a preposterous tip from a beginner :p

[jujulio]

thank you chris, it was my understanding that the cartoon version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Vh8tVPjHk was way unrealistic, twisting the torso so much to get full leverage, with a pattern so predictable it would be useless aginst modern boxers more prone to countering (correct me if i'm wrong). But indeed i saw the triples you're talknig about in the willard dempsey fight, we can see dempsey hammering the champion and taking a step forward for each hit, though it looks a bit awkward given the footage fluidity. But for now yeah i try get better at slipping, for now it seems i twist my neck and my body a bit too much so that i don't go back in a neutral position nquick enough. but at the same time this "overdoing" makes it easier for me if i want to switch to offense with a shoulder roll (truth be told i have long ways to go lol), but i need to work my head movement and find the "right zone". I saw some vids of david haye, i think he has incredibly quick head and upper body movements(especially when springing back actually), do you have in mind some other boxer's name i should watch videos of to get better at this art?

[Chris Nagel]

There a lot of good posts on head movement, try the search feature, or you find a bunch by browsing the important posts section. You don't want to be moving your head back and forth the whole time. This can really take your attention off of your opponent causing you to get hit with punches that you shouldn't be getting hit with otherwise. It's nice to stay loose, but you don't want to moving so much that you're preoccupied with it. Learn to move your head at the right time to make your opponent miss.

Anyways one fighter that stands out when it comes to slipping punches is Julio Cesar Chavez. He also very hard to hit clean, a lot of his opponent's punches would just graze his head.