THE JAB to the body employed by Floyd and Andre Ward

[Chew BackAtacha]

is this an african american thing? i know fighters in the past have jabbed to the body but these guys REALY punch to the body, looks ****ing painful and you could see Arthur Abraham grimacing last night when he recieved it, especially in round 3. I watch a lot of fights and i honestly have never seen this punch delievered so effectivly except those two.

I notice when they punch they kind of twist thier arm a bit, like thier really punching down (like a reverse uppercut, ****** describtion but you know what i mean) and trying to grab something in thier opponents stomach, thought Tarver decribed it perfectly last night, like a syringe to the stomach

does anyone know of any other fighters who jab to the body like this? Like, where did Floyd get it from? Pac man's got a good jab to the body but the technique is different and i think its more of a point scoring punch for him

[boxingsmash69]

Mosley threw a pitty pat bodyjab on Mayweather then followed up with that hard right hand that stunned Floyd.

I think Sergio Martinez uses the body jab effectively too

[-KPB-]

Yh Sergio uses it as well.......

[theplayerpimp]

It is an underated punch. Works wonders for mayweather and worked great yesterday for ward. Abraham was tired quick.

[americanbot]

it really takes the steam out of an opponent quite quickly........

[mushahadeen]

the jab to the body.

is it an african-american thing.

unbelievable.

[Monte Fisto]

is this an african american thing? i know fighters in the past have jabbed to the body but these guys REALY punch to the body, looks ****ing painful and you could see Arthur Abraham grimacing last night when he recieved it, especially in round 3. I watch a lot of fights and i honestly have never seen this punch delievered so effectivly except those two.

Anything to Abraham's midsection and he's grimacing. Some guys just have a specific sweet spot that they simply can't deal with or an area they have a difficult time defending.

Obviously, they seem to have a high success rate with that jab to the body. I'll never be in the same ring as Ward and Wifebeater, but, at the same time I've seen some of their fights where their opponents did not bite on that particular set up.

Wifebeater tried that jab to the body and was countered by a right hook from Judah that sent him backwards(and a missed KD call by the ref). We didn't really see Wifebeater go back to it much after that in that particular fight.

That particular change of levels, where guys set you up by jabbing to the body and follow it up with a lead hook or a straight punch upstairs, I generally don't bite on that setup. 'Cause when I used to box, it's something that i've clued in on to not bite on the first punch, I'm always looking out for the follow-up punch, 'cause that's usually when they roll in hard. Then again, I've never fought such a master boxer like Wifebeater, but from my own experience that kind of set up hardly fooled my eyes. And it helped that I could take it to the body quite well.

[ThePunchingBag]

I just threw a jab to the body...

I'm obviously african-american!!!

[Rockin']

The jab to the body is not an african american thing, it's a boxing thing. It's honestly one of the best punches you can throw for numerous reasons............Rockin'

[Chew BackAtacha]

the jab to the body.

is it an african-american thing.

unbelievable.

read the post again, and then apoligise to me. you have hidiously mis-read my euphanism for your own 'im better than you' agenda. obviously people have jabbed to the body before, BUT NOT LIKE THAT, the technique is different, if you cant see it, then you dont know ****

come on, be a man and apoligise