Tag: Boxing Training


Four different stances and guards in boxing, and how to deal with them

Tony Jeffries breaks down the boxing styles of Floyd Mayweather, Winky Wright, Gennady Golovkin and Naseem Hamed. And explains how to beat them What do Floyd Mayweather, Winky Wright, Gennady Golovkin and Prince Naseem Hamed all have in common? Easy right? All extraordinary fighters and world champions who made a real difference in boxing.  But what don’t they have in common when it comes to boxing?  There are styles boxing and each of these four all box completely different to the next.  On the video below I break down each one of their styles......

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Three essential footwork drills for boxing

Tony Jeffries demonstrates the importance of mastering boxing footwork Footwork is the most important thing in boxing. I bet you can’t name a great fighter who has bad footwork, right? In the video below I give you three simple but very effective footwork drills that I think every fighter should be working on every week. Footwork is what gets you into range to land punches, it gets you out of danger and if you ever need a little breather, moving your feet and going for a little dance is the best way to......

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Four ways to use the lead hook

Tony Jeffries demonstrates four ways to throw the lead hook THE lead hook is one of the most dangerous punches because the target for the hook is the temple, which is a primary pressure point. If you get hit hard enough there you are in trouble. On the video below I break down the lead hook and show you four ways to be able to throw it.  If you have watched my videos in the past, you will know I always say the lead hook is the most awkward punch to throw. That......

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How to do shadowboxing – the essentials

Tony Jeffries demonstrates shadowboxing, for beginners and up JUST about every boxer out there does shadowboxing. You can do it just about anywhere, including within the comfort of your own home. The reasons why they do it include the following: 1. It’s a great extension to warm up the specific muscles you will use in that boxing session. 2. It’s great for fighters visualizing an opponent. 3. It’s great for working on bad habits, such as dropping your hands down when you’re boxing. 4. It’s a great workout. Shadowboxing can seem strange for......

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Four tips to punch harder instantly

Box N’ Burn’s Tony Jeffries shows you how to punch harder ON the video below, I show you exactly what you need to know to be able to punch harder Punching hard was one of my biggest assets as a boxer winning 40-50 bouts by TKO or KO.  Is punching power natural? I would say partly yes, BUT that doesn’t mean that you are punching your hardest and that you can’t punch harder than you do right now.  There are things everyone can do to punch harder and on this video, I show you......

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How to perfect the jab

Tony Jeffries demonstrates how to throw the perfect jab How did I perfect the jab? I show you and explain on the video below but first what is the jab and why is it so important in boxing? The jab is the straight lead hand which is generally your non-dominant hand. When I was fighting I could normally tell with in the first minute of the fight whether or not it was going to be an easy night’s work and the reason was the jab.  I knew if I could land the jab easily enough......

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Tony Jeffries demonstrates a heavy bag workout

A heavy bag workout for all levels, from beginners upwards, from Tony Jeffries This video can be a real life-changer for you. If someone (me) said to you, how would you like to improve aerobic fitness, increase your power, improve coordination and core stability, have good or better boxing technique, develop a few self-defence skills, improve body shape, burn lots of calories, decrease stress levels and enhance cognitive functioning? Most of you would say, “Yes, what do I need to do? I’m in.”  A few would say “that sounds too good to be true.” And......

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Fighting on the inside vs fighting on the outside

Tony Jeffries compares fighting on the outside with fighting on the inside but insists that great fighters master both Generally, top fighters master either boxing on the outside or boxing in the inside but you will get some great fighters that master both.  On the video below, I show you the difference between fighting on the outside vs fighting on the inside.  I would say Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin are two of the best current fighters that are masters at both of these styles and that’s why when they’ve fought it’s made......

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The difference between a ‘street fighter’s’ power punch and a boxer’s power punch

Tony Jeffries demonstrates the difference between a ‘street fighter’s’ power punch and a boxer’s power punch Before I competed in the 2008 Olympics I was a night club doorman, and I used hear ‘I’m not a boxer, I’m a street fighter’ a lot. It would normally come from drunk people when they found out I was a boxer, and it always used to make me laugh. They didn’t used to want to have a fight and normally never said it in a bad way but many of them seemed to think that if they......

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How to skip like a boxer

Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries explains how to skip like a boxer When most people thinking of jumping rope, they think of boxing and on this video I give you a step by step tutorial of how to skip like a boxer. Jumping rope or skipping as we say in the UK has been around boxing since the beginning and I challenge you to think of a boxing movie where you don’t see the actor jumping rope. And for a very good reason. The benefits are great which include: Improving coordination.  Improved breathing......

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