Does BoxingScene know body shots are an awesome offensive weapon?

[Madison Boxing]

head shots have always been considered more important than body shots which is why the amateur scoring system was based around it. you all keep going on about canelos vicious body attack yet it was ggg who came on stronger in the 2nd half of the fight. how does that work?

[Southpawology]

Hmmm. Interesting question. I'm kind of torn because for the most part a good solid body shot is better than a jab BUT sometimes a fighter will land a real strong snappy jab that knocks the opponents head way back and sweat flies off so I feel like VISUALLY that resonates more with the judges and crowd.

Just my opinion.

[Southpawology]

head shots have always been considered more important than body shots which is why the amateur scoring system was based around it. you all keep going on about canelos vicious body attack yet it was ggg who came on stronger in the 2nd half of the fight. how does that work?

But even though the jab is landing to the head its not considered a "power shot" whereas a body shot is.

[Sleeks]

head shots have always been considered more important than body shots which is why the amateur scoring system was based around it. you all keep going on about canelos vicious body attack yet it was ggg who came on stronger in the 2nd half of the fight. how does that work?

Those body shots drained GGG. GGG was running for his life because he had nothing left in the tank in the 12th. Canelo had to tell him to come take his beating like a man.

"I thought you wanted Mexican Style? Come here boy!"

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[TonyGe]

NO! Body Work gets overlooked big time by not just The Fake Hardcore Boxing Fans but Boxing MEDIA, Boxing Announcers and "So Called Boxing Experts" as well but it is the most one of the most EFFECTIVE punches in boxing also a High % Punch

Teddy Atlas have some incredible analysis on why "Going To The Basement" as he likes to call it is so important which I'm sure he learned from working under Cus D'Amato. Don't have great TEACHERS in boxing anymore, no more Cus D'Amato, Manuel Steward guys like that. Now it is just mostly Trainers who want to maintain friendship with their fighter and not get fired I guess

He's right body shots can be devastating if the have an effect on the opponent. If they don't they are just another punch. What I think Teddy is saying is an accumulation of punches to the body can take the other guys legs away in the later rounds. Untill the effect of the punches show up a judge most likely score them as another punch because there is no guarantee the other fighter will wilt. There have been lots of fights where a fighter invests in the body early and gives away rounds to do it. Problem is if the other guy can take it he's screwed.

[TonyGe]

But even though the jab is landing to the head its not considered a "power shot" whereas a body shot is.

A power shot is any punch that isn't a jab. It could be a nothing punch thrown by a weak puncher its still called a power shot.

[Southpawology]

A power shot is any punch that isn't a jab. It could be a nothing punch thrown by a weak puncher its still called a power shot.

And on the flip side a fighter with a strong jab that lands more like a right hand rather than a jab isnt getting it scored as power shot even though it really is.

[TonyGe]

Those body shots drained GGG. GGG was running for his life because he had nothing left in the tank in the 12th. Canelo had to tell him to come take his beating like a man.

"I thought you wanted Mexican Style? Come here boy!"

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Thanks for posting that in slo mo. I never realized that the left hook Canelo landed at the end of that sequence wasn't a scoring punch. A scoring punch has to land with the knuckles. I've noticed that before with his body punches but I didn't realize he also slaps going to the head. Again many thanks..

[Lion81]

Canelo threw a lot of body shots in the 2nd fignt with GGG, but Gennady actually caught quite a bit of them. A good amount didn't even land. His jab kept landing so of course he's going to keep throwing them. And his jabs are solid. Still wish he threw more body shots. There was one he threw in the 8th that literally moved Canelo. What's done is done though. He wasn't going to get the win. In a months time, Canelo signed his contract. They had that planned even before the fight fight happened.

Here and there, but Canelo caught and blocked most. Canelo has great defense.

[mcdonalds]

Thanks for posting that in slo mo. I never realized that the left hook Canelo landed at the end of that sequence wasn't a scoring punch. A scoring punch has to land with the knuckles. I've noticed that before with his body punches but I didn't realize he also slaps going to the head. Again many thanks..

This dumbass just exposed the fact he doesn't know what a boxing glove looks like when you ball your fist.