Lower back pain when boxing and difficulty fighting sparring taller opponents with longer reach
Hi so I’ve been boxing for about 4 months now and I’ve definitely improved in a lot of areas. I’m 6’0ft and 76kg. What I’ve noticed is that I find it easier to defend against shorter opponents (1 or 2 inches shorter than me) however, when facing taller opponents I struggle with head movement and I’m starting to get a lot of lower back pain. I’m working on my core everyday but when I try to roll to dodge punches my lower back hurts a lot and I get punched a lot. My go to defence is to lean back and I’ve started to plant my foot back when doing so to reduce strain on my lower back, but I can’t use the same technique when facing opponents with longer reach and rolling to dodge puts too much strain on my lower back and makes me a lot slower so I get punched a lot. Any tips on improving head movement and reducing lower back will be greatly appreciated.