Is a jab to the body useful?

[Rockin']

So a jab to the body can also be used to set up a feint (make the feint more believable).

this makes the whole thing make sense now....... you don't feint to make openings for your punches, you use your punches to make openings for your feints. now I understand.

you guys can rip it and throw it around like it's garbage, but the jab to the body is a useful tool to have. but you'd probably need more than limited sparring to find something like that out.

The jab to the body, don't just throw it away having no clue.

It's a great tool if you take the time to work with it.

[wilberbear]

Yeah, I was trying to either "throw it committed while having some clues & meaningful idea" or "not throw at all". Just couldn't really figure out where it is useful. Still, compared to the other punches, this is a really unimportant punch relatively. However, it seems to have its uses.

[Cechmate]

Are the teeth in your mouth useful?

[PsychoJim]

https://*************/watch?v=DaESioM03g4

Check out the KO. Double jab to the body, overhand right.

[PsychoJim]

http://forums.sherdog.com/forums/f11...s-jab-2674523/

Great breakdown of Andre Ward's jab.

What it comes down to though is sparring. You're not throwing it right, feel it's awkward and therefore useless because you're a beginner and haven't done much (if any) sparring. And by sparring I mean in a gym, watched by a coach, not in your living room with a friend.

[wilberbear]

Hearns had a long arm though. We already established that it's not so bad for a taller fighter for points or surprise opening or feinting.

I've watched both videos, and I've decided that I'm never going to do a body jab ever again (Tyson didn't focus much on it neither in his experienced years). Even against a shorter fighter, I want to get into that habit just in case & develop other routes of attacking.

[PsychoJim]

Hearns had a long arm though. We already established that it's not so bad for a taller fighter for points or surprise opening or feinting.

I've watched both videos, and I've decided that I'm never going to do a body jab ever again (Tyson didn't focus much on it neither in his experienced years). Even against a shorter fighter, I want to get into that habit just in case & develop other routes of attacking.

It's got nothing to do with reach, it's a useful punch. It disrupts rhythm, breathing and can wind an opponent. I hate getting hit by them.

Every punch can hurt.

If you never practise a punch, you'll always be **** at that punch.

Don't limit your arsenal. I know you like being minimalistic but just jabbing to the head is a useless idea. There are so many ways to jab and you should practise all of them. Vary angles. Go for the head and the body. Don't be predictable.

The body is larger than the head, attack it.

I've got to be honest, I find you incredibly irritating. You are so ****ing lazy and aren't going to get anywhere. Get down to a gym, find a trainer and get in some sparring. Do some work. Put in the rounds. Then when you have any questions, ask and listen to the response. Don't just disagree. Go to a mirror and practise bending your knees and jabbing to the body. Keep doing it until it feels right. Don't not throw that punch because you haven't worked at it enough.

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Mayweather
Ward
Kovalev

Those current guys utilize the jab to the body in great ways.

[jabSTRAIGHTh00k]

its easier to slip a jab to the face, but no so with jab to the body. I use the punch to stop my opponents from thinking of attacking, this usually happends when they square up, at which point im in posistion to throw a stiff jab to the center disrupting their rhythm and frustrating them. It pays to invest and mix up ur offense with jabs to the body, that way they are careful in their defense downstairs, which would lead to setting up big shot up top.

[wilberbear]

When I get jabbed in the body, I will know to go for his head while his arm is out unless he is taller than me. Regardless of how painful that jab is (hence, sit ups).