Boxing: Cutting off the Ring

According to R. Michael Onello, author of Boxing: A 12 Week Course, shares his strategy for cutting off the ring:

"This technique is used to slow down and contain a fighter (trapping him) with a boxer’s style, so you’re able to catch him. It is very effective at taking the ring away from him, so he is unable to stick-and-move or range fight you. Control the real estate in the ring!"

Tips for cutting off the ring:

• Imagine the ring divided into boxes, like a cross where the lines meet in the center of the ring (+). Never let your opponent turn and cross a line. Cut him off by mirroring, not following him.
• Stay even with him and stop his movement by throwing hooks in the direction he wants to move (hook him off).
• When you have him in the corner think of a triangle and keep him contained in it.
• Also give him small boxes to work in, not allowing room for him to roll out.
• If he turns a corner and passes over your imaginary line, immediately adjust and start a new one.
• Move forward and to the side, not backward.