Over coming size difference

[Shamrock]

Due to fight a guy in a match for charity. I'm 5ft 7in and around 9st he's 6ft 7in and 19st.

I fought for a number of years as an amatuer and he has no boxing experience at all. I'm fairly confident I will be able to handle myself well enough to avoid getting hurt. He's not very mobile and defensivley as long as I stay switched on I dont expect to get hit much.

I'm sparring with big guys and and it took a few days but I can now get inside either by slipping under the jab or by feignting a punch to make them cover up and then quickly closing the distance. Problem I'm having though is producing an effective offense when I get inside into range. I get in some body shots but then I'm getting leaned on and this is draining my stamina.

Any tips ?

[Andre]

Hi mate, nice to see you here again.Hows your daughter?

The boys will have some more conventional answers than me.


Number of things I'd like to try though, You have alower center of gravity than them so i'd be going further into that so they over lean a touch: maybe as they go to lean down on you, you can slip one of your feet back to give yourself hitting room and uppercut off the front arm and leg, it will be the end of anymore leaning if you land it right. If you are flexable in the kneesand they half grab, half lean you can go down low like youre going to escape out lower than they can can go, but you dont,as they react and their arms break contact with your shoulders you leap back up with full leg strength and make them pay, like a leaping shot up the opening they just left. Or as they lean forward and go to grab help one of their arms across and go out under it, side step liver hook,temple hook back low and then set up and be loaded for when they turn around into you and bang. Maybe if you get lucky after slipping out to their side and landing on the way out you end up square to them and they are caught on the side with their left arm up at the temple for cover you being lower can fit your left in under their left forearm if you have stuck to them close they wont see it come up that opening.

[Shamrock]

Hi mate, nice to see you here again.Hows your daughter?

The boys will have some more conventional answers than me.


Number of things I'd like to try though, You have alower center of gravity than them so i'd be going further into that so they over lean a touch: maybe as they go to lean down on you, you can slip one of your feet back to give yourself hitting room and uppercut off the front arm and leg, it will be the end of anymore leaning if you land it right. If you are flexable in the kneesand they half grab, half lean you can go down low like youre going to escape out lower than they can can go, but you dont,as they react and their arms break contact with your shoulders you leap back up with full leg strength and make them pay, like a leaping shot up the opening they just left. Or as they lean forward and go to grab help one of their arms across and go out under it, side step liver hook,temple hook back low and then set up and be loaded for when they turn around into you and bang. Maybe if you get lucky after slipping out to their side and landing on the way out you end up square to them and they are caught on the side with their left arm up at the temple for cover you being lower can fit your left in under their left forearm if you have stuck to them close they wont see it come up that opening.

Hey Andre - good to be back - we got taken over by a different company and unlike the last lot they don't have this site blocked on the internet :-) Yeah mate Katie is doing really well thanks.

Thanks for the tips too I'll try them and let you know how I get on.

[Youngblood]

I'm 5ft 7in and around 9st he's 6ft 7in and 19st.

lol my god man.

I don't know British speak very well, but isn't that like a 150 lb difference? Guessing this white collar boxing or something you guys do that I have no concept of. but yea. Pretty much stay the hell out of the end of his range. Either several feet out, than quickly inside and do work. Sounds like fun though so long as you don't get caught and knocked through the ropes.

[Shamrock]

I'm 5ft 7in and around 9st he's 6ft 7in and 19st.

lol my god man.

I don't know British speak very well, but isn't that like a 150 lb difference? Guessing this white collar boxing or something you guys do that I have no concept of. but yea. Pretty much stay the hell out of the end of his range. Either several feet out, than quickly inside and do work. Sounds like fun though so long as you don't get caught and knocked through the ropes.

Yeah he's basically almost twice my weight. Originally it was a joke and I was gonna fight someone more my size but they dropped out so now I'm fighting him.

[Andre]

Dam I read right past the weight difference, just the height was enough.

[Andre]

Can you video this please, its sort of going to be like that little dude with the sling shot against the giant in the Bible. David and Goliath.

[Shamrock]

Can you video this please, its sort of going to be like that little dude with the sling shot against the giant in the Bible. David and Goliath.

Hahaha yeah it'll be on video - I'' post it up afterwards.... if I'm still alive.