Goodday everyone, I have been training boxig now for aroud 2 years, currently i have had 3 matches(2-1). Recently i have been sparring with almost exclusivly higher level boxers. My sparing recently has not been great, i dont really hit anything and cant express myself. It mostly consist of me just backing up a lot and almost only throwing jabs. How can i overcome this obstacle and which combations should i use more often in boxing? Thank you
Stepping in with all your punches is crucial, maybe that's why you're not actually hitting anything. I used to step in with a jab, but I'd leave my rear leg stuck where it was when I'd throw the right hand afterwards, thus I couldn't reach and hit anything. As long as you don't overcommit, you should be fine. Also, every time you see your opponent ready to set and throw, move away and don't let him do what he wants to do. Pivoting is also very important for footwork and cutting off the ring. The squarer you are, the more steps you'd need to take, but if you're more sideways, you can take half the steps to cover the same distance, and chase movers far more easily, as well as take advantageous angles.
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l was about 3/4 trollin'. This kind of thread doesn't usually show up on the general forum. Congrats on working in the gym. It's a great habit to cultivate. I hope you learn the things you want to learn . I say this as an old man with bad habits.
Always be the hardest training guy in the gym. That shirt got to be soaked at the end of every boxing training. And you got to train boxing a minimum of 3 times a week if you are fighting competitively. 4 or 5 times is better. If you can’t physically handle that build up to it. Also you can (should) supplement your training with running and weight lifting. If you do weight lifting don’t do isolation movements they mess up your coordination. But do exercises for the large muscle groups. Always prioritize boxing training though. If you want to be a boxer you got to do more boxing. If you do more weight training then boxing you are a weightlifter not a boxer. Also when you are sparring be the first to initiate and the last to initiate. So attack - defend what’s coming back to you - attack again. That way you score more. Basically you attack land something of your own - they attack you keep your guard up if you have to but also fight back to keep him off you - when he punches himself out attack again. After that sequence attack - defend - attack you reset. Then attack - defend - attack again. Those resets should be very short preferably. That’s why you need great stamina. Training with people that are better then you makes you better. The best thing to do is train with people that are a little better then you. So you can step up to their level. If you fight competitive then you got to spar in a ring. You absolutely must. Train to be explosive on the heavy bag. Watch Mike Tyson how he unloads on the heavy bag. People often go too far copying Mike Tyson but it’s the best example of being explosive on the bag. Throw combinations of 4 to 6 punches on the bag HARD AND FAST. It got to be both. It might be hard at first but your body will adjust to it over time. When you throw the jab on the bag always throw 3 or more like 5 or 6 or more. Change the rhythm on the jab. A good example of that on YouTube is Jake LaMotta. When you shadowbox visualize your opponent. You are imaging you are fighting a real person. Not just throwing punches in the air. Also use more feints. You can do that in sparring but also practice it while shadow boxing and on the heavy bag. Look at techniques that others use and find out what works for you. Look at guys from the gym as well as famous boxers you find on YouTube.
Some good advice above but if you want to be a competetive boxer and a successful one you have to train twice a day for the most part. At least when you're in camp. 3-5 times doesn't come remotely close.
You have no bussines sparring high level fighters with 3 matches unless its sparring with objectives like they are working on defense and you on offense. Spar with people your caliber because you are not going to have succes with sparring with those kinda high level guys. Tip:try not to head hunt, footwork and feint a lot.
