When opponent leans back to evade

[alexthem]

I think everyone's first response is going to be body punches... I don't agree necessarily. If you bring your hands down to punch to the body, you've already stated he's WAITING to counter with a head punch. You're just leaning into it and removing your guard.

When you jab, make sure your front foot hits the ground at the same time your punch snaps. Then you're ready to evade his counter punch, and perhaps counter with your own (although he'll likely just start leaning back right after). You can try to time a hook over his counter right at the same time he throws it.
Keep your front foot in front of you, don't lead with your head because you're expecting to get countered.
I think mixing up how many jabs you throw, and throwing a short combination that ends with a jab will keep him guessing. Throw a jab, throw three jabs, throw a jab, throw a jab, throw a one-two, throw a double jab, throw a one-two-one... etc. If you can get him to shell up... move in and start laying on punishment.
Be smart and use your position in the ring to dictate his movement. If you control the center... he's that much closer to the ropes.
Watch me spar a counter fighter; around 40 seconds when I get control of the center, I keep it. I'll walk right in front of him and hold position. After that I got him to shell up or get on the ropes multiple times. I'm the white guy.

Damn! You're really good!!

 

[ElectricKoolAid]

Throw one, two, head kick from punching range, he will dodge the punches but won't be out of the way of the kick. Throw the punches fairly lazily and power up on the kick. Maybe bait them first with one, twos beforehand. Swap for a leg kick for a lower risk strike.

Or you could probe with double or triple jabs. Jab then step and jab. This messes people up who are used to backing up.

 

[apizur**]

Damn! You're really good!!

I appreciate the compliment. I have a lot of work to do but this was a round I also feel I got the better of. D still gets some in over me, though. I chose myself as an example because controlling the center of the ring is something I naturally gravitate towards.

 

[muel]

being someone with short reach, what i do involves either fainting then comming in off guard. or doubling the jab, and as soon as he tries to counter trade him straight for straight, when you get the timing down you can usually land first

 

[apizur**]

what i do involves... fainting

Interesting.

 

[lyotocandycorn]

feint with a right hand, then when he leans back, throw it for real

 

[alexthem]

Interesting.

 

[muel]

i see what happened lol. FEINT.

 

[apizur**]

lol, it's all good

 

[aries]

I think everyone's first response is going to be body punches... I don't agree necessarily. If you bring your hands down to punch to the body, you've already stated he's WAITING to counter with a head punch. You're just leaning into it and removing your guard.

Depends how you throw your body punches. On a straight to the body I change levels so I'm not going to be there for his head shot. If I dig to the sides I dip to the side so I'm offline. If you throw lazy and don't move your head either down or off to the side then you are going to get tagged. I nearly always set mine up off a jab anyway unless it's strict counter shot.