Is it necessary to square off your stance when fighting taller opponents?

[Thedeadgamer]

Hello, just a simple question. Mike Tyson often squared up against taller opponents, but is squaring up necessary to close the distance by using head movement (slipping their jabs and crosses) or can this be done from the traditional, angled stance?

[Rockin']

It will put your power hand that much closer but it leaves you open to the body something terrible. Good head movement will help with this as will keeping your hands up and in position. Slip his shot while stepping in and firing yours. But that body is just begging to be busted. I learned to roll with the shots, return fire from the opposite side. It will be difficult to see if his right hand is coming for you or is it his left? Is it going for my cranium bone or my body? Once you are seeing what's coming. even anticipating what's coming, then you start rolling. Your opponent throws a left hook, you cover your face with your right glove while rolling your shoulders to the left. When his glove makes contact with your glove/head you fire a left hook. They will eat it like it's Grandmas home cooking, but they will not enjoy it so much.

Some guys will fold simply because they are not trained to fight that way, at that pace. while others will give you the fight of your life. Being a pressure fighter is the hardest way to do this sport. But the people love those fighters who push the fight, promoters love people, add it up. But honestly, walking the ring with a smart jab is the easiest way. But to each his own, And when I say easy, it's still about the hardest thing that you may ever do. Nothing about this sport is easy, but man is it great.............Rockin'

[markusmod]

Hello, just a simple question. Mike Tyson often squared up against taller opponents, but is squaring up necessary to close the distance by using head movement (slipping their jabs and crosses) or can this be done from the traditional, angled stance?

With his kind of power he was able to take chances other fighters couldn't in those situations