Is harder to KO a opponent from a body punch or head punch ?

[WillieWild114]

Which one is harder to do body shot or headshot

[Smash]

hard punchers like wilder tend to go to the head for the hurt

but cryin might say the body is better

[_original_]

Body shots, I mean they are more rare at the high level.

[YGriffith]

For most guys it's easier to hit the head flush than the body.

Both feel great if you're not on the receiving end, but a body shot ko makes you feel like you're the ****.

[HeadShots]

high level fighters never get stopped by body shots. they all eventually get stopped by head shots.


it's not even close.


i think at the highest level they must inject painkillers right before the fight. body shots don't affect fighters at the highest level

[crimsonfalcon07]

Stopping a fighter is generally about hitting them with a shot they didn't see, and there's some fighters that are really tough either way. A body shot stoppage is generally cumulative, and requires you to commit to the body consistently, but good shots either way can open up the other. You need to think about it in terms of looking at what's open. A few tight straights down the middle, targeting the forehead, especially to a high guard fighter, will bring the guard high and front and blind them, making it easier to get that body attack. As you commit to the body consistently, you'll see the elbows drop opening up the head. That's why your coach tells you to change levels.

Most fighters do not go to the body nearly enough. If you want to reach your highest levels, you need to develop a consistent body attack. Even if you don't get a stoppage from the body shot, it will drain your opponent's energy. If they're a mover, it will slow their feet. If they're a pressure fighter it will make it easier to get out the side. If they're a volume fighter, it will help reduce volume. And as previously mentioned, it will start to bring the elbows down to protect the sides, so you can land that shot over the top. Consistent body shots help you get the stoppage more than anything else, aside from maybe getting angles with your footwork.

If you really want to up your game, you also need to work on targeting and on varying the pace and power of the shots. The reason some fighters are so tough is that they're good at seeing shots coming. A shot you see is a shot you can brace for. But that's the sort of instant reaction thing that you do for a split second. That's why it's so effective to double up on the same side, one light and one hard. You can't just stay braced forever. So you get them to brace and then hit them right as they relax. Advanced version of that is to learn how to hit with a contraction followed by hitting with extension.

Also, hitting someone in the belly isn't the same as hitting them in the liver or kidneys. Get your targeting and timing right. The goal is to hit them on the sides, not the middle. Even if you're doing a straight shot, don't aim middle. Aim to their left side, and if you can catch them throwing a cross, they'll put the liver right in line with your straight to the body. Common counters in that line would be lead slip with the right to the body or dip left with that body stick, if you're orthodox. If you're bobbing and weaving, you can rip the body as you do sometimes also. Just aim to just above the left hip, not to the belly.

[Boxing 112]

high level fighters never get stopped by body shots. they all eventually get stopped by head shots.


it's not even close.


i think at the highest level they must inject painkillers right before the fight. body shots don't affect fighters at the highest level

Dumb take body shots don't affect fighters, if that is the case no one would bother throwing them. Top boxers have gone down from body shots, or hurt, if not gone down then body shots take their toll and slow the boxers down

[HeadShots]

Dumb take body shots don't affect fighters, if that is the case no one would bother throwing them. Top boxers have gone down from body shots, or hurt, if not gone down then body shots take their toll and slow the boxers down

it almost never happens.


it's never happened in a heavyweight title match from recollection.

[crimsonfalcon07]

it almost never happens.


it's never happened in a heavyweight title match from recollection.

You didn't watch much Mike Tyson then... Tyson dropped Spinks with a body shot for instance. He absolutely punished Biggs to the body. And his bodywork opened up the head for many of his finishes. And that's just one guy. There's probably thousands of body shot finishes in title fights in all of the other weight classes. Really a bizarre take.

[Silence]

Body shot.

Body snatchers use body shots to *** up their opponents' stamina most of the time. In elite level, there are much more head KOs.

But, there are some exceptions like GGG. Derevyan did hurt him with body shot, no one could with head shot.