Quote Originally Posted by Sharla View Post
I'm not sure how much help that is but keep me posted on how you go since I have frustrations with larger sparring partners too!
The taller the fighter the easier it should be to bob and weave around that 1-2 (unless you're fighting a Klitschko).

Duck to avoid their jab and follow it back inside (just make sure a right isn't coming behind it) and if it is quickly duck the other way or block it and try again.

Once you get on the inside you can go to the body and do some damage there or if they drop that jab hit them with your right cross (I assume you are both righties).

My favorite combination to throw on a taller fighter is one that is 100% guranteed to drop their guard, it's quick, and it puts you in a defensive position at the end. Left hook to the body (don't mind if you hit the arms), Right hook to the body, and finish with a left hook to the head...it's a simple 3 punch combination you can build on if you have success with it PLUS you get the added bonus of a natural transfer of weight from one punch to the other creating a "Dempsey Roll" effect is there was such a thing.....you could also double up on the body hooks to ensure the guar gets low enough to be effective to the head.


Also some taller fighters are afraid of fighters lunging at them, my favorite trick to land a hook is to emphasize a right cross feint put lots of weight on your front foot and dive in with a monsterous left hook....works whenever you have them in fear of the right...the right doesn't even have to be effective before then the feint just has to catch their eye.