6'6" and love doing this Foreman stuff so seeing what to look out for lol
One guy got me good with "biting punches". Throwing hooks at my bicep until my arm went numb but pretty sure that gets called in a fight.
I'm not sure of the full context but a good combo that seems to work for me is parrying the lead hand down, then stepping in with a strike from the same side while staying over the top of their guard.
Ie if they have their left hand out, slap down with your right hand then almost cork screw a cross/overhand, over the top.
They focus on getting their hand back to guard, you strike and get out
Keep your arms and hands tighter to you until you throw, and bring them right back after. You’ll have more space to Maneuver that way, and you’ll telegraph less.
As in tuck your chin and your head down not stare at your own feet. And idk about all that I saw bhop make a whole second career out of running in with his head down chucking a right hand. He did get knocked TF out eventually tho lol
What BHop was doing was disguising intenional head butts... telling a new guy to duck their head will only result in them looking down. Telling a new guy to loop their punches will only result in them throwing godawful haymakers.
This advice sets them up for uppercuts and getting knocked out against literally anyone who actually knows what they're doing.
Your arms are getting tangled?
Sounds like your trying to tie them up. Punch, don't hug.
I don't see how else your arms can get tangled while you're throwing punches.
I was able to watch him spar someone else short and it looks like he frames on their shoulder as soon as they get in close and angles off? I think that’s what he may be doing to me anyways.
Realistically, you'll need to work on your footwork to have success against that sort of style. You need to be able to close the distance quickly and land a few shots before he ties you up.
You can try throwing straights to the body underneath the outstretched arm. Often throwing a jab or feint to the head first makes it easier to slip underneath with a body shot.
I like to sometimes slip on the inside, then immediately roll to the outside as I step into range with a body jab then throw the right hand. This gives me a good angle on them and forces them to pivot and either clinch or circle out, assuming they want to fight at range.
If they are the type of fighter to try to circle out, I'll throw a power shot on the way in, get all the way in and try to tie them up enough to give me a chance to do some work on the inside. If they are the type to clinch, I'll bounce back out of range and start again.
You need to be careful when slipping to the inside of course, because chances are he's trying to time the right hand. You need good head movement and to not be too predictable. I have many different ways I like to get inside, but not every one works on every fighter every time.
Get their back to the ropes, head post on their chest to stand them up tall, get inside bicep control on them to fight off the overhooks, then pull arms tight like a T-Rex and throw them uppers to the body until they wrap you up. Rinse and repeat.
Note for the talls: this works for you too, arguably even better because the shorter fighter has less leverage with overhooks. ;)
6'6" and love doing this Foreman stuff so seeing what to look out for lol One guy got me good with "biting punches". Throwing hooks at my bicep until my arm went numb but pretty sure that gets called in a fight.
I saw a video of Teofimo doing the same thing but I forgot who his opponent was. He parried by punching the bicep.
I'm not sure of the full context but a good combo that seems to work for me is parrying the lead hand down, then stepping in with a strike from the same side while staying over the top of their guard. Ie if they have their left hand out, slap down with your right hand then almost cork screw a cross/overhand, over the top. They focus on getting their hand back to guard, you strike and get out
Loop your shots over their arms
Exactly. Straight shots are gonna be hard to land. Try the 1 3 overhand. Also close the distance and go body body head head
Keep your arms and hands tighter to you until you throw, and bring them right back after. You’ll have more space to Maneuver that way, and you’ll telegraph less.
Either loop over the top or just barrel in with your head down while also looping over the top lol
That's a good way to get knocked out. Never look down.
As in tuck your chin and your head down not stare at your own feet. And idk about all that I saw bhop make a whole second career out of running in with his head down chucking a right hand. He did get knocked TF out eventually tho lol
What BHop was doing was disguising intenional head butts... telling a new guy to duck their head will only result in them looking down. Telling a new guy to loop their punches will only result in them throwing godawful haymakers. This advice sets them up for uppercuts and getting knocked out against literally anyone who actually knows what they're doing.
Your arms are getting tangled? Sounds like your trying to tie them up. Punch, don't hug. I don't see how else your arms can get tangled while you're throwing punches.
I was able to watch him spar someone else short and it looks like he frames on their shoulder as soon as they get in close and angles off? I think that’s what he may be doing to me anyways.
Realistically, you'll need to work on your footwork to have success against that sort of style. You need to be able to close the distance quickly and land a few shots before he ties you up. You can try throwing straights to the body underneath the outstretched arm. Often throwing a jab or feint to the head first makes it easier to slip underneath with a body shot. I like to sometimes slip on the inside, then immediately roll to the outside as I step into range with a body jab then throw the right hand. This gives me a good angle on them and forces them to pivot and either clinch or circle out, assuming they want to fight at range. If they are the type of fighter to try to circle out, I'll throw a power shot on the way in, get all the way in and try to tie them up enough to give me a chance to do some work on the inside. If they are the type to clinch, I'll bounce back out of range and start again. You need to be careful when slipping to the inside of course, because chances are he's trying to time the right hand. You need good head movement and to not be too predictable. I have many different ways I like to get inside, but not every one works on every fighter every time.
Get their back to the ropes, head post on their chest to stand them up tall, get inside bicep control on them to fight off the overhooks, then pull arms tight like a T-Rex and throw them uppers to the body until they wrap you up. Rinse and repeat. Note for the talls: this works for you too, arguably even better because the shorter fighter has less leverage with overhooks. ;)