Quote Originally Posted by Salty View Post
A new boxer has come to our gym, as you can guess he is a swarmer. Basically his game plan is bull rush, throwing hooks (both hands) with the occasional straight thrown in, then when he has you against the ropes he usually tucks his head between your elbows and tries to hammer at your body. His head movement is minimal and doesn't mind getting hit in the head; with his normal stance having a low left lead and his right covering the front of his chin.

Anyone have any experience with these sort of boxers and share any advice which could help me combat this sort of fighter?
Well first off if he is a swarmer then hit him hard to the liver and ribs, what you do is block his shots then whip a hook around his elbows and that will shock him and that will also drain his stamina because he is the one expending a lot of energy and a good shocking body shot will be his worst nightmate, plus if he is shorter than you then use the uppercuts too good effect, you can see a perfect example of this in Jesus Chavez vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. I have actually fought a swarmer and what i did was constantly give him movement and use the jab to keep him off balance. When he did get me against the ropes i would cover up then land a hard body shot that drained his stamina then i would flurry and get the hell off them ropes in a hurry. To fight a swarmer you need to sharpen up your counter shots.