babyjay said:
I'm not too much into the mma. I love watching it and im pretty current, but i just prefer boxing in all its aspects. Do you believe amatuer boxing skills alone is enough for the streets? Just a few questions here:
- how would you "box" someone who is a hockey fighter? A shirt grabber?
- do you think mimicing zab judah and manny pacquiao is beneficial?
- say that both guys' shirts are off and kept it standing, how would you place your hands to block a punch? I mean theres no gloves to absorb punches, so do you absorb it with your hands? Seems they can sneak in more punches barenuckle.
- jabbing on the street beneficial?
- whats the best punch combination on the street? Or most effective?
Alright man, good questions. I pondered these for years as I was growing up so I feel I can relate to your perspective on this.
First, you gotta realize that a streetfight isn't a duel. You are NOT likely to fight anyone 1 on 1. Most likely you will fight more than 1 person at time and it will be in cramped quarters...like in a club, party, store, on the sidewalk, in between cars at a parking lot, etc. So in a street fight any attack that requires room, puts you off balance, or brings you to the ground should be avoided, i.e. kicks and groundfighting. The only exception being a quick kick to the balls. Face, Eyes, Nose, Jaw, temples, throat, balls. Those should be your targets.
To answer your questions...
1- You don't box a shirt grabber. And anyone who says a boxer wouldn't let a shirt grabber get close is naive. That's like guys who say they would knock a dude out before he could get close enough to grapple. As we've seen, that's bullshit. IMO, the best way to deal with a shirt grabber, when he's grabbed your shirt, is to use the Muay Thai clinch. It's not a boxing but it's incredibly effective and efficient. You do maximum damage in short time and are pretty well protected and you stay standing.
2- You shouldn't plan to mimic boxers when streetfighting. It works in the ring where there are rules and it's 1 on 1. You can't depend on that in the street. Use things that work, like straight punched, boxing footwork, etc, but don't completely emulate any boxer for streetfighting.
3- You shouldn't be blocking any punches, but if you mean absorbing the blow then you should be doing it your forearm/elbow/outer bicep, only if you must. You should slipping, bobbing, weaving, and parrying. But no ducking. Ducking leaves you wide open for a big knee, or random kick or takedown.
4- EVERY attack should be FULL power. You don't have time to feel your attacker out or set him up for the power hit. While you're busy jabbing dude #1, dude #2 is gonna come from behind and knock you the fuck out. In order to preserve your life you need to fight in the most efficient and effective manner possible. So NO jabs. No Body blows. Every hit is FULL power. Every blow MUST BE a KNOCKOUT blow. Incapacitate him before his friend can jump in. And if it's too late for that, incapacitate him quickly so you can run or turn to deal with the friend. Knock him out before he has the chance to pull a weapon. Get it? MAKE HIM SLEEP ASAP.
5-As was said, the 1-2. But make the 1 a straight hard punch. Not a light jab. And if you hit him with that combo continue moving forward throwing consecutive 1-2's. A great example of this is when Vitor fought Wanderlei in the UFC.
