How do you fight the 'raging bull'?

[THE REED]

Still a little wise cracking punk huh? You are the reason why real boxers do not come on this site you little ****...

co-sign........

[JayCoe]

Some people on this forum talk alot of ****, sometimes I think they're the type of people who go to a boxing gym, spaz out on a bag rather than box and then walk around tellin' their friends they're a boxer simply cus they watch abit of it and 'punch' a bag. Boxing has a science to it, anyone who thinks they can break it down to as simple as jabbing and sticking to the outside because that technically means they wont get in on the inside probably doesn't step in the ring very often.

Whilst on the otherhand, cheers to everyone who actually posted something genuine and riera, cheers, i'll try the pivoting thing next time I fight him. It's weird fighting someone like that because usually i'm on the inside, you don't see many straight backhands from me you see more shorts like slip a jab to the side, right hook to the side of their body and then a split second later left hook to their head etc. So when I get somebody who's forcing me to fight on the outside i'm out of my element and like the coach said, I was struggeling with my movement because I tend to take the fight to them, whilst this time the fight was being brought to me and it was me who had to move around the outside etc.

[ophqui]

well if hes taller than you theres no point in staying outside and trying to box him behind a jab. Just be busy, lots of head movement, move quickly in and out of range and mix up the body and head shots.

if you like using your hooks then stick with them, but dont stay in range and try to force the guy back, he's bigger than you, he probably wont go back, so you have to dart in and out and smash those body hooks in when you can, try an overhand right as well, overhands work great against taller fighters, try coming in behind that, then shooting to the body.

work on your footwork too, make sure you can get out of those corners if he starts cutting the ring off on you

[PP---]

You need to use your opponents strength against him, I borrow from some traditional hapkido, and some wing-chun. the circular motions I learnt from hapkido helps to put the opponent off balance, sap strength and the edge off his punches. Try when you parry a punch do so in a circular motion, not just to the side,then step wide to counter punch. Constant movement , parrying and countering will confuse and frustrate your opponent allowing you to score effective shots.

[Trrmo]

You need to use your opponents strength against him, I borrow from some traditional hapkido, and some wing-chun. the circular motions I learnt from hapkido helps to put the opponent off balance, sap strength and the edge off his punches. Try when you parry a punch do so in a circular motion, not just to the side,then step wide to counter punch. Constant movement , parrying and countering will confuse and frustrate your opponent allowing you to score effective shots.

I think you are full of ****.

[Ryn0]

Is this in the ams? Because rarely will you get a fighter who is in your chest "raging bull" kinda guys infact I've only fought those types once or twice and both times they got widely outscored because for them to be effective it usually takes more than 3-4 2 minute rounds.

[JayCoe]

Yeah, it's in the amateurs, just sparring which is why it was someone a weight class above. It wasn't a good style, the coach even said to him not to do it, only fight like that when you're stuck and have to because it's no good for either of us for him to do that as it's not real boxing. Problem is, I don't care if he wins or loses his bouts, I don't care if he would only score a few points etc, I just A) Hate not knowing how to combat that if it does ever happen again and B) I'm not too keen on being shoved into a corner and hit a load of times.

As far as boxing goes, yeah the 'raging bull' or 'brawler' technique is the worst but that's for him to deal with. I'm just trying to learn how to deal with every fighter, nobody should get in that ring as an inside or outside fighter and only know how to do that because every style has it's limitations and if they know those and exploit them, you'll get beaten around for 3 rounds.

[Ryn0]

If there the kind of guy i'm imagining then out jabbing them but make sure there hard jabs to pick them off coming in and make sure they stay on the outside because whenever they come in they know there going to get jabbed hard. If they do get past the jab just cover up and if they get close enough uppercut but the jabbing worked for me everytime.

[Oriachim]

I am raging bull type fighting, not a ****** one, but one who thinks and moves around a lot, hitting in unpredictable angles and body shots, also moving backwards throwing jabs. I aim for speed not so much power, but use my strength to push opponents around the ring. I struggled big time against southpaws though, but the main thing that got me was the jabs and pressure, if you hurt me, i'll start to back away and cover up and if you jab good, I can't get to you. Like I said play them at there own game, but also think smart, go in, throw punches, move out, move in, move out etc.

[Ryn0]

I am raging bull type fighting, not a ****** one, but one who thinks and moves around a lot, hitting in unpredictable angles and body shots, also moving backwards throwing jabs. I aim for speed not so much power, but use my strength to push opponents around the ring. I struggled big time against southpaws though, but the main thing that got me was the jabs and pressure, if you hurt me, i'll start to back away and cover up and if you jab good, I can't get to you. Like I said play them at there own game, but also think smart, go in, throw punches, move out, move in, move out etc.

I'm a southpaw