2 questions

[beenKOed]

Depends on how you are retreating, if you are retreating pell-mell, keep the jab going with your chin down, and retreat at angles, stay away the ropes an corners, always looking for a chance to grab and hold. Grabbing and holding slows things down and gives you a chance to reset. Which looks worse, grabbing and holding or retreating around the ring pell-mell? They both look bad to the judges and fans, but holding allows you to reset and listen to what your corner is screaming.

If you are retreating in survival mode which means you have been hurt, anything goes. Fuck the ref, the judges and the fans, grab and hold if you can. Depending how bad things are, you might take a knee to listen to the screaming from your corner, and slow things down. Hey, don't forget the refs count.

If you are retreating one step at a time, due to your natural inclination or because your opponent insists on coming forward, keep the jab going, stay away from the ropes and corners, retreat at angles and circle away from his or her power. Who knows you might be that feared, badass counter puncher.

Stand up or hunched is a personal thing, in my opinion. Which one feels the most natural to you. Plenty of sparing will help you figure it out. There's probably nothing better than working privately with a good trainer.
I could say more but I have to scoot.

[Scrap]

Your 1st response for movement comes from your Hips, not the Feet, its understanding it makes a difference.

[nikola_ganchev]

Scrap can you explain a bit more please?

[Scrap]

Scrap can you explain a bit more please?

Simply Balance, and How we are put together. The Coxxys which sits in the Hips[ bottom of the Spine] is our Centre of Gravity. All movement comes from it, thats where all the major Muscles for movement are situated. For Boxing theres a muscle called the TFL, top of the I/T band, which orchestrates everything in the Posterior Chain, it engages all movement, soon as you lift the Heel. Its Darwins fault, Gravity, to move on a Base we push Down, have play with it .

[nikola_ganchev]

Thx I will have nice time with it

[boyla]

Does this not all come down to a question of footwork and how easily you can move out of range from the opponent.

Moving out of range and timing a long range hook as they storm in.

Great reflexes and good defense, combined with footwork which anticipates your opponents movements.

Fighting on the back foot should not be encouraged, but if you can do it well he better for you.