Why do so few fighters concentrate on body attacks?

[kill the body]

It seems to be a missing art these days,everyone wants to head hunt. Especially when you have a fighter hurt you should dig to the body to take them out.Is it just not being taught in the gyms anymore or what?

[Bushbaby]

Mattysse got no credit for his body work both the Judah & Alexander fights. I was impressed with showtime for making sure he got his credit in his last outing.

Donaire refused to go to the body against Mathebula last saturday. Mares would have had a field day with that slender body.

At least Chavez jr, Mattysse & Marez saty ****ing that body. It
s also another reason why the Klitchko's run heavyweight. No one ****s the body up there.

[LA_2_Vegas]

Part of the reason IMO is that it's not as highly valued in amateur scoring. The rules say it should be scored just the same as a head shot but maybe it’s more difficult to clearly spot body punches landing in order to score them; it doesn't give the incentive to commit to perfecting that skill. It's left up to the individual fighter and his trainer to value body punching and work on it.

It's not that guys are not throwing to the body, or that they don't know how.... it's just that we all know it takes a concerted effort to wear someone down like that over the course of a pro fight...you have to go into the trenches and that mentality and the workrate it takes isn't fostered as much as it could be in the AM system...the countries where fighters can turn pro at an early age immediately have to concentrate on doing damage and not scoring points and body puching is one of the keys to KO's

[Panginoon]

Too many fighters dive when they get hit at the belt line, risking point loss for a non existent low blow.

[The Tase]

body?

You're asking for the whole world there. Most fighters nowadays dont even have a consistent simple jab game.

[Guest]

Part of the reason IMO is that it's not as highly valued in amateur scoring. The rules say it should be scored just the same as a head shot but maybe it’s more difficult to clearly spot body punches landing in order to score them; it doesn't give the incentive to commit to perfecting that skill. It's left up to the individual fighter and his trainer to value body punching and work on it.

It's not that guys are not throwing to the body, or that they don't know how.... it's just that we all know it takes a concerted effort to wear someone down like that over the course of a pro fight...you have to go into the trenches and that mentality and the workrate it takes isn't fostered as much as it could be in the AM system...the countries where fighters can turn pro at an early age immediately have to concentrate on doing damage and not scoring points and body puching is one of the keys to KO's

Good post here. Also, go for the body and your head is a big ass neon sign target if you don't do it right.

[kill the body]

It just seems like a lost art and is really a valuable asset in boxing.Kill the body and the head will follow.

[scottishwhiskey]

Good post here. Also, go for the body and your head is a big ass neon sign target if you don't do it right.

tapia is a big ass exposed neon sign target in your avatar while he tryna throw that left to the body.

[#1Assassin]

its one of the lost arts of boxing. the amateur system is partly to blame but at the end of the day it comes down to the attitude of modern fighters and trainers.

everything these days is physical, these guys spend more time working with a strenght and conditioning coach than they do learning how to box. and even when they do work on their skills the basics are overlooked.

jabbing, bodypunching, footwork, inside fighting, feinting, using angles, setting traps, advanced defence, reading and adapting to your opponent etc is not taught these days to alot of fighters.

its all about who can throw more punches, be more explosive etc. which aint bad but it doesnt mean **** if you cant box. thats why i love the hopkins-pascal fights, a perfect example of old school vs new school. the smarter and more skilled fighter picking apart an opponent who has huge physical advantages in almost every area.

[kill the body]

its one of the lost arts of boxing. the amateur system is partly to blame but at the end of the day it comes down to the attitude of modern fighters and trainers.

everything these days is physical, these guys spend more time working with a strenght and conditioning coach than they do learning how to box. and even when they do work on their skills the basics are overlooked.

jabbing, bodypunching, footwork, inside fighting, feinting, using angles, setting traps, advanced defence, reading and adapting to your opponent etc is not taught these days to alot of fighters.

its all about who can throw more punches, be more explosive etc. which aint bad but it doesnt mean **** if you cant box. thats why i love the hopkins-pascal fights, a perfect example of old school vs new school. the smarter and more skilled fighter picking apart an opponent who has huge physical advantages in almost every area.

agree.................