Developing ones one style

[HerbM]

I am no expert boxer, in fact at 57 I have only been studying boxing for a couple of months, so do NOT BELIEVE what I tell you.

Just consider what makes sense and think it through, perhaps with your coach if you can talk to him.

Do not try to develop a style -- especially at the beginning -- as this is the most certain way to cement your weaknesses and limit your strengths to only those things you can do natural well. At the beginning you don't have the experience or knowledge to know what you can do after more training.

Even your coach may not be able to predict what possibilities your training will open up to you. So the simplest advice is: Train your weaknesses and fight your strengths.

And be careful about the last half of my advice: "...fight your strengths." This is only for REAL fights where something important depends on the outcome -- you must avoid the temptation to waste your sparring time doing only what you can do well, and thus failing to train your weak areas.

Try to make every one of your weaknesses into a strength. If that is not possible (perhaps due to some true physical limitation) then be certain to revisit that weak area from time to time since once you develop more physical attributes you may then be able to overcome that weakness (even if that wasn't initially possible.)

Work on everything that gives you trouble; repeat; repeat again. Keep cycling until you bring all of these up to some (for you) reasonable level of skill.

Once that happens, and you get some fight experience your style will find you. Even then, be willing to break out of whatever style box you have built in your own mind and to overcome more and more of your weak areas.

Until you are competent at ALL of the BASICS, you won't be able to intelligently pick what works consistently for you and what is likely to get you into trouble.

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HerbM

[WayneFlint]

I agree with herb and youngblood 100% and i believe a lot of the answers you will get from others will be similar to these guys,

[Andre]

I am no expert boxer, in fact at 57 I have only been studying boxing for a couple of months, so do NOT BELIEVE what I tell you. Just consider what makes sense and think it through, perhaps with your coach if you can talk to him. Do not try to develop a style -- especially at the beginning -- as this is the most certain way to cement your weaknesses and limit your strengths to only those things you can do natural well. At the beginning you don't have the experience or knowledge to know what you can do after more training. Even you coach may not be able to predict what possibilities your training will open up to you. So the simplest advice is: Train your weaknesses and fight your strengths. And be careful about the last half of my advice: "...fight your strengths." This is only for REAL fights where something important depends on the outcome -- you must avoid the temptation to waste your sparring time doing only what you can do well, and failing to train your weak areas. Try to make every one of your weaknesses into a strength. If that is not possible (perhaps due to some true physical limitation) then be certain to revisit that weak area from time to time since once you develop more physical attributes you may then be able to overcome that weakness (even if that wasn't initially possible.) Work on everything that gives you trouble; repeat; repeat again. Keep cycling until you bring all of these up to some (for you) reasonable level of skill. Once that happens, and you get some fight experience your style will find you. Even then, be willing to break out of whatever style box you have built in your own mind and to overcome more and more of your weak areas. Until you are competent at ALL of the BASICS, you won't be able to intelligently pick what works consistently for you and what it likely to get you into trouble.

Welcome here mate, enjoy your stay.