stepped in pa pa now i've stepped out yeah i'm going to show you
these are fast punches on this video i'm going to give you three reasons why you're probably
not being able to land punches when you're sparring or in fights also i'm going to give
you some things that you can do the very next time you're in a gym that's going to really help you
with this problem and stick around till the end of the video where i'm going to tell you a quote
that really helps me land punches yes you heard it right a quote helps us land punches
my name is Tony Jeffries olympic bronze medalist former undefeated professional
seven times national champion european champion and today i'm joined with boxing fitness expert
my business partner Kevan watson not being able to land punches is a very common problem even
when you're in the ring with someone who might not be as good as you not being able to get them
punches off whatever punches you're trying to throw is a very common problem so the first
thing that i want to talk about is being out of range when you're out of range with someone like
now i'm out of range if i throw a 1-2 obviously i can't land the punches i've got to get my feet
closer to kev and then throw the punches to land them so it's important when you're doing this is
you step and punch at the same time because what i don't want to do is step and not punch because
i don't want to step into range and not punch because look he's going to hit me if i'm not doing
that i want to step and punch at the same time boom now he's got to defend i've done a full video
on cutting the range down and getting inside you should check my video because i'll break it down
step by step so yeah if i'm getting into range then i can throw the punches it's common where
people be out of range they'll throw the punches and kind of lean over and fall over the punches
and then they're getting left wide open for them counter punches and it all comes down to your
footwork getting in the range boom you can pull the punches then you can get straight back out
and get away from them punches so again i've stepped in pa pa now i've stepped out defending
them punches this here is called a phase attack and one of the best things that you can work
on for your defense getting in and out really frustrating your opponent and one thing you think
about when you are getting in and out of range is your defense so i want to get in to range
throw the punches i don't want to drop my hands and come out because i want to leave myself open
you've got to keep that tight guard keep them hands up when you're getting out of range
another thing with this is what punches are you going to throw when you're getting into range
i don't want to try and throw a hook and stepping in because these are short range punches i want to
use my long range punches to get in there and then when i'm in there then i can start throwing
them punches around the sides like that so yeah your range is number one and it's a huge problem
why you might not be landing punches reason number two is looking for power looking for power punches
all the time it's something that i always say is people will be loading up the punches if i load up
a big right hand and trying to throw that kev he's gone he's away because he can see it coming you
got to work for speed work for speed and work to try and find your range before you land them power
punches if you're leading off with big power punches all the time chances are you're never
going to land any of them so working for speed with the jab let's see if i'm going to punch
kev's hand here i'm going to show you these are fast punches and there's not much power in them
at all but if i we were sparring or we were in a match there's the punches that i'm going to finally
range with before i can land the power punches if you're trying for power every single time again
chances are you're going to miss every single time so make sure you're using your jab to find the
range then you'll always put your power punches straight behind that job and number three is
probably the biggest reason why you're not being able to land punches in boxing before i tell you
this if you haven't already subscribe to this channel where i upload lots of videos like this
also if you've got any questions about this please leave them in the comments below i'll be reading
them all so number three is fear you're scared to throw the punches because you're afraid a
counter punch is going to come back especially if i was in with an elusive fighter if i'm in with
an elusive fighter like this now with him moving it makes me afraid to throw that jab so if i
throw that jab he could easily throw a counter and get me there so that's why because i'll be
afraid to throw that jab you might be hearing your corner show jab the body jab the body jab the body
but you're so afraid to throw that jab the body in case that right hand comes over there
but if you've got a good corner and good people who's coaching you there you can see something
that you can't see which is your opponent is open for that jab of the body so you've got to throw it
you've got to get over that fear and throw the punches and the quote that really helps me with
this is a Michael Jordan quote the basketballer he says you miss a hundred percent of the shots that
you don't take if you're not going to throw the punches guess what you're going to miss
and you're not going to land them you've got to get over that fear to be able to land at
the punches any questions about this please let me know in the comments below thank you for watching