Defeating Great Tiger is all about reading his uppercuts. He's got left and right uppercuts which are basically mirror versions of each other except that his left uppercut (when he ducks do your right) is significantly faster than the right. You've got to be pretty quick to react to it, but then you've also got to be quick to react to his left straight if you want to earn a star from it. Generally, we suggest waiting to react by holding UP on the controls so that you can instantly jab to the face if Tiger flashes his turban yellow. But also mentally prep yourself to throw a right hook in case he throws his outstandingly fast left uppercut.

There aren't many weak spots in his game, but the one weakness Tiger does have is a serious one. When he performs his teleport division, he opens himself to a one-hit knockdown that's not even particularly difficult to time. Indeed, the easiest way to win against Tiger is to focus on evading his punches and wait for the teleport division dance so you can knock him down three times in a round.

Left Straight

This is Great Tiger's first attack and it's the only punch he throws that's "easy" to defend against. Before throwing the straight jab, Tiger crosses his hands and his turban flashes either yellow or red. Most commonly it flashes yellow, which means you can counter him with a left or right jab to interrupt him and earn a star. If you're slow on the draw, your counter jab will whiff, and if his turban flashes red (instead of yellow) you will always whiff. When you whiff a counter against this punch, Great Tiger disappears and then reappears either to your left or right for an uppercut that matches the uppercuts described below. If you simply block the punch, you can only follow up with a single punch, but if you dodge it you can follow with a full combo.

Left Uppercut

There are two uppercuts to watch for when fighting Great Tiger. When he ducks to your right, Tiger will very quickly pull up with a left uppercut that's difficult to defend. Reacting to this uppercut is difficult if you don't expect it, so we suggest mentally preparing yourself explicitly for this punch. You can either dodge to the right or counter him with a right hook to earn a star. The timing for the counter is simple, but that doesn't mean it's easy. As soon as you see him appear to your right, throw the right hook to tag him.

Right Uppercut

Great Tiger's right uppercut is almost a mirror image of his aforementioned left except that...