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17/09/2026

STOP getting HIT after your 1-2 🥊

Landing a combination and thinking your job is done, is why you keep getting countered 💯

If you finish your 1-2 and stay exactly where you threw it, you’re literally a sitting 🦆

Here are 7 ways to stay defensively responsible AFTER your 1-2 👇🏻

1️⃣ SLIP OUTSIDE
After the cross, slip back towards your right. A small movement takes your head off the centre line and away from their returning jab.

2️⃣ STEP OFF
Step diagonally backwards and to your right. You’re changing both the distance AND the angle, taking yourself away from any straight shot coming back.

3️⃣ WEAVE
Expecting the left hook? Weave underneath it. Keep the feet planted and use the upper body to take your head underneath the punch.

4️⃣ ROLL
Similar movement, different purpose. This time take your feet with you as you roll underneath the left hook, creating a NEW angle to punch back from.

5️⃣ SHOULDER ROLL
Perfect when you’re in close and expecting the cross. Bring the lead shoulder across at the last second, taking the right hand away while keeping yourself in position to counter.

6️⃣ Catch
Done properly should keep you safe from both the LHook to the head and the LHook to the body. Answer the phone with your hand and make yourself a small target.

7️⃣ LONG GUARD
Think of it almost like throwing a 1-2-1. Extend the lead hand to intercept their return while dipping towards your rear side. Similar to the way George Foreman would use his lead hand to disrupt attacks.

The important part?

Don’t wait until AFTER your combination to decide what happens next.
Know your exit BEFORE you throw 💯
Punch. Defend. Reposition.

Every combination needs an EXIT STRATEGY ✅

16/09/2026

STOP getting HIT 💥 Mid-COMBO.

Most boxers think about defending after they've finished punching.
The best fighters defend during the combination.

Here's how. 👇🏻

🥊 Double Jab → Rear Uppercut
Use the double jab with short stutter steps to close the distance safely.

As you step in behind each jab, bring the rear foot in slightly before firing the uppercut.

At uppercut range, only short punches are a threat.
The most common? The left hook.

As it comes back, pop your rear foot back to rebuild your stance while flowing your head with the direction of the hook.

Even if the hook gets through, you've taken the sting out of it.

Now expect the next shot.
Nine times out of ten, the left hook is followed by the right hand.

Slip to your right, get inside the cross and immediately drive off the back foot to smother.
Don't stop short.

Think about pressing a button with your lead shoulder.
If your shoulder hasn't made contact with your opponent, you haven't smothered the range properly.
Once you're chest-to-chest, wrap your rear hand around to their rear hip.
Now don't just push with your arm...
Turn your body.
Use your mechanics to turn your opponent as you turn yourself, exposing their back while leaving yourself in a dominant position to counter.

Just remember, once you're there, stay disciplined and avoid punching the back of the head.

Great combinations aren't just about landing punches.
They're about anticipating the next attack before it happens.

Defend during the exchange.
Control the position.
Then make your opponent pay. ✅

15/09/2026

STOP getting hit with it 💯

The 1-2 is one of, if not the most common combination thrown in boxing. So what better to learn a defence that is sure to keep you out of harms way ✅️

Slip the jab, use check hook footwork to avoid the cross and keep your chin tucked behind your shoulder.... SIMPLES 🤝🏻


13/09/2026

DOMINATE PRESSURE like RYAN GARCIA 🥊

Conor Benn wanted to close the distance and apply pressure. Ryan Garcia made sure he was never comfortable enough to do it.

Garcia stayed LIGHT on his feet, constantly changing the distance and making the bigger, slower-footed Benn work to pin him down, and when Benn DID manage to close the space?

Garcia tucked up tight, closed the gaps and gave him very little to attack.

But the part I really liked was the work with the LEAD HAND.

Garcia continually fed Benn the jab, lead-hand control and, most importantly, that dangerous LEFT HOOK.

In my opinion, there’s some misdirection here.
Think of a magician telling you to WATCH THIS HAND… while the other one is setting the trap.

Everyone knows Garcia’s left hook is dangerous. The more Benn sees it, reacts to it and worries about it, the easier it becomes to hide something else.

Then comes the knockdown sequence 👇🏻

Garcia misses the left hook and Benn pulls away before dipping towards his right.
Garcia immediately establishes lead-hand control.
Now he’s doing THREE things:
🥊 Blinding Benn
🥊 Controlling the distance
🥊 Disrupting Benn’s forward pressure
And while Benn is dealing with that lead hand…
Garcia has lined him up PERFECTLY for the back hand.
Benn comes forward.

BOOM 💥

The right hand detonates on the chin and drops him.
Garcia had actually shown him that right hand earlier in the fight from a very similar lead-hand setup.
Keep feeding the opponent one threat until their attention starts shifting towards it…

Then punish what they STOP looking for.
The right hand finished the job.
But the SET-UP created it 💯

11/09/2026

STOP getting HIT after your JAB 🥊

Throwing the jab doesn’t mean your job is finished. If you’re predictable after it, your opponent knows exactly when they can fire back.

Here are 5 defensive options you can use immediately after the jab:

1️⃣ JAB → SLIP OUTSIDE
Takes your head away from the straight shots coming back down the middle.

2️⃣ JAB → SLIP INSIDE
Same idea, different side. Change the position of your head so you’re not sitting on the centre line waiting for the return.

3️⃣ JAB → SHOULDER ROLL
Expecting the cross back? Bring the jab home and roll the rear hand off your shoulder.

4️⃣ JAB → CATCH
If they answer with the lead hook, get the rear hand back to your cheek and catch it.

5️⃣ JAB → LONG GUARD
Use the lead hand to control the space and disrupt the cross or overhand coming back.

The important part isn’t memorising five separate movements.
It’s understanding that EVERY punch needs an exit strategy.

Land your jab, anticipate the return and already know how you’re getting out safely.

Don’t admire your work. Stay defensively responsible 💯

10/09/2026

DOMINATE your OPPONENT 🥊

Don’t just throw punches and hope they land. Give your opponent something to react to, read the adjustment, then use it against them.

For these 3 setups, everything starts the same way. Land the jab, then show them the fake body jab.

1️⃣ FAKE BODY JAB → CROSS
Land the jab upstairs, change level and sell the body jab. As they react to the threat downstairs, come straight back over the top with a hard cross.
Now they’ve felt it… expect them to adjust.

2️⃣ FAKE BODY JAB → DOUBLE JAB
Show them the exact same setup again. This time they’ve already been cracked with the cross, so when you drop for the body fake they’re more likely to pull away and create distance.
Stay low and turn that fake into a double jab, taking your feet with you to close the ground as they try to escape.
Now you’ve punished TWO different reactions from the same fake.

3️⃣ FAKE BODY JAB → GAZELLE HOOK
By the third time, they know something is coming and they’re going to want to get out quickly.
Jab upstairs, fake the body again, then use that level change and shape to load the legs and explode into the gazelle hook.

Same setup. Same picture.
Different punishment depending on the reaction 💯

That’s what feinting is really about. You’re not moving just for the sake of it, you’re feeding your opponent information, creating a reaction and then exploiting the adjustment.

Don’t just throw punches.
SET THEM UP ✅

The PERFECT boxing guard Every defensive style comes with its own strengths, weaknesses and problems it’s designed to so...
09/09/2026

The PERFECT boxing guard

Every defensive style comes with its own strengths, weaknesses and problems it’s designed to solve

The important bit is understanding why each guard works.

A guard isn’t just somewhere to park your hands. It should fit your attributes, your style, the range you want to fight at and the problems the opponent is giving you.

🥊 Philly Shell - James Toney
🥊 High Guard - Winky Wright
🥊 Peek-a-Boo - Mike Tyson
🥊 Long Guard - Dmitry Bivol
🥊 Cross Guard - Ken Norton
🥊 Hands Low - Roy Jones Jr.

Six very different answers to the same question:

How do you stop the other bloke punching you in the face? 😂

Which one are you choosing? 👇

06/09/2026

STOP getting HIT with the JAB-CROSS 💯

A lot of people can defend one punch. But fall to pieces when its 2 or 3.

Here’s 3 ways to deal with the 1-2 👇🏻

Slip + Shield
Slip to the outside of the jab first, then bring the forearm shield up for the cross.
Don’t slip too low though.
If the head drops too much, you’ll struggle to move again afterwards.
And don’t let the forearm drop around waist level either or you won’t recover it in time to block the cross cleanly.

Parry + Shoulder Roll
Parry the jab late.
Not early.
You want to touch the jab just before it lands so the hand stays home longer and you don’t create unnecessary openings.
Then roll the cross.
Lift the shoulder to protect the chin and turn away with the shot to take the sting out of it.

Double Parry
Rear hand parry on the jab.
Lead hand parry on the cross.
But don’t just swat at it with the arm.
Use the mechanics of a left hook with the waist and shoulders to help redirect the shot away from centre line.
Small movement. Better structure.

Different problems need different solutions.
That’s why good defence isn’t just reactions…
It’s options. ✅

05/09/2026

STOP getting HIT 💥 After you THROW.

One of the biggest habits that separates experienced boxers from beginners is what happens after they punch.

Beginners finish the combination and wait to see what happens.
Experienced fighters are already moving.
They expect the counter before it's even thrown.

Here are 4 simple defensive exits you should be adding to your game. 👇🏻

🥊 Jab → Slip & Step Left
Don't stay on the centre line after the jab.
Slip the return shot while taking a small step to your left, creating a new angle and making your opponent reset before they can attack again.

🥊 Jab → Cross → Roll Right
The right hand often brings the left hook back.
Expect it.
Roll underneath the hook and stay balanced so you're ready to fire your own counter immediately.

🥊 Jab → Cross → Hook → Roll Left
As the hook lands, don't admire your work.
Keep the movement flowing by rolling under the expected return shot, taking your head off the centre line while staying in position to continue the exchange.

🥊 Double Jab → Rear Uppercut → Drop Back & Flow
As you close the distance behind the double jab, shorten your stance to deliver the uppercut.
Then immediately rebuild your stance by dropping the rear foot back while letting your head flow with the expected left hook.
From there, you're perfectly positioned to deal with the next shot instead of becoming an easy target.

Every punch you throw should have a defensive plan attached to it.
Don't wait to react after you've been hit.
Expect the counter.
Beat it to the punch.
Then make your opponent pay. ✅

The boxing number system 🥊It doesn't matter if you're brand new or a seasoned pro. These NEVER change. Drill these funda...
03/09/2026

The boxing number system 🥊

It doesn't matter if you're brand new or a seasoned pro. These NEVER change. Drill these fundamental punches and then look to link them together to create combinations 🤝🏻👇🏻

1 - Jab
2 - Cross
3 - Lead Hook
4 - Rear Hook
5 - Lead Uppercut
6 - Rear Uppercut

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