head movement and footwork

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Scrap thats an interesting point. Can you explain why the eyes slow you down? Not heard that before

Have you ever seen a beginner trying to use a speed ball? They are all tense and they try to hit it by watching the swing rather than timing it. If you rely on watching punches coming to you rather than timing and preempting their arrival, your going to have a face full of leather more often than not. Your brain takes till to decode what you see, then to make a decision on what to do once it acknowledges a fist coming toward your face. It's why bob and weaving can be effective as people punch to where they last saw your head, rather than where your head is going to be.