How Do You Combine Punches In Boxing?
You can’t become a good boxer without learning to throw combination punches. One-punch fighters just don’t last. Develop a good set of combination punches that you can throw automatically and put together in different situations, and you’ll stand a better chance of the ref raising your arm at the end of the fight. Jab if you want to stay in the ring. It’s the most important punch in boxing. It’s a quick corkscrewing punch that snaps straight from the ready position to your opponent’s face and snaps his head back when it lands. It’s the first punch and the set up in every combination. Add a second punch to form a 1-2 combination. For a right-handed fighter, the combination is left and then right. The second punch can be a hook, a straight right, a cross or an upper cut. These four, plus the jab, are the five basic punches. Include another left to form the 1-2-3 combination. For example, throw a left jab and a right cross to the head, then a hook to the body. The sequence is fast and exp