By Pj De Best
Boxing Footwork is super important. Do you think that Muhammad Ali, Ray Robinson, Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr or Floyd Mayweather Jr would be the same fighter without the possession of their tremendous footwork and movement abilities? Of course not!
A smart boxer or boxing coach will place a lot of emphasis on [...]

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Clinching in boxing is a technique used at close range to neutralize your opponents onslaught by tying up his arms. Clinching has a variety of uses but is primarily used to gain a quick rest period when a boxer is tiring. It can also be used when a boxer [...]

Ducking PunchesBy Pj De Best
Ducking punches is the defensive boxing technique used to simply get underneath an opponents punch and to come up on the other side of it which puts you in a good position to counter punch with a shot of your own.
To duck a punch you must bend both your [...]

Feinting in boxing
By Pj De Best
Feinting in boxing is a great technique which is used to deceive you opponent by making him/her think that a particular punch is coming. A fighter must use his/her hands, eyes, legs and body to deceive an opponent by making slight movements of each.
A great example is a slight rapid [...]

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Blocking in boxing is a defensive move that requires a fighter to use his/her arms, forearms, shoulders or gloves to prevent an opponents punch from landing at their desired target are. This move is great for not getting hit whilst maintaining a good view of your opponents open areas to capitalize on.
To [...]

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Parrying in boxing is the defensive technique that is used mainly at long range to simply deflect an opponents oncoming punches to the head or body which in turn sets you up in a good position to counter punch.
It is slightly different to blocking a punch as you catch the opponents punch [...]

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The bob and weave is a boxing defense technique which is primarily used against an opponents hooks or straights. Its a simultaneous movement that requires a fighter to bob down and weave under an opponents punch.
As your opponents executed punch arrives towards its target, you must bend your legs [...]

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Catching the jab is one of the first things a boxing trainer will teach you to do when you initially begin learning about defense in prize fighting. It’s a fairly simple and straight forward technique that once practiced often enough, becomes second nature.
When your opponent throws a jab towards you, just simply [...]

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Slipping in boxing is a defensive technique used to avoid getting hit without moving your body away from attacking range. It’s a slight sidewards movement of your head that’s avoids your opponents oncoming punch whilst maintaining a position close enough to your opponent in which you can counter punch with a shot [...]

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The boxing stance is an important fundamental to learn and apply for all boxers as it gives a fighter stability, balance and an effective position to fire punches from. The stance is one of the major building blocks that make up a great prize fighter.
The boxers leg position should be shoulder width [...]

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The boxing guard may come in many styles but they are all fundamentally required to do the same thing; To protect the fighter. Different boxers use different guards to which they feel comfortable with. Some boxers use multiple forms of the guard during a bout depending on the different situations they encounter. [...]

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The uppercut is often regarded as the most challenging punch to guard in boxing because of the difficulty in seeing it coming. Boxing’s uppercut is a vertical punch thrown from either hand which lands on the opponent in an upward motion.
The knees must be bent and a correct bodyweight shift to the [...]

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The hook is one of the favorite punches used in boxing. When thrown correctly, a good hook can end bouts with a single shot.
Heavyweight legend ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson had a devastating hook that crippled his opponents inside the ring. Tyson threw hooks with speed mixed with bad intentions that often resulted in [...]

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The cross (or right hand if you’re an orthodox fighter) is considered to be boxing’s bread and butter power shot. Prize fighters like former champions Lennox Lewis and Thomas ‘The Hitman’ Hearns perfected this power punch and used it often to hurt their opponents and end bouts early. Starting from the rear [...]

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The jab is the most important punch a fighter will ever use in a boxing match. It is also the most used punch in the sport. Not only is it effective as an offensive weapon, but a defensive one also when trying to keep your opponent out of range and away from [...]

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Using the correct boxing fist will prevent you from damaging or breaking your hands. Remember that the fist is a fighters bread and butter so any damage to it is damage to your ability to fight at 100%. Always keep your fist loose and ready; when you throw a punch keep it [...]