pressure fighting

Two boxers exchanging punches as one lands a powerful body shot, illustrating the importance of body punching in boxing.

Why Is Body Punching One of Boxing’s Most Underrated Skills?

Body punching in boxing is often overlooked in favour of spectacular knockouts. But as legends like Chávez, Durán and McCallum demonstrated, intelligent attacks downstairs can change the course of a fight.

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Boxer applying intelligent pressure to cut off an opponent's escape routes near the ropes, demonstrating cutting off the ring in boxing.

Why Do Some Boxers Struggle to Cut Off the Ring?

Why do some professional boxers spend entire rounds chasing opponents without catching them? Cutting off the ring in boxing requires more than aggression. We examine footwork, intelligent pressure, ring generalship and what fighters can learn from Julio César Chávez and Gennady Golovkin.

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Two boxers exchanging short punches at close range, demonstrating the technique, positioning and intensity of inside fighting in boxing.

Why Is Inside Fighting Becoming a Lost Art in Boxing?

Is inside fighting becoming a lost art in boxing? From Roberto Durán and Joe Frazier to today’s champions, we examine why close-range boxing remains one of the sport’s most demanding and overlooked skills.

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