outboxing
Fighting from range
Outboxing is a boxing strategy of fighting from a distance, using footwork and reach to land punches while staying out of range of an opponent's power shots.
A skilled outboxer controls the pace and position of a fight: He outboxed the slugger for twelve rounds.
The term extends to any situation where someone defeats an opponent through superior technique rather than brute force.
Quick, straight blow
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- reachExtend to touch
- counterpunchRetaliatory boxing blow
- feintDeceptive mock attack
distance · timing · lateral movement · combinations · head movement · stance · guard · slip
Demonstrating clear superiority
- outpointingWinning by judges' tally
- outsmartingDefeating through superior intelligence
- controllingExerting authority over others
- dictatingSpeaking for recording
frustrating · neutralizing · countering · dismantling · schooling · masterclass · unanimous decision · shutout
Evasive fighting movement
- duckWaterbird that quacks
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- clinchingSettling something conclusively
- rope-a-dopePassive defense until exhaustion
evasion · shoulder roll · anticipation · survival · weathering
Eighties welterweight and middleweight champion
- Floyd Mayweather
- Muhammad AliLegendary heavyweight champion
jab
Quick, straight blow
- footworkSkilled lower-limb movement
- reachExtend to touch
- counterpunchRetaliatory boxing blow
feint · distance · timing · lateral movement · combinations · head movement · stance · guard · slip · pivot
outclassing
Demonstrating clear superiority
- outpointingWinning by judges' tally
- outsmartingDefeating through superior intelligence
- controllingExerting authority over others
dictating · frustrating · neutralizing · countering · dismantling · schooling · masterclass · unanimous decision · shutout
bob and weave
Evasive fighting movement
rope-a-dope · evasion · shoulder roll · anticipation · survival · weathering
Sugar Ray Leonard
Eighties welterweight and middleweight champion
- Floyd Mayweather
- Muhammad AliLegendary heavyweight champion
outboxingslugging
Hitting with force
brawling · infighting · swarming · trading punches · mauling
outboxingaggression
Hostile or attacking behavior
pressing · crowding · smothering · bulldozing
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