The "slap block", slap his hands to either side.
Close the distance and transfer into Osoto Gari / the reap
Do an side step with outer block and throw a kick to the face.
Side step right if a left is thrown while slapping the left arm violently to the side with your left hand while throwing a right to an exposed face.
Etc.
The haymaker is the easiest punch to counter in my opinion.
Close the distance while he's performing the haymaker and block the arm with your forearm between your opponent's elbow and the shoulder. From there, you can do a variety of grapples and gain control. I wouldn't advise blocking or deflecting a haymaker anywhere besides the bicep/shoulder area.
If that sounds too risky, you can also dodge it by jumping back or ducking. Haymakers are powerful attacks, but often leave the opponent open during and afterwards.
1. Haymakers are obvious, so you've basically got the ability to do anything. Also, the strength of the haymaker comes at the end, where his fist is. If you get in close (clinch-distance close), his bicep isn't going to have the speed to hurt you significantly. You deliver a dynamite overhand cross at his jaw. If you use proper technique and land it (and only if you land it with proper technique), even the scrawniest person can knockout the biggest tanks.
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2. Bob and weave. You duck underneath, and move against the punch, avoiding it, and moving to be behind the other guy. It's as old a boxing tactic as boxing itself is.
Haymakers are easy to handle, because you can see the punch coming. A fighter who uses a lot of haymakers isn't a good fighter. To throw haymakers you are telegraphing your punches.
The punch you don't see coming is the one that will render you from your senses.
You have several options to defend against a haymaker.
1. To block it.Take your glove, and put your clenched palm either above or behind your ear. Make sure your elbow is pointing forward. It's possible your opponent will run into your elbow, damaging himself.
2. You can either duck, slip or bob and weave your opponent's haymaker. Bobbing and weaving is my favorite. If done right, you will be outside your opponent's elbow. For him to hit you, he has to punch across his body, reducing the power of the punch.
3. You can use your footwork to get out of range. You want to be just outside his striking distance, not half-way across the ring.
4. You can sidestep the haymaker. (Do this with your hands up).
5. You can close the distance, and crowd your opponent. This will reduce the sting from his blow. Keep your hands up, because you could walk into a headbutt.
This is called jamming your opponent. If done right, you won't take any damage at all. You can possibly get away with hitting your opponent with your shoulder or forearm to the body, too.
6. You can clinch. If you have a good clinch, you can wear down your opponent.
7. My favorite is to beat my opponent to the punch. My jab will keep my opponent off balance. The fastest way to a target is in a straight line. A haymaker is a wide, circular motion. A good stiff jab to the chin, nose or eyes will frustrate him.
8. In a boxing match, you could also start punching your opponent's biceps and pectoral muscles (chest). This will inflict damage and cause the lactic acid to swell up. Over the course of a long fight, your opponent will have a harder time to throw haymakers because of fatigue.
When you get good, you can combine a lot of these actions above for a more damaging effect.
When I see my opponent's haymaker, I can bob and weave it, and return with a hook.
I can take a step back to avoid the punch, and step forward with a jab-cross combination. My footwork adds power to my punch.
If I back away or roll with the punch, even if I do get hit, my footwork is going to reduce the power of the shot I receive.
After jamming your opponent/crowding him, you can go right into the clinch. Toss him around or spin him, let go and fire your shots.
Against wild, inexperienced guys, I like to talk to my opponents and taunt them. They will try to hit me, and I'll use my defense to frustrate them. They'll come back harder, and I'll continue until I wear them out.
I'll say things like,
"You're too slow."
"You gotta that punch faster if you want to hit me."
"You're not really trying, are you?"
"Stop playing around and get serious."
"You're boring me."
"Why don't you tag out, and get me someone who can fight?"
You can also do takedowns if it's MMA or a streetfight.
The ones I favor are the single leg and double leg takedowns. Sweeps are good, too. I don't like the judo type throws because a lot of them require you to turn your back to your opponent.
Good luck, kid.
I was boxing my friend tonight and he was throwing a lot of haymakers I can totally see them but I kinda start to panic and think he's going to knock me out with all that power coming into that punch I know how to fight but when it came to throwing haymakers I just kept backing up and it wasnt doing any good is there way I can block it and counter without taking too much damage? I just see that knock power and that is what scares me so I need to find a way around it
