The Boxing Cheat Sheet: Your Ultimate Guide to Ring Survival by Ray Clay

Author:Ray Clay [Clay, Ray]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-07T00:00:00+00:00

How To Fight Someone Faster Than You

There is an old saying in Boxing – Speed Kills….

If I was to ask you to name any two boxers in history, chances are you would name at least one probably both of the following names, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Both boxers were fast with quick hands, Ali changed Heavyweight Boxing for good, his unique blend of size and speed was a first for a man big enough to be a Heavyweight. Boxers with blazing hand speed have dominated the sport, the ‘Sugars’ Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard, are also considered two of the fastest punchers in history and both, along with Ali almost always appear in lists of the top ten boxers in history, Robinson and Ali often in places 1 and 2. Most recently, Manny Pacquio is known for his fast hands, another boxer with great speed headed for the hall of fame.

So what happens when you find yourself sparring or fighting someone in the ring who is quicker than you? How do you counter act their speed to give you a better chance of winning? Before I go on, I will touch on some advice to help you get set up, so here’s what not to do…..

Don’t Flinch – if you find yourself instinctively shutting your eyes when someone is throwing punches at you or turning your body around to defend your head, stop sparring and get out of the ring. I don’t like it when people cover their head and look down at the ground whilst punches rain in on their head either, always keep your eyes on the opponent. Flinching here and there is forgivable, sometimes a punch catches you by surprise (usually when you’re countered) and you might flinch or momentarily close your eyes, but if you’re doing it more often than not, you need to start again with slow sparring and more technical sparring(such as jabs only) and look to gradually build from there.

Relax – if you’re the type who goes crazy when someone hits you and you get drawn into a brawl, you won’t have much luck against someone with fast hands, it is not a street fight, you might be able to kick their backside in the street, but here in the ring, you’re going to get pummelled if you lose your cool, especially against an opponent with fast hands. You must relax and keep cool whoever you are fighting but especially so against a Boxer with hand speed, we’ll get into why shortly….

Keep your gloves up and guard tight – Try not to drop your hands against a faster opponent, we’re not all blessed with amazing reflexes, they may be able to jab faster than you can move your head to slip it and I don’t want to find out whether I can until I have had some time to get used to the extra speed. Ensure your hands are OPEN in your gloves when your guard is high, don’t clench your fists

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