Eubank on Timing & Technique

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I believe the distinction Scrap and Greynotsoold are making, is that there is a difference between a high tight guard, and your hands in front of your face.

I'm of the belief that every beginning boxer should start with a high tight guard, work only the basics. Learn them and learn them well. Then begin to develop their style and stance based upon their own personal set of skills and physical attributes.

So learn the rule book before you rip it up...?

Nice!

[nikola_ganchev]

My opinion on boxing with the hands up comes from a complex of mistakes. First of all way must a beginer learn it this way? Because someone is not explaining him what the proper stance is and the head is sticking out infront! This combined with no understanding of positioning leads to blindly bringing the hands up... And here is the biggest problem. Man can not spar after an 15 mins of instructions! It must be devoted alot of hours of preliminary preparation. The stance, the movements, where am i going, way i am going? The beginer must be able to think a bit on his own and maybe after that he is ready to spar!
Second misunderstanding is the idea of boxing tall. Normally the one who is on the lower level has leverage advantage. How will you punch someone who is down on your waist level when your hands are up even at the chin?
And as greynotsoold said it is not biomechanically optimal!