sparring video, boxing tips and advice please

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Here is a round of me and my buddy sparring. If any one has any advice or tips for us please comment.


Neither of us have access to a boxing gym and we are both new. We go harder in this video than we usually do, but I think it shows alot of our flaws.


I am in the hoody, weigh 160#.

He weighs 148# right now, so we try to go light with the size difference.


If anyone could point us to some drills or anything to work on where we are weak it would be greatly appreciated.
 
Haha, nice sparring video! Actually very enjoyable. Sure, you might not be the most technical boxers at this point, but it's nice to see someone actually work for it and push! Just be careful with each other.

Few things:

You(hoodie): You are too open when throwing combos, especially the left hook to the body which you like(a great punch). Tighten it up and don't let your hands drop so much during combos so you have to pick them up again. You stand too straight on the left body hook as well and that makes the punch weaker and opens you up more. I know because I did the exact same thing. Lower your elevation and stance overall, and especially when body punching. Don't stand so straight. Also, don't be too predictable with the dip(again, bend your legs more and bend at the hips and legs, instead of just the waist), gives different looks before you do it and set it up with the jab more. You don't have to take your head that far out off center, you're loosing balance. Also, consider getting comfortable moving to your right more(you mainly move left, I do the same thing). You should practice bending your legs a little more at all times. Do it gradually, then it's not so tough.

Friend(wifebeater): He needs to stop leaning on every punch and leading with his head. He is falling forward a lot and it's destroying his balance and opening him up to your counters. He needs to adopt a better posture and step with his feet first. He should practice rotating around an imaginary rod coming straight vertically down through his spine and keep his shoulders back and weight in the middle when he punches. His stance needs work, his legs are all over the place too.

Both of you should also practice the basic footwork drills(like taking a step in various directions) and fundamentals of punching (like shifting weight from foot to foot and rotating your hips) more. Do your shadow boxing slower with focus on good form. Keep at it, good sparring!
 
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Awesome reply, thank you so much for the advice. I will tell my buddy what you said as well. I do feel very open when throwing punches, I feel very slow as well. I was thinking it might have something to do with bad footwork? Like being flatfooted or something. At the same time, Because we are going light my punches aren't being thrown at full speed most of the time. There is also a glove weight difference, I have 16s, he has 12s, plus with the size difference I really should be slower, but still. The hook to the body is fairly new to me, since I've been trying to stay within range recently, I haven't quite figured that on out yet. I will try getting lower and see how that goes. I noticed I'm leaning way too far after watching the video lol it looks pretty funny I think. It doesn't feel like I move over that far, but sure enough. Head movement is also something very new to me, I will try being more subtle in the future.

"gives different looks before you do it and set it up with the jab more"

Could you elaborate on this please? I guess I don't understand give different looks.

Again, thank you very much, I'm excited to try this out!
 
You flare your elbows out even on your straight punches. To correct this, stand with a wall on your left and throw your jab, your elbow shouldn't touch it. Same thing with the right.

Flaring your eblows out makes it very easy to see the punch coming.

For your footwork, just move around without punching. Pay attention to not cross your legs. Practice pivots, dodges, switching levels (for that body hook!).

Do a lot of shadow boxing in front of a mirror, aim at yourself, look out for bad habits.

And most of all, have fun with it ! You'll see, combat sports are addictive :D
 
Thanks for your input French Canadian, I've heard not to flare the elbows but wasn't aware I was doing it. I will try that wall drill out tomorrow. One thing I noticed is when I shadowbox, hit the heavy bag, or double end, my hands are faster, my feet are lighter, overall I don't feel "heavy" like I do when I spar. I think there is a mental thing I need to overcome that could help my technique. I just recently got over the flinch reflex, so I'm still very new. Thank you guys again for this, I really do appreciate it. If you guys think of anything else, please let me know!

French Canadian, do you have any advice for my opponent?

Thanks you
 
I wouldn't be against you guys getting some head gear. Not necessarily so that you guys can go full tilt, but because it's probably a good idea.
 
Lol, yes I agree. I just started a new job and I planned on getting headgear within the first few checks. Money is very tight for both of us though, he also needs shoes, longer wraps, better mouthpiece and better gloves so headgear is kind of low on his list. This is significantly harder than average and the first time we went at this pace, but at least one of us will have some in the near future, if just for the headbuts. Do you guys have any recommendations for headgear? I was looking at ringside for around $45 I think.

Thank you for your input wilddeuces
 
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Awesome reply, thank you so much for the advice. I will tell my buddy what you said as well. I do feel very open when throwing punches, I feel very slow as well. I was thinking it might have something to do with bad footwork? Like being flatfooted or something. At the same time, Because we are going light my punches aren't being thrown at full speed most of the time. There is also a glove weight difference, I have 16s, he has 12s, plus with the size difference I really should be slower, but still. The hook to the body is fairly new to me, since I've been trying to stay within range recently, I haven't quite figured that on out yet. I will try getting lower and see how that goes. I noticed I'm leaning way too far after watching the video lol it looks pretty funny I think. It doesn't feel like I move over that far, but sure enough. Head movement is also something very new to me, I will try being more subtle in the future.

"gives different looks before you do it and set it up with the jab more"

Could you elaborate on this please? I guess I don't understand give different looks.

Again, thank you very much, I'm excited to try this out!
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Yeah "giving different looks" is a weird term. What I mean is basicly don't do the same move (in this case dip) every time. Be a little more unpredictable, change your tempo a little bit and so forth. Some shots are lighter, some are harder, some are faster, sometimes you go right, sometimes you go left. However, all that stuff comes with time. For now, focus on the basics. Focus on what has been said in the thread. It's always easier to focus on a few things at a time. So for now, lower elevation, be tighter with your combinations, elbows in and get a better base(practice controlled footwork more). For your friend, if boiling it down; Don't lean, don't lead with your head, step with the feet first, rotate hips and body around a vertical axis when punching, keep weight in center.

You are doing well. Good attitude, inquisitive and wants to learn. The learning never stops, even the best in the world have more to learn. Remember that. We are all constantly learning and trying to get better.

Just keep training, practice, realise it takes time and be persistent. Also, yeah the sparring was a bit hard, but sometimes it's a good thing. Probably should ease up a little the next few spars, work on the technique. Not to say that there shouldn't be pressure, because there should.
 
Sorry for the late reply everybody, been busy with work and family. We usually have a few headbuts when we spar, plus with the concrete floor, headgear would be wise. Sano, dude, thank you for taking the time to give us some guidance, like I said, we don't have access to a gym ATM, and I'm worried we are both picking up alot of bad habits and training them into reactions because we don't have a trainer to correct us. I really appreciate everybody taking the time to give us their input and we will certainly put what you said to work. In a few months or so I will put another video on here to show improvement and hopefully gain some additional insight. Sano, just curious, how long have you been involved with boxing? It seems you really know your stuff, just about everything you pointed out I never would have seen.

Thanks again everyone
 
I must say I was expecting something worse. No need to echo what others have said, overall you guys look pretty decent.
 
MTdude, thank you! If I'm being honest, when I put this video up I was expecting alot of "you suck" type remarks, it's been a nice surprise. I certainly don't feel like I'm very good, but I guess I'm not the worst.
 
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