Jersey Jeff's Boxing

The greatest offensive weapon a boxer can have is fast powerful punch combinations that includes rapid succession of four or more punches that are selected specifically by way of observation of how the opponent is reacting defensively. It's been 75 years since Sugar Ray Robinson has fought and he is still considered to be the greatest boxers that ever lived. Ray after observing an opponent's defensive reactions threw hard lightning fast 6, 7, 8 punch combinations. A few others who consistently threw 4 and more punch combinations? Muhammad Ali, Aaron Pryor, and Meldrick Taylor!

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Boxing like any sport or form of self-defense is learned through repetitive movement or hundreds and thousands of repetitions. Through those repetitive movements reflexes get hard wired and ultimately become automatic bypassing the thought process. Once the mechanics of techniques are understood and practiced they have to be "gradually" applied in real time action. A boxer or boxing student can improve in a few hours through scientific methodical repetition compared to what will take ten times as long if done haphazardly. The two amateur boxing students in these two videos are working on a number of things simultaneously. The list of things include: how to establish the proper distance from which to throw a punch. Establishing that distance so that straight punches are thrown to make contact with the opponent with eight inches left in extension to pe*****te the opponent and result in the desired effect or damage. Hooks must also be thrown from the proper distance, which they are working on. Both boxers are also sharpening defensive reflexes. The techniques they are using are inside and outside slips, parrying punches, bobs, weaves, picks or blocking jabs, and blocking hooks. The smaller middleweight boxer is practicing defensive moves to handle the heavyweight's punches. In one video the middleweight comes out of slips, bobs and weaves and throws a counter right hand. The heavyweight, after throwing a combination blocks the counter right hand from the middleweight instantly switching from offense to defense. Every possible scenario that can, will, or could happen during a boxing match must be practice i.e. methodically broken down on how to handle it, the student then becoming comfortable and confident with how to handle it and react appropriately and effectively. Throwing punches from the proper distance is involved in these drills, so there are offensive and defensive techniques being practiced simultaneously. I will post other video scenarios including in fighting in the near future. Doing hundreds of hours of sparring without first knowing what your doing is not methodical scientific training. Taking hundreds of punches does not teach a boxer defensive reflexes, nor does does it make sense to box dozens of rounds to establish proper distancing from which to launch an effective offense that can be done during training. Being counterpunched hundreds of times after you punch is a pretty crazy way to try to figure out how to instantly switch from offense to defense. Though these moves are choreographed there is no difference in the mechanics of a throwing jab or hook or the defensive techniques used to avoid or neutralized them when sparring or competing. Any boxer with any level of experience can improve without taking a beating in the process. These students over time will increase the speed, power, and intensity of the drills, ultimately to a maxim level equal to or beyond what they will be confronted with from a formidable opponent. The opponent will not be accommodating with what he brings to the ring. But the trained boxer will ultimately be prepared to handle it and also capable of launching an effective offense of his own. An offense that must be launched with courage and bad intentions hitting fast, hard, and.....first!

These are the highly preferred coach's mitts referred to in a previous post. Please see that post for an explanation of the great benefit of using these coach's mitt over the more common and less effective round mitts in preparing a boxer "at any level" for the sport or competition!

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Boxing training that will produce the best effect in the shortest time with the least bumps and bruises to the boxing student always considers one thing, that "the opponent will be punching back!" If an equal amount of time is spent on preparing in having punches being thrown back the student the student will be more completely prepared to spar and compete. Muhammad Ali, known early in his life and boxing career as Cassius Clay, used a technique that perhaps ill advised today paid great attention to the reality of the opponent throwing punches of his own. This is true at any level in the sport of boxing; even moreso as the level of competition increases through the progression of a boxer's career. This preparation should be part of training from day one through to the end of a boxer's career. Young Cassius Clay would go into an alley by his house and have his brother Rahman throw rocks at him trying to hit Cassius in the head forcing Cassius to slip and bob (duck) not to get hit in the head with a rock. The result of this training was clearly evident in how well Cassius could slip punches. Cassius did have far above average God given natural athletic ability, but training to avoid punches brought that potential to fruition, and ultimately "shook the world" of boxing; then Muhammad Ali becoming arguably the greatest heavyweight champion and to many the greatest boxer in the history if the sport. I will not throw rocks at my boxing students. With the development of the Coach's Punch Mitts the same effect can be achieved. Using the Coach's Punch Mitts can develop reflexes and simulate actual fighting in a way the common coach's mitts cannot. In addition to immediately counterpunching a boxing student and correcting any mistakes and liabilities by hitting him (or her) improvement can be made without as many rounds of sparring as long as the coach is sincere and willful when throwing punches at the student. This inflicts less wear and tear on the boxer and increases his longevity in the sport. A coach can also unleash a barrage of punches at a student teaching him how to handle something that is imminent during a boxing match, especially against a formidable opponent. I have been using these mitts for many, many years landing punches on students without doing the damage that common (round) coach's mitts can cause scratching an eyeball or causing a cut if thrown at a student with the same power, speed, and willful intent. A lesson taken directly from "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali!

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Transferring weight and core rotation are keys to punching with maximum power and leverage, especially for the smaller or lighter boxer. Applying this correct biomechanics of punching power a girl or woman can punch as hard as a man of equal weight and harder than an untrained male of equal weight. Every rear hand, full commitment power punch will set up the forward hand hook to be thrown with full power. For a right handed boxer a straight right hand properly thrown will transfer weight over the left foot setting leverage for a powerful left hook. In turn the left hook properly thrown will tranfer weight back over the right foot loading power for another straight right hand. In this link you can see Gervonta Davis, a young small stature boxer, demonstrate this correct biomechanical application resulting in knockout power.

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Every possible scenario of what will or may take place when the bell rings must be practiced and hard wired into muscle memory. Arguably "the most important scenario" comes as a courtesy from Mike Tyson and his trainer Cus D'Amato, that is how to react when you're hurt. In these videos a couple scenarios are in fighting, keeping a tight guard and hitting as hard as possible working on finding openings. Another is fighting and punching while moving backwards. This comes as a courtesy from studying Jersey Joe Walcott and Archie Moore who, like Sugar Ray Robinson and a very few other elite boxers, could fight while backing up, keeping your balance as you transfer your weight over your back foot using the opponent's aggression against him to add power to "your punches!" Also demonstrated is "keeping your head moving and moving after you punch." This, like many other strategies and techniques, comes from Cus D'Amato trainer of world champions Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson, and Jose Torres and many other successful professional and amateur boxers.

A few videos from training today. The first is me (73 years old) working on getting my heart rate up hitting the heavy bag. The next after warm up exercises and balance drills is shadowboxing with a student.

A boxer's meteoric ride toward becoming a world champion and potential Hall of Famer too often burns out, and the road comes to an end. What happens? As a boxer moves up and along in his journey he's destined to meet tougher and more capable opponents. The wealth of knowledge, or lack of he has accumulated , determines where, how, or if the journey ends. One of a number of techniques and understandings that can determine ultimate succes is blocking or more specifically "panic blocking!" Notice how ferocious a boxer can look when hitting a heavy bag. Yes, I know the bag doesn't hit back. But there is more going on. When a punch is blocked or panic blocked, panic blocking is slamming your gloves together in front of your face to stop straight punches from hitting you (in the face) the opponent throwing the punches maintains perfect balance and distance, the same as hitting a heavy bag. He then can easily continue his assault. However, making an opponent "miss" upsets his balance slightly, or even greatly, requiring a readjustment as his fists hit air. Having this knowledge and understanding guides the development of a boxer's defense, and enhances his reaction punching and counterpunching ability. This, among other more technical techniques and strategies, keeps his flame buring and helps him emerge victorious over progressively better and better opponents.