I just saw a 2 muay thai fighters fight and one of them was clinching and punching with his right hand( over hands) and when I saw that it worried me as a boxer because I dont know what I wouldve done if the guy did that to me. I thought about weaving but its hard to weave when someone is holding you by the back of the neck. Then I thought about blocking when the right guard but he would still hurt if hes strong so, what would you guys suggest to actually retaliate against the muay thai clinch a boxer?
@@2bored4life Just cover your face first. The punches, elbows, everything, are all just there to open you up to knees to the head. Walk in as close as you can with your hips; you want your hips on their hips, and then stand up. Think of it like a deadlift movement, don't stand up with your back, hinge at the hips and get them as close to theirs as possible. Cover your face to protect from knees coming up the middle as you're walking in. Watch for elbows when your head pops up to meet theirs. You'll probably still be in the clinch but you'll have some room to work. Grind your head into their face to make it uncomfortable. Watch for a kick on the break, they teach to shove the opponent off out of the clinch when you're done and finish it with a kick on the exit.
@@silversides87 nah you just turn them keep your right underhook, and pull them straight into the left hook.i see you's use the exact same technique with a sweep. but the. just get up.
I have seen alot of boxers push someone off the clinch and the pusher is the one that strikes and does the damage because when you get pushed your off balance and on your heels the guy doing the push is flatfooted it's much harder to strike getting pushed backwards because immediately you think about correcting your footing thus having to reset!
Im 5.5 and i find fighting close very comfortable..i have a theory that its easier for shorter people to fight in the clinch as i find taller guys can get a bit tangled up on themselves
FYI it depends on the rules and what the ref is going to enforce. It is very important to know the difference between clinching and holding in boxing. Clinching is a natural part of boxing that occurs during exchanges, holding is a foul where you are restricting the other boxer from punching while you are able to punch them. That's why they are telling you to get your arms inside
It appears that you are, by to fighting get your arms inside, giving your opponent the ability to trap your lead arm, the way boxers so often do. You can't punch inside when your arm is trapped/pinned under his arm and your glove is behind his tricep. Then you end up in a wrestling match fighting to get your arm free. Also, if you're holding your opponent on the inside, around his waist, he is completely free to punch you in the head with his free hand.
I train some fighters and we had a fight recently where an opponent came to simply survive so for 6 rounds he just grabbed, held, clinched. It was very frustrating for our fighter. What tips can you give to fight a guy that just wants to survive by clinching? We want the stoppage wins, so we want to be aggressive but effective. Any tips will be greatly appreciated
The smaller guy is right... You don't want to try to get your hands on the inside. Like underhooks in wrestling. You want to have your dominant hand/back hand, which would be the smaller guys right arm... Over top of the bigger guy jab hand. Which is his left hand. You can control the bigger guys movement and it keeps him from getting clean shots, like a hook from you. You only have to worry about the big guys back hand/right hand. And you just have to lean your head toward the other side to keep that from landing. He can't rabbit punch you
Exactly... The big guy is wrong. You never want to purposely get your own arm trapped. The smaller guy needs to be overtop of the bigger guys lead/left hand to keep hooks from landing. And to control his movement
I have a question, if I want to clinch for judo or bjj, what is the best way from your point of view. I did Gracie combatives so I am familiar with their methods although I might not have practiced a lot. In judo it's taken for granted that you grab the person's clothing but I want to hear from a boxing expert what he thinks is a good way to get to a clinch for throwing a person. Thank you
For a Muay Thai fighter like me this is my comfort zone when I train Boxing😂
I just saw a 2 muay thai fighters fight and one of them was clinching and punching with his right hand( over hands) and when I saw that it worried me as a boxer because I dont know what I wouldve done if the guy did that to me. I thought about weaving but its hard to weave when someone is holding you by the back of the neck. Then I thought about blocking when the right guard but he would still hurt if hes strong so, what would you guys suggest to actually retaliate against the muay thai clinch a boxer?
@@2bored4life Just cover your face first. The punches, elbows, everything, are all just there to open you up to knees to the head. Walk in as close as you can with your hips; you want your hips on their hips, and then stand up. Think of it like a deadlift movement, don't stand up with your back, hinge at the hips and get them as close to theirs as possible. Cover your face to protect from knees coming up the middle as you're walking in. Watch for elbows when your head pops up to meet theirs. You'll probably still be in the clinch but you'll have some room to work. Grind your head into their face to make it uncomfortable. Watch for a kick on the break, they teach to shove the opponent off out of the clinch when you're done and finish it with a kick on the exit.
You guys are mean lol fun to spar with but tough too
@@silversides87 nah you just turn them keep your right underhook, and pull them straight into the left hook.i see you's use the exact same technique with a sweep. but the. just get up.
“window wiper” technique
I have seen alot of boxers push someone off the clinch and the pusher is the one that strikes and does the damage because when you get pushed your off balance and on your heels the guy doing the push is flatfooted it's much harder to strike getting pushed backwards because immediately you think about correcting your footing thus having to reset!
Clinch fighting can be very advantageous in boxing one great boxer who used it was Roberto Duran
Exactly! Thanks for sharing mate.
Im 5.5 and i find fighting close very comfortable..i have a theory that its easier for shorter people to fight in the clinch as i find taller guys can get a bit tangled up on themselves
I think shorter guys prefer inside fighting too
@@Tony_Jeffries yes for sure
I prefer it despite having quite long arms for my height i still like the inside shots.
Great video by the way
@@whatman6199 What is your wingspan
wel that is weird i am 6.5 and i love figthing inside 😅
Im currently teaching my young boy how to box in the clinch he did super great today.
FYI it depends on the rules and what the ref is going to enforce. It is very important to know the difference between clinching and holding in boxing. Clinching is a natural part of boxing that occurs during exchanges, holding is a foul where you are restricting the other boxer from punching while you are able to punch them. That's why they are telling you to get your arms inside
Could you also make a video on how best to counter when breaking the clench
Look into and read about Jack Dempsey's sneaker hook.
It appears that you are, by to fighting get your arms inside, giving your opponent the ability to trap your lead arm, the way boxers so often do. You can't punch inside when your arm is trapped/pinned under his arm and your glove is behind his tricep. Then you end up in a wrestling match fighting to get your arm free. Also, if you're holding your opponent on the inside, around his waist, he is completely free to punch you in the head with his free hand.
I’m glad, I came across this channel. Nice work 👊🏻
great video
just worked on this in boxing training and learned a lot from this video
I train some fighters and we had a fight recently where an opponent came to simply survive so for 6 rounds he just grabbed, held, clinched. It was very frustrating for our fighter.
What tips can you give to fight a guy that just wants to survive by clinching? We want the stoppage wins, so we want to be aggressive but effective. Any tips will be greatly appreciated
This is the best channel on TH-cam 💯
The smaller guy is right...
You don't want to try to get your hands on the inside. Like underhooks in wrestling.
You want to have your dominant hand/back hand, which would be the smaller guys right arm... Over top of the bigger guy jab hand. Which is his left hand.
You can control the bigger guys movement and it keeps him from getting clean shots, like a hook from you.
You only have to worry about the big guys back hand/right hand. And you just have to lean your head toward the other side to keep that from landing. He can't rabbit punch you
Tony, why the fighter with the arms on the outside can't go for a cross to the head?
Say if you’re on the ropes getting pummelled that’s when you clinch Yh? If it’s hard to roll.. shift out?
WHAT TYPES OF CLINCH DO WE HAVE?
I’ll do a video on this, turn your notifications on so you don’t miss it
Good one 👍
Wouldn’t you be leaving your head widely open?
Just to support the channel
but how do you block hooks to the face if your arms are on the inside?!
Exactly... The big guy is wrong. You never want to purposely get your own arm trapped.
The smaller guy needs to be overtop of the bigger guys lead/left hand to keep hooks from landing. And to control his movement
I have a question, if I want to clinch for judo or bjj, what is the best way from your point of view. I did Gracie combatives so I am familiar with their methods although I might not have practiced a lot. In judo it's taken for granted that you grab the person's clothing but I want to hear from a boxing expert what he thinks is a good way to get to a clinch for throwing a person. Thank you
Why would you ask a boxing guy about clinching? Seems retarded to me. Also they don’t do “throws” in boxing.
I got tkod by a much bigger guy I needed this 😂
pushing is also a foul, unless you're George foreman ,..hes allowed to push
great video, terrible pants
Capris style cut is the style now
Clinching should be banned. The Marquess of Queensbury did not allow wrestling/holding/hugging/clinching.
Should be banned because you have no grappling? Lmao
Twitching
Pro tip. Have someone teach you a little Greco Roman wrestling
How to make the game more boring
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