How do you fight a fighter with a very negative style?

[Squ□redCircle34]

kov should have low blowed him back

Lmao he should’ve, I always yell at the screen at the fighter who’s a victim of dirty boxing and don’t respond back in kind!

I never understood how Pacquiao didn’t fight dirty against all the crap Horn was doing or even Wilder in the rematch with Fury!

When your opponent is fighting dirty you should give them back what they doing to you!

[Squ□redCircle34]

Don't bother with head-shots, just deliberately hit them in the arms, throat, and to the body.

Lol in the throat? That would definitely stop them in their tracks from fighting dirty!

[Squ□redCircle34]

I'd fight him like Spence. Constant pressure, ignore the head, be physical, push them toward the ropes, use head control to manipulate them where you want.

Spence is an excellent example of how to negate dirty fighters!

Bringing the fight to them at 100% , get rough and put them to the ropes!

[Get em up]

I’m not a fan of dirty boxing but if the ref doesn’t get on it then I feel the other fighter/his corner should do the same cuz at that point your not only fighting a fair fight but now at a disadvantage fighting someone completely bending the rules!

I'm not a fan of it myself but what's good for the goose is good for the gander. My point in saying it was simply to throw the opponent off his game. Like I said piss him off and see if he slips.

[Squ□redCircle34]

walk him down with a high guard and dont waste punches

Great idea, the high guard is a classic move against sharp counter punchers who don’t throw many punches unless you throw afterwards!

[Squ□redCircle34]

Angelo Leo just did it a week ago...Relentless Pressure, High Work Rate and focus on going to the Body

Angelo Lee is a fighter lots should look to when fighting someone who boxes and uses the ring, if he had a bit more power he’d be a monster!

[Rip Chudd]

So how do you fight Bernard Hopkins is what you're asking?

[Squ□redCircle34]

A lot depends on what kind of fighter I have, but here goes:

I would just tell my fighter to focus on scoring vs. doing heavy damage to said negative fighter. As for the low blows/phantom fouls, if the ref isn't calling it then I would have my fighter dig in to the belt line at will.

Last but not least, I would do all this from center ring because he would have to engage at some point. There are a lot of other variables but that's a general outline of how I would approach a negative style.

Those are some really good tips that can be passed along to some amateur boxing gyms
And new young guns starting boxing!

[Cypocryphy]

In your opinion,
if your the trainer of a fighter and he’s fighting a fighter who’s athletic, crafty(knows how to bend below the waist, turn his head in the clinch, clinches a lot, etc.), uses the ring a lot, holds and hits, postures a lot, does awkward movements to throw your guy off, turns your fighter, smart(if he gets hurt he’ll tackle your fighter, flop, complain of low blows or phantom fouls, waits for your guy to punch to counter) and doesn’t throw many punches so less opportunities for your fighter,
What do you tell your guy in the corner going in round 2?


Let’s talk!

If this is happening, then it can mean that your guy is not using his jab effectively. I would tell him that he must start jabbing to the body and head so that he can disrupt his ability to clinch so much, get him to open up, bait his counters so that your guy can counter.

I'm not sure whom you have in mind as fighting this type of style, but I think that Guts Ishimatsu fought Duran this way. Maybe not to the extent that you are envisioning here, but it's comparable, IMO.

You can see how Duran dealt with Guts here:

[TheReadyTimeBoy]

In your opinion,
if your the trainer of a fighter and he’s fighting a fighter who’s athletic, crafty(knows how to bend below the waist, turn his head in the clinch, clinches a lot, etc.), uses the ring a lot, holds and hits, postures a lot, does awkward movements to throw your guy off, turns your fighter, smart(if he gets hurt he’ll tackle your fighter, flop, complain of low blows or phantom fouls, waits for your guy to punch to counter) and doesn’t throw many punches so less opportunities for your fighter,
What do you tell your guy in the corner going in round 2?


Let’s talk!

Some counter punchers dont like going first. use feints and leave openings to draw the counter and then counter them.

The kind of style you're referring to often falls down against a faster or stronger opponent. Not something you can control but if you're fast enough to beat them to the punch or strong enough to walk them down and whoop their ass, then that is often the best way,