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Useful Boxing Techniques in Street Fights?

Double_L17y ago

Hey all, I was wondering if your standard boxing techniques are useful for your average street fight. Now I'm not planning on going out and picking a fight or anything, I'm just wondering how training boxing in an amateur setting would help a person defend himself should the need ever arise. Could anyone with any experience, or anyone with an opinion, say how useful (or worthless) these techniques are in a real fight?: - Keeping your hands up - Head movement - Use of the jab - Counterpunching (and good defense in general) - Feints - Foot movement Feel free to add anything I didn't mention that you feel is useful. Seems like most n00bs you see fighting on the street just throw wide hooks until they get lucky or KTFO. I know that most fights end up on the ground but maybe if you caught them coming in...

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Falcon Punch!!! http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k124/Da_Monk/Falcon_Punch.jpg

17y ago

Try throwing an uppercut to the throat.A good right uppercut to the throat has never failed me. Body shots also work very well in street fights.

17y ago

Go to the body. From childhood to now, I've noticed nobody ever throws body punches in street fights. I always do, and they usually end the fight instantly. Especially if you're fightin a drunk idiot wit a gut full of beer or liquor.

17y ago

so its ok to sucker punch people now? sucker punching is fine. the best punch is the one you throw first to start the fight, a good suckerpunch to the nose with most likely smash it

17y ago

if he charges at you, trys to rough you up, trys to impose his bigger size on you then left hook, right hook you will flatten him.

17y ago

I find punching people in the face when they are in mid sentence as hard as I can is very usefull in winning a street fight. Has worked for me many times in the past. Don't argue, don't discuss who was right or wrong, just punch them as hard as you can dead in the fukin mouth.... so its ok to sucker punch people now?

17y ago

LMFAO Good Point

17y ago

YES. Forgot, green k send. If you know he just wants to fight eventually just hit the mother****er while he is acting bigtime. This is all you need to know, this shit is one of the best things I have ever seen. Nothing is more funny than people acting funny and not even realizing they are hilarious.

17y ago

I find punching people in the face when they are in mid sentence as hard as I can is very usefull in winning a street fight. Has worked for me many times in the past. Don't argue, don't discuss who was right or wrong, just punch them as hard as you can dead in the fukin mouth.... YES. Forgot, green k send. If you know he just wants to fight eventually just hit the mother****er while he is acting bigtime.

17y ago

I find punching people in the face when they are in mid sentence as hard as I can is very usefull in winning a street fight. Has worked for me many times in the past. Don't argue, don't discuss who was right or wrong, just punch them as hard as you can dead in the fukin mouth....

17y ago

Fight like Aaron Pryor, don't stop punching eventually he'll try to block them and then start using accuracy more than using power. Also clinching and hitting on break.

17y ago