Help Defending Against the Right Hand

[God.in.my.corner]

You'll have to get out of your comfort zone, first by how you stand and hold your hands, while keeping both eyes on your opponent.

I would add that you ought to lean back slightly onto your rear leg, off-center toward your right. This tilts your left shoulder up, and make him apt to reach with his right. Keep your elbows in against your body as opposed to keeping your gloves lifted toward your cheeks.

Here's a few moves you can work on: Bend your knees and roll under his right toward the left, immediately stepping into position for your left hook counter. If you get comfortable with keeping your left hand forward in front of your lead shoulder you can parry his right to the left with your left, and counter immediately with the right. Or- parry it toward the right and counter with your right. You can also shoulder-roll back and toward the right, and counter with your right.

Your stance is your first line of defense, and is utmostly integral for any defensive movement. It's the first thing that you have to work on. Too often boxers make it harder for themselves by standing in a way that makes them easier to hit, and harder to respond accordingly to with what is needed.

This makes sense. I stand with my weight balanced between both feet. When I slip to my right, I basically do a quick shift of weight to my right foot while dripping my shoulder. If one keeps their weight back on the rear foot, I guess you don't shift your weight with the slip? Can you break it down Chris?

[Chris Nagel]

Not all your weight is on your right leg to begin with. The motion to slipping inside of their right is similar to a left hook, turn your left shoulder and hip to the right.