Range

[!! Shawn]

Any advice for:

a) hitting people who have an unnatural ability of staying just outside of range no matter what you do.

b) boxing like the numbnut i'm trying to hit in point a)

Thats my whole game, staying at a range where you think you can hit me, but you can't.

There isn't really much you can do. If you try and close range, they will just step back and create more space.

You have to either, create range of your own, and force them to come to you, or you can pressure them to the ropes.

My personal favorite is the Roy Jones solution. Just simply jump at them. Its so unorthodox that nobody EVER knows how to react. The first thing that goes through their mind is "is this fool going to tackle me?"

If you try and make it a leaping punch, you will fail. You have to jump at them with the sole intent of closing distance and catching them off guard. Keep your hands up, and when you land, you will most likely find your opponent either frozen, or with their hands up, look for what is open, and take it.