Remembering combo's

[BigSkinny87]

Combos I practice the most, and realistically use in sparring are limited to about 3-4 punches and mostly consist of the jab. Never have time to plant and unload 5 and 6 punches unless you have lightning fast hands and feet.

I'd just take other ppl's advice. Practice shadowboxing a certain combo until you can do it in your sleep. Slowwww at first, then gradually speed and power come with.

The basic combos I do on the bag and their number translation: 1=jab 2=straight right 3=left hook 4=right uppercut 5=left uppercut

1-2
1-2-3
1-2-roll under to the left-3
1-2-roll to the right-2
3-2-3
1-2-3-4-3-2-jab out is the most complex one I'll do

just stay balanced. footwork, balance, footwork, stay in position, and keep them hands up.

when I spar my 1-2-1-1 is my bread and butter

[greynotsoold]

Not sure about this...When you are ptacticing on the heavy bag, jab/right/hook is your bread and butter because that is the basis of every thing else. I also like a left uppercut/right/hook or left uppercut/left hook/right...but remembering them? On the bag you should be testing and perfecting your balance and technique, so just let them flow and be checking yourself to improve. Remembering or practicing a few sequences will leave you stuck for ideas later on.
Because, when you are fighting somebody, you can't just work certain sequences. Suppose he jabs and pulls his right hand ( I always assume an orthodox stance because I believe all southpaws should have been drowned at birth) back as he does so: the obvious counter is to slip outside and hook, but what then? Do you see what I am getting at? You have to prepare yourself for anything, not memorize routines.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Before reading my post I would take note of Grey's, there is a lot of important material there in one post.

However, once good form and technique is committed to muscle memory you may want to learn some set combinations. Quite simply I find it very helpful to first practice on the pads, write down the combinations at home, shadowbox them out to commit them to memory and then take them to the bag at the gym.

Feel, Learn, Feel, Practice.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Before reading my post I would take note of Grey's, there is a lot of important material there in one post.

However, once good form and technique is committed to muscle memory you may want to learn some set combinations. Quite simply I find it very helpful to first practice on the pads, write down the combinations at home, shadowbox them out to commit them to memory and then take them to the bag at the gym.

Feel, Learn, Feel, Practice.

[nikola_ganchev]

Obviously when you need to remember combos you are really new to the sport. Making combinations = taking a risk. Not knowing when to use specific combination and just going blindly in exchanges is really tretourus. I think that its much more apropriate to concentrate on the basics. Movement, defence and the single punches until you have the proper balance and technique to build upon.

[bananajama]

For training I found the Bas Rutten audio tapes for boxing to be quite good.
He has a 10x2min or 7x3min round boxing cd. During the rounds he calls out various combinations
and during the rest he tries to keep you motivated and gives you tips.
There are a couple of youtube videos of guys working out to the tape so have a look on there
and you will get an idea of what its like...

If you don't like the BR tape you could record a few rounds of your own preferred combinations and play them back on your mp3 while training..

[donnydarkoIRL]

For training I found the Bas Rutten audio tapes for boxing to be quite good.
He has a 10x2min or 7x3min round boxing cd. During the rounds he calls out various combinations
and during the rest he tries to keep you motivated and gives you tips.
There are a couple of youtube videos of guys working out to the tape so have a look on there
and you will get an idea of what its like...

If you don't like the BR tape you could record a few rounds of your own preferred combinations and play them back on your mp3 while training..

I think thats very commercial.

[bananajama]

Sorry if it came across like an advert was only trying to describe what has helped me and it is pretty easy to do your own tapes, I am not pushing anything.
I remember reading that Cus D'amato used to record tapes of combinations that he would be play back in the gym to help drill his fighters so just trying to take a leaf out of the masters book.