Why do fighters not go to the body more.

[AREALFIGHTER]

Besides mexican fighter bless you. Its a fundamental part of the game that pays dividens. I have seen so many fights were the looser could have won if they had broken down their opponents mid section. Do any of you guys know why this is taken place. Back in the day fighters used to take pride in busting their opponents ribs and liver, but now?

[Verstyle]

cause they wanna hurry and get it over with they dont wanna know if they will feel it later on in the rounds they wanna take them out as soon as possible

[Azteca]

there are a lot of reasons for this. some reasons are:
1) most fighters headhunt because some judges do not hold body punches in the same weight as say a headshot.
2) shorter bouts now.
3) fighter's today don't have the stamina of the past greats. this is because alot of them burn out in about 4-5 rounds because of bulk training.
4) fighter's aren't as well trained.

[AREALFIGHTER]

there are a lot of reasons for this. some reasons are:
1) most fighters headhunt because some judges do not hold body punches in the same weight as say a headshot.
2) shorter bouts now.
3) fighter's today don't have the stamina of the past greats. this is because alot of them burn out in about 4-5 rounds because of bulk training.
4) fighter's aren't as well trained.

Do you agree that it should be a important part of a fighters style? and that it is effective if used through out the fight.

[AREALFIGHTER]

Also if your opponent starts to worry about his body you have more oppertunity to land good shots up stairs.

[Azteca]

definetly. i am old school. it's pretty easy to figure out that the throwback fighters today are the most successful ones.

[Azteca]

i have thought of another reason why. the gloves - the gloves became bigger, which meant that the hands have more protection. as a result, boxers could "head hunt" more, and pretty much had to do so because judges dont play emphasis on bodypunching like they did in previous era's.

[AREALFIGHTER]

i have thought of another reason why. the gloves - the gloves became bigger, which meant that the hands have more protection. as a result, boxers could "head hunt" more, and pretty much had to do so because judges dont play emphasis on bodypunching like they did in previous era's.

that very well could be true your giving some good insite into the problem. Personaly I love watching fighters pound the body it just looks like it hurts so much and the look on guys faces when the catch a hard one uhhhh.

[fluent2332]

i was thinking its a mix between impatience/nervousness about your opponent. "if my opponent is head hunting, while i'm trying to work the body for 7 rounds before seeing dividends, during those rounds he may catch me and knock me out." so it creates a sense of urgency that you need to headhunt more. most don't want to risk doing 7 or 8 rounds of body work only to either A. be down on the cards since body shots are not considered as valuable as headshots, or B. during those rounds you yourself could get knocked out because the other guy is throwing nothing but headshots

[Zab Super Judah]

they dont go to the body as much cause its not as flashy to the judges. Everyone wants to see some headshots. ( well the casual viewer)