He's got one of the best pressure styles I have seen. Amazing body movement, head movement, high guard. He comes in, lands his punches and gets out. Resets and comes in again. He's so hard to hit because he moves so much and when he gets inside, he explodes.

I say fight like tyson if you have the power, I personally love the peak a boo style and mixing it up on the inside, but can also go on boxing like calderon.

but if you lack power then see juan diaz, he had great success with minimal power

wish people would stop recommending pro styles for amatuers. every time someone asks a question about styles on here its 'oh you should fight like mayweather, margarito' or whoevers the flavor of the month at that particular time.

Im a short, stocky southpaw with a relatively good amatuer record. I find most of my success comes from using lots of head movement and coming in behind the left hand, quick flurry of punches then move off. You have to do what works for you though, by all means watch pro fights, but dont expect to watch tyson one minute then fight like him the next, he took years, with great coaching staff, to develop a style that worked for him. you can imitate small things, like the way he slips a certain punch, but dont go out there trying to be another fighter, you'll just embarress yourself.

Ok so i'm about 5'6" and about 149 pounds.
I have only been training a couple of times a week, most weeks, since September.
So i like to think i have room to improve :D
I prefer to be on the inside really; Tyson, Hatton, Toney, Hopkins etc.
My power is good, but not great - see i have a friend who is southpaw, loves the inside, and is more powerful than me - so it makes me re-think whether i would be suitable on the inside...
My speed is also good but not great.
Really i'm just the all round fighter who is "decent" at every aspect, just not great or the best..

So could any other short guys out there, or anyone who has experience in this area:
Please let me know what styles or how i would be best fighting, any suggestions that sound good; i will try within the next few weeks whilst sparring, and i'll let you know what i prefer.



When I was young there were two short heavies who had very different styles. Floyd Patterson used the peek-a-boo defensive style from a crouch, and Eddie Machen was a classical stand-up boxer. Both of them were very good and I don't think you could say that one style was better than the other. You just have to figure out what works for you.

Just to clarify to all the people who didnt really post advice about what i asked..
I am not trying to "copy" or pretend to be another fighter, i was simply asking for suggestions on what i could try, so that i could find what works best for me and maybe mix in a couple of the styles if it works for me...

And i know its impossible to watch Tyson and then be him a minute later, obviously, but from watching him and Hatton, I think it has slightly imrpoved my technique with certain aspects...

Well trainers usually say, if you're short then make yourself shorter. IE. crouching low, bobbing & weaving, getting close and smothering your opponent. The idea being making yourself a smaller target and giving your opponent less to hit at. There's often less leverage gained when punching down at an opponent. So use it to your advantage.

Short guys aint got no style, ya better off quitting boxing and trying to land a role as a Munchkin in a Wizard of Oz play, or an Oompa Koompa from Charlie and the Chocolate factory,
Man that would be a fight
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Oompa Loompa
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Munchkin
I put $5 on the Munchkin

if you are really keen on boxing just dress up as one when entering the ring. People might pay to see that. Could be fun like dwarf throwing at the local pub.

Them Lolly pop kids give me the ****s. Munchkins are ****in' scary.

Watch Rocky Marciano

wish people would stop recommending pro styles for amatuers. every time someone asks a question about styles on here its 'oh you should fight like mayweather, margarito' or whoevers the flavor of the month at that particular time.

Im a short, stocky southpaw with a relatively good amatuer record. I find most of my success comes from using lots of head movement and coming in behind the left hand, quick flurry of punches then move off. You have to do what works for you though, by all means watch pro fights, but dont expect to watch tyson one minute then fight like him the next, he took years, with great coaching staff, to develop a style that worked for him. you can imitate small things, like the way he slips a certain punch, but dont go out there trying to be another fighter, you'll just embarress yourself.

This is true, I've been practicing that style for close to 6 years. Still need to work on things.

This is true, I've been practicing that style for close to 6 years. Still need to work on things.


You can practise for another six years and you will still have things to work on. How much practise does a man need? If you can get knockouts then it is time to get knockouts. The fans like it, promoters like it and eventually your bank manager will like it.

You can practise for another six years and you will still have things to work on. How much practise does a man need? If you can get knockouts then it is time to get knockouts. The fans like it, promoters like it and eventually your bank manager will like it.

Haha, this is true. I like to feel really comfortable with a style I'm doing. I'm pretty comfortable though.

If your a shorter fighter it is important that you learn a good body game something like miguel cotto ?????????? Body body taller fighters tend to have a weaker abdomen

If your a shorter fighter it is important that you learn a good body game something like miguel cotto ?????????? Body body taller fighters tend to have a weaker abdomen

This is true. I love hitting the body.

This is true. I love hitting the body.

Makes sense tho, what else can ya hit? you cant reach high enough to hit the head, not legal to hit the knee caps.

i was sparring some kid today whos 6'2 and im 5'7 and i landed harder punches but i looked very sloppy his hieght is somthing im not used to. my coach said keep your chin tucked aim for the chest jab your way in dont pick your head up and look at his head leaving your chin in the air.. if your looking at his chest you'll see his body and know where his head is without looking up..