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What's your worst boxing habit? (past or present)
Was thinking about mine and thought it'd be interesting to know other people's especially since I might have some of the same bad habits without having picked up on it.
I have two:
1) I drop my right hand every time I throw my jab - suprisingly enough posing like super man in the ring hasn't given me any super powers!
2) I try to be tall against taller opponents - it really is time to accept the fact I'm a short a*** and get over it!!!!
So now you know mine .........
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LOSING IS THE WORST HABIT?
DONE IT TWICE! HAHA
Nah Personally, my worst habit, is getting angry!
When you get mad, you lose your sense of judgement.
Have done it a few times, guy gets good hit on me, I hear the people watching clap for him and shout good stuff at him, so I get mad and throw a fury of punches...and then am rocked by one of his!
BUT I GOT OVER THIS!!!
Haha
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Ive probably got a few bad technical habits but my main problem is I'm not offensive enough when sparring.
LUCKY_13 send a bit of that aggression my way, I need it!
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I find it very hard not to over train myself.
In the ring I throw a lot of body shots... and the judges don't like it. ;)
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Inconsistency is my main problem
I used do be great in one round, keeping my opponent on the end of my long left jab and feeling like a Wilfred Benitez and popping in the right hand for good meassure and get a good old fashion asswhuppin the next.
Mainly concentration problems
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Currently:Trying to make 37 year old legs bounce around the ring like a 20 year old(Im working on it)
Longstanding:Getting my martial arts and my boxing confused,(this is mainly fixed)I used to start to want to lift my leg when I was in a hand only situation,or throw almost exclusivly hand strikes in a martial arts one(and judges just about allways call two hand strikes to the body a "clash")
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Repeatedly throwing jab combos = me running out of steam too quick, then relying on defense and a half assed body shot now and then!
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pacing myself too much so i dont run out of steam in sparring
n overworking before sparring
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Dropping both of my hands if I didin't respect the guy's power like I'm friggin Roy Jones Jr., and moving straight back even if I did. My trainer used to tell me, "I don't know why you keep winning, cause half of what you're doing is wrong".
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Mine was bad hands the ref kept standing on them
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Originally Posted by Scrap
Mine was bad hands the ref kept standing on them
:coolclick: :lol:
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CC everyone - thanks for the honest replys - happy to hear more of course :)
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leaving my right hand too low ...you could see my jab coming a mile away. Im a southpaw.
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Originally Posted by southakron314
leaving my right hand too low ...you could see my jab coming a mile away. Im a southpaw.
Try thinking of your jab hand as your head protector,and your power hand as your bodies
Ever taken a martial art?
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no i never did any martial arts.
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no i never did any martial arts.
Allright this may not come across right,but Ill try,this is hard to explain on line
First we need to start you in to a horse stance
Line your feet to your shoulder in a crouching stance,staighten out your upper body but bend at the knees,if your doing it right,you should be on balance,alow someone to tap you on your chest,you shouldnt rock at all
Now since your a southpaw,make a smalish half moon with your left foo backards
Now again,you should feel solidly under balance
Now bring your ight hand up to slightly below your cheek
Bring your right to below with your chin,with your elbow sharply down
Now try to maintain that while working the heavy bag
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The horse stance is made for awkward shaped toilets, and if done in a boxing ring it'll turn you into a billboard that has "I'm Open" written all over it.
There is moves from other disciplines that benefit a boxer, this one is not one of them. From martial arts you have a move similar to the drop-shift, a lot of styles don't have one foot forward preference which leaves for move flexibility when it comes to options. Lot's of good ideas, but the horse stance isn't anything more than a stretch for the hamstrings and thighs when it comes to boxing
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Originally Posted by Chris N.
The horse stance is made for awkward shaped toilets, and if done in a boxing ring it'll turn you into a billboard that has "I'm Open" written all over it.
There is moves from other disciplines that benefit a boxer, this one is not one of them. From martial arts you have a move similar to the drop-shift, a lot of styles don't have one foot forward preference which leaves for move flexibility when it comes to options. Lot's of good ideas, but the horse stance isn't anything more than a stretch for the hamstrings and thighs when it comes to boxing
Its a base
A cat stance isnt any good if you dont start with a horse stance,you build outward
You build your style,you dont just walk in to it
A cat stance is a base fighting style,but yours wont have any balance if you dont build it from horse
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Or to put it in to proper prespective
Start at horse
Half moon your leg in to cat
Now tighten your guard
Now get up on your toes
Whaddya know,a perfectly balanced boxing guard
Everything needs to be broken down,nothing is easy
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Alright, nothing that I would do, it's cool as long as it works for you.
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Chris you forgot to tell us your bad habit - everyone else has spilled! Fess up!
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Originally Posted by Sharla
Chris you forgot to tell us your bad habit - everyone else has spilled! Fess up!
He's 19,everything he does is perfect ;D
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You read my profile :D, I didn't put that their for your information. To be humbly honest with you, only undercover am I perfect.
In sparring I drop my right occasionally, I also commit to my shots too much which gives my friend more opportunities to counter. I haven't been side-stepping much, not counting circling, oh yeah a couple of times I left my zipper open.
Of course I don't like any of you enough to tell you my one big weakness. ;D
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Originally Posted by Chris N.
You read my profile :D, I kept that part To be humbly honest with you, only undercover am I perfect.
In sparring I drop my right occasionally, I also commit to my shots too much which gives my friend more opportunities to counter. I haven't been side-stepping much not counting circling, oh yeah a couple of times I left my zipper open.
Of course I don't like any you enough to tell you my one big weakness. ;D
You do indead have a sense of humour
Righty or lefty?
If your a righty your probably cocking your punches,a lefty your probably doing it for vision
I do the ccocking my punchs thing myself when I m tired,Ive spent most of my life training,but gass me enough.............................
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You don't know, you haven't even seen me fight.
I don't cock my shots back, and I don't telegraph much unless I make a mistake (hesitate) or lose my attention. I guess another thing is hesitation, only with a good friend that I've become better at boxing than him. I got him on the ropes, see an opening and I don't want to pull the trigger and hit him with a bomb. If it's with anyone else I don't have a problem at all.
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Originally Posted by Brockton Bomber
Dropping both of my hands if I didin't respect the guy's power like I'm friggin Roy Jones Jr., and moving straight back even if I did. My trainer used to tell me, "I don't know why you keep winning, cause half of what you're doing is wrong".
Yeah this can be a problem. You should try and correct it quickly, otherwise you'll adapt to this way. If what your trainer told you is true..."half of what you're doing is wrong".
Guys who train wrong....they can win bouts....but eventually they will come crashing down! Hard!
Ain't nothing against you, hope you do well, just letting you know.