standing up tall??

[No1]

Im quite tall, but when i spar i tend to crouch and loose my main asset my height. how can i stop this and stand tall like fighters such as, kessler pavlikand taylor??
It really bothers me because it makes me the same height as a far smaller man and i cant box as well as i would like to.

[SpeedKillz]

i dont know of any drills to help u stand up taller, except, well, standing up taller. ur trainer should constantly be tellin u to stand tall til its second nature. i doubt there are drills to make u stand tall, jus keep practicin and fixin ur mistakes. make sure u talk to ur trainer so he keeps on beating it into ur skull to stand tall. good luck...

[GrizzleBoy]

This standing up tall business confuses me. Since my trainer saw I have good footwork and handspeed hes been pushing me to stand up taller (im a pretty big guy anyway so i understand why) and "become seven foot tall". So i stay on my toes mostly now boxing from the outside.

When i do this though and I start dancing around I seem to be leaving my chin up and my trainer constantly shouts "CHIN DOWN" at me but it seems so awkward to be standing up straight with my chin buried in my shoulder while im bouncing around. It even makes it harder to breath with my neck bent down like that lol.

I dont know maybe its just me but does standing up taller mean your stance isnt as sturdy and perfected?