Quote Originally Posted by greynotsoold View Post
When those two guys were fighting, they were doing two things. First, fighter A's front foot was in line with Fighter B's right foot, and vice versa. In other words, they were square in front of one another. Second, they fight in straight lines. Moving straight in and straight back. The guy that lost hasn't a good a grasp of distance and range as does the other guy. So he'd step back to far and then his punches would fall short.
When you fight this guy be aware of where your left foot is in relation to his. I would suggest keeping your left foot just inside his, so your are shaded well to your right. When he moves in, comes forward, pivot to your right- even if you slide back turn to your right- and throw your right hand and come back with a left hook. He has a quirk of keeping his head cocked towards his right shoulder and his left shoulder down. When you pivot to your right he will turn to look at you- this will create a lane for your right hand, just over his left shoulder.
I just watched that again. Tam, my friend, there is no reason to let this guy even hit you. Watch him; he winds up every punch he throws. Even his jab, he pulls back his shoulder before he throws it. Don't pull back or step straight back; stay just at the edge of punching range. When he draws the shoulder back, push off your back foot and stuff your jab on him, circle right, throw the right hand, left hook.