distracting your opponent

[Peter Som]

Anyone have any tricks or anything psychological they like to mess with their opponent?
I heard a good coach (trained a few good pros) at a gym I was visiting and when he was cornering his guy sparring he kept saying "make him second guess his attack"? That really made me think of the science of boxing and tricks you can do to people. Anyone have an idea of what he meant or anything you use personally that can throw someone off?

The feint. A lost art.

On the topic: watch Roberto Duran in lightweight, he was one of the masters at feinting. In fact, I would argue that it is what made him the dominating force he was in the lightweight division...besides chucking dynamite at their faces.

Here is an article on Roberto Duran's fight style. I hope you learn something from it.

http://www.myboxingcoach.com/roberto...nos-de-piedra/

P.S. That site it awesome.