fighting shorter people

[tomhead69]

hi im tall and like to use my reach what do u think is best when the shorter person gets inside should i hold them in a clinch any tips ?

[Southpaw Stinger]

Yep, clinch is the best way and wait for the ref to break you.

A good way is to get your left hand to lock their right elbow and use your right hand to lock their left upper arm (if you're both orthodox). If you do it right, getting your arms over his then he won't be able to hit you and you can hold him in place or move him around the ring until the ref intervenes.

[tomhead69]

would the ref make any warnings ?

[Southpaw Stinger]

would the ref make any warnings ?

Not as long as you don't go overboard with the clinches. He'll expect a tall fighter to clinch when a shorter fighter gets inside. It's better than getting whacked in the gut.

[Marvin6591]

hi im tall and like to use my reach what do u think is best when the shorter person gets inside should i hold them in a clinch any tips ?

circle him with your jab

[7 1 6]

jab jab jab jab jab
then throw combinations of the jab, jab left hook, jab upper same hand, etc

[glidesmack]

If that doesn't work, you can also open up your stance and drop continuous bombs laila ali/christy martin style. That seems to work well sometimes.

[iBox]

Yep, clinch is the best way and wait for the ref to break you.

A good way is to get your left hand to lock their right elbow and use your right hand to lock their left upper arm (if you're both orthodox). If you do it right, getting your arms over his then he won't be able to hit you and you can hold him in place or move him around the ring until the ref intervenes.

People shouldn't be trained with clinching as a strategy..

[RightCross94]

Yeah, either clinch or spin out

[j]

you can use your gloves, forearms, and shoulders to manipluate his incoming punches on the inside and get "under" him. he will not like that. just be aware of where his elbows(or shoulders) are.

and learn how to control the way you guys come at each other.