Eubank on Timing & Technique

[greynotsoold]

What tainer worth a damn would have you trying to box with your hands up in front of your face? Anybody that knows anything about boxing has known all along that it is impossible to punch from that position.

[FacePuncher]

What tainer worth a damn would have you trying to box with your hands up in front of your face? Anybody that knows anything about boxing has known all along that it is impossible to punch from that position.

I quite often (not always) have people firing their punches horizontally from head height.. I don't believe this to be terribly uncommon? Or am I misunderstanding you?

[greynotsoold]

Sometimes I am sharp in my opinions and I mean no disrespect.
With your hands 'high' (by that I mean, in front of your face), you can't punch. The motion is unnatural and just keeping your hands there requires muscular tension. You can't hook from there, throw uppercuts without dramatically dropping your hands...nothing works.

[Scrap]

Im with Greys

[BIG H]

This is intereting stuff guys.

So Grey/Scrap what would be your optimum position for the hands, i.e a mix of protection and being ready to deploy punches?

[FacePuncher]

Sometimes I am sharp in my opinions and I mean no disrespect.
With your hands 'high' (by that I mean, in front of your face), you can't punch. The motion is unnatural and just keeping your hands there requires muscular tension. You can't hook from there, throw uppercuts without dramatically dropping your hands...nothing works.

By "high" I don't mean in front of their faces, but covering their jaw line as often as possible and being ready to parry straights. I guess DLH or maybe even Arguello would be good examples of what I mean. Uppercuts of course are an exception! Impossible to throw a decent uppercut without opening up to some degree.

I don't seem to have any trouble getting people firing effective combinations from a high guard though, so long as they are moving moving their feet and hips correctly, the shoulders follow!

[Scrap]

Know where the things that moves the Fist are and should be, thats the Elbows.

[AdamGB]

I think it's all about the situation you're in.

Cus knew a thing or two about boxing and he'd have fighters who used his peak-a-bo style have a high guard - but not when they were punching or wanting to punch... it'd be once they'd worked in close to an opponent and thrown... they'd quickly retreat from a taller man with a high guard until they were out of range.

The objective during that phase of the style wasn't to punch, so it worked.

[FacePuncher]

I think it's all about the situation you're in.

Cus knew a thing or two about boxing and he'd have fighters who used his peak-a-bo style have a high guard - but not when they were punching or wanting to punch... it'd be once they'd worked in close to an opponent and thrown... they'd quickly retreat from a taller man with a high guard until they were out of range.

The objective during that phase of the style wasn't to punch, so it worked.

Spot on!

No technique works in every situation, but I think having your chin protected is quite often a good place to start.