Does BoxingScene know body shots are an awesome offensive weapon?

[Lion81]

I never met a good boxer who didn't consider the jab the most important punch in boxing

Well then you must only know Tomato Cans....

[Lion81]

This ^. Dudes invest to the body in the hope of gaining advantage down the line.. they pay dividends by tiring and weakening an opponent, but in and of themselves they ain't somehow automatically scored as more significant than other punches, even if their cumulative effect may be more devastating.

Ok then....

[Lomadeaux]

Just asking because people seem to think Jabs = body shots or are even superior.

IMO, Body shots > Jabs

Are BoxingScene posters aware of this, because it seems as though they aren't.

Judges will give body shots more respect than jabs when scoring a fight. Jabs are a tool to find range, and help set up body work or combinations.

They have several uses and are a great tool, but by themselves they get you few points. Unless it's the amateurs, but who gives a damn about the amateurs.

Actual fighters give a damn about the amateurs... lmao.

I swear this forum is horrible.

It’s filled with 20 year olds.

[Lion81]

Actual fighters give a damn about the amateurs... lmao.

I swear this forum is horrible.

It’s filled with 20 year olds.

For development you don't say???? Wow I didn't realize that pros used it as a spring board.

No Shiiit guy.

What a Donkey lol

[Citizen Koba]

Ok then....

'May' as in 'may or may not'... it just depends doesn't it. The thrust of your argument appears to be that judges do or should score body punches more highly than jabs as a matter of course. What I'm trying to explain is that the advantages of body punching are not in the direct scoring but in the likelihood they'll slow and fatigue an opponent and allow you to win later rounds more easily, which of course will lead to you getting more points - but only if they do actually slow him.

[AKAcronym]

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

He does. It's much flashier too. Gennady doesnt get hit clean as often as people think, it's a subtler defense. His face just so happens to bruise easy. Not denying Canelo hit him enough, but people shouldn't be going off facial damage, especially when Ggg's face looked worse due to that 12th round elbow.

[Lomadeaux]

For development you don't say???? Wow I didn't realize that pros used it as a spring board.

No Shiiit guy.

What a Donkey lol

Have you ever even been to a fight before?

[Lion81]

Have you ever even been to a fight before?

Yes Donkey. I'm in a fight right now. Fighting on whether or not replying to your ****** ass.

[Lomadeaux]

Yes Donkey. I'm in a fight right now. Fighting on whether or not replying to your ****** ass.

You’re overstepping buddy.

Slow down and learn boxing more first.

[dibzvincent143]

I voted jabs to get this party started. It depends if the body shots have no effect and doesn't hurt or slow up the other guy then they count as punches not some kind of superior weapon. The same for jabs. If the jabs don't confuse, disrupt or force the other guy to stop punching they are just scoring blows like the body punches I mentioned. The head is the primary scoring area for most judges. With both punches you have too look at the effects of the punch and are they doing what the boxer intends if you want to give them more credit. On one hand body shots are usually harder but most judges pay more attention to head punches. The majority of jabs are to the head. Larry Holmes had one of the best jabs in history. He used it to set up his offense and confuse his opponent. If you want to see how important jabs can be look at Larry's fights.

This. ^^^^^^