Natural ability
Average energy gain/loss when winning or losing a round.
Good tactic when energy bar is under 20% and you need to hold your energy for a round or 2.
Seems very compatible with high accuracy attribute.
Can be used throughout the fight but shines early and possibly late.
Jab and move
High energy loss when losing a round.
Provides some chin protection.
Throws more punches while providing some defence.
Seems very compatible with high defence attribute.
Shines when you gain a lead in energy, usually rounds 3-10.
Use the ring
High energy loss when losing a round.
You get hit less often.
Judges hate you.
Seems very compatible with I don’t care if I win this round or not, I just want to survive.
Useful late to burn a round while staying safe (mostly).
Go to the body
Loses some power and defence to try to gain an energy lead.
Highly effective rounds 1-4. Not much use for it after that.
Best enemy energy drainer in your arsenal.
Seems compatible with the defence attribute.
Smother inside
The next best safe energy drainer behind go to body.
Basically lowers opponents power while increasing his accuracy.
Anyone with a susceptible chin at all, this tactic is very good. Even fighters who go down still seem to get back up more often.
Very useful rounds 1-5 and can be used all rounds, though switching to jab and move is recommended at some point.
A very effective tactic to protect glass jaws as best as possible and prevent flash kos.
Plant your feet
Adds power to your punches while losing some accuracy.
Most effective with high accuracy fighters.
Keeps the number of punches down overall.
You can go for a ko without hurting your defence.
Pile on the pressure
Biggest energy drainer in the game if you lose the round.
High risk/high reward increasing the amount of punches you unleash.
Usually leads to a high amount of punches landed by both fighters in a round. Can be risky.
Most effective late game or with a significant energy lead.
Most effective with high accuracy fighters.
KO/Broke
Both are the same except go for broke is way more desperate and dangerous.
Lowers chin while raising power.
Desperation times, like when this is your only chance to win a fight (or a bet).
Cover up
Surprisingly effective at winning rounds as well as protecting you when your tko bar is high.
Most effective with a high defence.
Can save your tko life.
Useful any round as protection or just something different. Very useful when your tko bar is red.
The ring iq attribute is always important in fights. If you are behind by several points in ring iq, your fight will be harder to win. Good luck in your matches!