Nobody ever push back inside, everybody just accepted being held and lean on and does nothing about it. I thought Chisora did the best vs that style when he fought Vitali. Yeah he lost but he did great work inside and punished Vitali to the body and you can see especially later in the fight that those punches took a toll on Vitali, his mouth was open and you can see they was hurting him
You have to get nasty inside with him not just let him hold and lean on top of you and just look over at the Ref for him to help you which is what most fighters do.
Like Kell Brook vs Porter, beat him at his own game, give him a taste of his own medicine but that is easier said than done!
first im assuming my guy is at a size disadvantage:
brawl klitscho, throw big bombs and just keep charging in, keep throwing bombs lookin for the chin.. kinda like hagler hearns... no room to breathe.
when klitschko clinches, punch inside the clinch, if arms locked, headbutt. take all the points off, not gonna win by points anyways lol. oh yea low blows too.
^foul only when klitschko continuously clinches.
Maybe play him at his own game, try to frustrate him clinch in close and push him back whilst doing it to the rope, move on the back foot make sure you're circling around staying out of range make him aggressively come forward and hit and run sort of like Donaire Vs Rigo fight but it'd require a big man, easier said than done.
What if you could "build a perfect boxer" to take on Wlad? What do you think your guy would need to beat him?
I would say someone no shorter than 6 feet tall with comparable physical strength or better, good defense/head movement, good stamina, who can past Wlad's comfort zone and pressure him. Wlad cannot handle a brisk pace for 12 rounds, nor can he handle sustained punishment. The guy needs to be at least 6 feet because too much shorter and he will be suffering too much of a severe disadvantage in reach and height to effectively pressure Wald consistently. He needs to have comparable physical strength so that when Wlad goes for clinches and pushing the head down when in close, he is able to negate those tactics to a reasonable degree and continue the pressure. Lastly, he is going to need good defense and head movement in order to get through Wlad's effective range without taking excessive damage.
A guy like Wilder isn't a terrible option either. He has good power, seemingly a decent chin, and his size and reach are comparable. He is not as good as Wlad so he will not beat him tactically or on points, but he will have a good chance as a puncher.
Given the fact that pretty much every heavyweight is a joke in the skills department except for Wlad, I would say go balls out and go for the chin. It has worked for subpar fighters before, and nobody out there is going to win through any other method than to exploit Wlad's lack of durability.
What if you could "build a perfect boxer" to take on Wlad? What do you think your guy would need to beat him?
Given the fact that pretty much every heavyweight is a joke in the skills department except for Wlad, I would say go balls out and go for the chin. It has worked for subpar fighters before, and nobody out there is going to win through any other method than to exploit Wlad's lack of durability.