What are good techniques to use in boxing, if sparring (body only) with a much smaller, faster fighter?
Mos D ~ There’s nothing more beautiful in boxing In my opinion, than a well placed left hook to the body. Anyone could throw a head shot, but the left hook to the body is truly special. Smaller, Taller, Faster, Slower whatever your opponent brings to the table a well placed body shot would do the trick. If the guy/girl you’re trading body shots with is smaller and faster the left hook to the body right beneath the elbow will slow the person down quite a bit, the longer you two spar the better the effects of the body blows will be. If you’ve ever had the life sucked right out of from a hook to the body then you know what I’m writing about, if you haven’t then let me tell you, it’s the worst pain imaginable. Bernard Hopkins was chasing a much smaller and faster De La Hoya around the ring, it was obvious that Oscar was much faster than Hopkins expected. Bernard threw the pefect left hook to Oscars body, end result fight over. Roy Jones Virgil Hill, body shot fight over. Arturo Gatti again
