Landing Hooks and Uppercuts from the outside.

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Joe Frazier, Rocky Marciano, and Mike Tyson used it...you follow up with a right uppercut and you've just ran THEM into another power punch.


But fine, you do you....I'm just throwing out some stuff that has worked for me.

ya missed one, the late and great Floyd Patterson. I remember being in awe of his leaping left hook, seeing him lay out Johansson with it was awesome. He often executed it in the same manner you're talking about too, in which he would feint with his right to the body, and that would coil up his legs to unleash that leaping left hook. good stuff.

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I've tried it.

I've found that it not only robs you of your balance and leverage it also steals an opportunity for work from you.

When you lunge you lose the ability to apply full power and precision. You're not grounded, losing you're capacity for power.
However, lunging means you're also going to be moving towards an opponent at a fast rate. Even if you do connect you're bound to be two close to capitalise, smothering your own work and wasting opportunity.

Donny i see where Lyle is coming from, but i can also see your POV of the whole idea of 'lunging' also . You see it as a balls out jump at your opponent and swing, which yes, would either stuff your range or leave you off balanced and in no position to launch any other offense.

But i think Lyle means a controlled calculated lunge. As with any other punch thrown in boxing, all the factors have to be considered, such as your range, the timing, the direction your opponent is moving, etc etc. Even moreso with the leaping left hook. If you time it correctly and find the perfect range, that seemingly desperate lunge is nothing more than a method of closing that distance, and if landed, it can put you in a perfect position to throw another punch off of it.

But theres really no argument, because you're correct also. As with any lunging attack, you miscalculate and you can be in a world of shit, with everything you mentioned, stuffed range, no chance of a follow up attack. But it cant be totally ruled out of your arsenal. Just gotta know when to use it and how to set it up.