Bad Boxing Habits

i help coach new people in my club and somthings i see is hands low, throwing lots and lots of punches when shadow boxing like 10 punch combos when really in a fight you aint gonna be doin anythin like that

they dont move their head and ignore the jab

but i'm talking about beginners who are just puttin the gloves on for the very first time

 

head movement, hands up but when throwing the jab it doesn't come straight back to the cheek goes to the cheek via the waist in an arching fashion if that makes sense?

also once they get under pressure they stand and trade insted of thinking and boxing like they get tagged and insted of thinkin how to out box they just panic and throw throw throw

what do you see with your guys?

 

I keep fixing the shorts and headgear it bugs me.

 

The most common thing I see is sticking out the elbows on straight punches, it telegraphs horribly. You should be able to let your shoulder touch a wall, and punch along that wall without your elbow touching it.

 

I dont know anything about amateurs, but on the pros I see alot of them will adjust their trunks constantly and lower there hands to do so making them vulnerable. Also some of them like to wipe their face with their gloves but it can put their arms out of position for a second to do so.

 

ok, shorts i can deal with personally i dont like my shorts travelling up my ass but i never touch my headguard unless it gets badly moved (which it shouldnt when on correctly), i train with a 16 year old intermediate hw, 3rd best in his weight last season and evertime he takes a shot he touches his headguard even ifits a jab, bad habit imo it lets the opponent know your shot rgistered and the judges will cop on to this, try keep a poker face even when your seeing stars :good

great way to enforce keeping your straights STRAIGHT, i might show that to the younger lads, all novices are hooking machines

 

I find it shocking that a fighter can have his feet wrongly positioned, not have bent knees, not be tucked up behind a high guard while keeping his chin low. That is the first lesson, the basics, the fundamentals, the foundation, the base, the core, EVERYTHING WORKS OFF OF THAT. If you got that wrong then EVERYTHING GOES WRONG!!!

 

we all know the bad habits raw novices make but the thread is better off if we hear the bad habits even experienced fighters make like angulo bouncing on his toes during a little lull in action, some fighters put their mouthpiece out a bit to get extra air **** like that

 

I notice a lot of young guys new to boxing will close their eyes and turn away from punches in sparring. but you get used to it dont ya.

Personally, i have a habit of lowering my head when i lunge in, but the butts are never intentional (honest ) but i also try rub my head across their face in clinches. i shave my head, and i do this when it has a day or so's growth and i know it stings like ****.

I know its a ****'s trick but i cant help it, especially when i'm tired.

 

It's a great exercise for new guys, you can tell them 1000 times not to lift up the elbows, but a concrete wall makes the point much better. The closer you stand to the wall, the straighter and less telegraphed your punch will be.

I do it regularly myself as well, and I move along the wall as I punch. A very narrow corridor (stance width) would be perfect.

 

these are bad habits that the best fighters in the world have and it astounds me.

bouncing is another one that gets me. you are simply putting yourself out of position. bouncing can only be accepted when out of range and trying to flush the lactic acid in your legs.

 

hatton used to do that thing kind of like cupping his right hand into his left pushing his hand more into teh glove and got caught a few times when doing it back in his wbu days, he was doing it up until the malignaggi fight. you know what im on about?