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(01-08-2019 01:12 PM)lloyd mayflower Wrote:  Gents,

Have begun proper training for my charity fight which is March 30. Need tonwork hard on fitness etc and hopefully the coaches at this are good at teaching some fundamentals, but the current sparring I have available to me are both guys a good bit taller than me. I simply cannot fight them at range so I am going to have to learn to get inside. Trouble is, when I am stood there faced with that option, they are lighting me up.

How do I get inside.

A few things.

1) Feints, if they react, close the distance.
2) Throw pitty patter shots on your way in so they keep their hands at bay.
3) Head movement - if they throw a jab, lean right to slightly back (transferring your weight to your right foot) and counter with the right hand over the jab (you can also do the same with the body but bend the knees to come under the jab with a right to the body shot and follow that up with a combination or a simple jab to the head). Alternatively, lean left and counter with the hook. This is all about getting off line and changing levels. Get someone at home to practice this with you with noodles, it will help you with the timing.
4) If you can do some of the above and get some respect, you can keep them on the back foot or second guessing your counters, this will allow you to close the distance enough yourself (always close the distance with your feet) so they are in your punching distance (the killzone), then unload.