The Slugger: Focusing on Fighting Styles - Part 3
The slugger knew by the names of The Power Puncher or Brawler, masters at launching strong punches that knock the opponent to the ground. Like an out-boxer embodies great elegance in boxing, a slugger represents brutality in the fight. Although sluggers lack delicacy in fighting style their single tremendous blow is enough to knock the rival. Legendary sluggers Jack Dempsey, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, and Vitali Klitschko are known to mark the history by attaining proficiency in Slugger style. These slugger-style masters were famous for launching destructive blows to their enemy knocking them out. Mastering the slugger style bears various difficulties. Other than mastering all the fundamentals, one must equip himself with amazing power punches. One needs to have a solid stance and firm torso along with the mechanism to launch the power into a destructive punch.
Advantages Of Slugger Style
• A slugger pays very little attention to the strategy, as he relies on his brute force and strength to win a fight. So, you do not need to work out your brain to form strategies and plans.
• Sluggers have an advantage in that they do not need to focus on prolonged stamina because their fight won’t last long.
• Sluggers are also relieved from the worry to focus on their footwork due to their tendency to have a short fight duration.
What Is The Slugger Style?
The Slugger style is not a delicate or technical fighting style. A slugger is not aimed to launch elegant and well-calculated moves to the opponent. He does not have to worry about excessive use of footwork to trap and wear down the rival. To get himself trained to launch explosive blows to pressurize the opponent, he puts a lot of effort into hitting the heavy . A slugger is focused to hurt his rival through sheer aggression, destructive force, and tough blows in minimum time. To do this he plants his feet to the ground and commits a raw powerful punch. Sluggers lack mobility during the fight, as they ignore combos from the opponent and rely on aggressive blows that pressurize the opponent constantly during the fight. They are not specialized in launching techniques but may use particular positioning techniques, luring, and countering tactics. A slugger’s body is usually open due to his reliance on tremendous power rather than utilizing his energy in defense. So, sluggers do not bother about receiving counter punches and quick blows from the opponent and are always ready to bear a lot of attacks. Although it seems to be the non-tendency of such a style in boxing many smart boxers who understand the perks of this style opt for it due to its advantages.
Who Opts For The Slugger Fighting Style?
Like all the other demands of the boxing styles concerning the body, the slugger style too demands a specific body form. Sluggers must bear a body that is strongly built, a slugger may have this body type naturally or he develops it by committed and focused power exercises. A slugger has an impetus for great force and power, he is thrilled by the notion of winning the game with raw power. He is among those people who are not involved in developing strategies and decisions to win a fight. Boxers are also fond of this style, as it ends the match quickly. Sluggers do not like to test their patience, by formulating combos and moves for an offense. They have an obvious belief in the effectiveness of their energetic one-power punch that knocks out their rival when released. Moreover, boxers whose footwork is a weakness adopt the slugger style. Swarmer and Out-boxing styles rely on amazing footwork but a brawler does not need to focus on foot movements, he is just inclined to move forward.
How To Counter And Defend Against A Slugger?
• Move Constantly
The secret to the powerful punch of the slugger is to build a solid stance. A brawler would always fix his feet to the ground firmly to launch a destructive punch. this opportunity could be availed by the opponent to approach the brawler by slipping out of his attack. This strategy is most beneficial for the Out-Boxers who are used to move constantly around their opponents. Moving constantly, launching jabs and slipping past the range of a brawler’s attacks. In the case of a swarmer style, this creates a more challenging situation as swarmer fights in close combat and depends upon stepping into the Slugger’s range. A swarmer needs the practice to avoid power punches and big blows. Moreover, he must enhance his footwork ability and put an effort into defensive potential.
• Go for the hit to the Torso
While launching a punch, the entire torso fuels its energy to the punch. It starts from the bottom in the legs, passes through the abdominal region, and enters the upper body constituting shoulders and arms. The energy flows in a chain from bottom to the top, you may target a vulnerable spot at the body for the blow to break this energy flow of the slugger which would decrease the effect of his big shot. Hitting the core would severely damage the opponent, which disrupts the energy flow from the legs. Inability to use his legs and body effectively, his blows would also be rendered ineffectual.
• Avail the opportunity to Counter Attack
Sluggers are committed to launching aggressive blows which usually are not based to hit a specific target. Punches like this leave an open edge for the opponent to land counterattacks. This opportunity can be carefully availed which would be greatly effective against a slugger.
• Focus to maintain Pro-longed Stamina
Sluggers are the fighters who will tend to end a fight more quickly than any other boxer. Heavy musculature requires more energy to maintain. Sluggers always go for a single big shot to launch a knockout, this sort of punch utilizes a handful of his energy reserves. So, a slugger could not maintain his stamina till the last rounds. This knowledge can be exploited by forcing the slugger around the ring and exerting them to launch untargeted hits to wear him down thus losing his stamina. On the other hand, you need to enhance your stamina capacity by endurance workouts.
Keynote: Sluggers are the power attackers, who practice a great deal of strength to force their way inside and trap the rival. They possess a distinct ability to diverge their strength into brutal force against their opponent. In the ring, a slugger shows his dominion and competitiveness over his opponent with a single blow that alters the bout.
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