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Tom Yum · 07-08-2007, 11:49 AM

I can throw a fairly quick and hard jab, but it doesn't earn the same respect as my cross or hook.

When it lands, it hits solidly causing my opponents head to rattle a little, still standing in the same place, but the effect I want is to be able to rock that head back and cause my opponent to stagger backward - allowing me some forward momentum and time to work the inside...like Sugar Ray Leondard does in the clip that Mike posted.

I've got a 70" reach, but I'm also 70" tall (5'10") which is shorter than ideal for boxers of my height - which may have something to do with it?

I'm not sure if its a body mechanics issue or just an arm-power issue; I can pop the pads/bag decently with crosses and hooks having my legs and weight behind them; in sparring my hooks and crosses seem to send 'em back and sometimes puts the n00bs onto one knee.

I'd like to have a more devastating jab. With the information given above, can anyone help me take it to the next step?

I have the fundamentals to set up a jab - using fakes, double, triple-jabbing and changing levels - I try to change up timing as well but it needs input from a more experienced/knowledgeable boxer?

Help a fellow member out. Thanks!

07-08-2007, 11:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,220	The Jab I can throw a fairly quick and hard jab, but it doesn't earn the same respect as my cross or hook. When it lands, it hits solidly causing my opponents head to rattle a little, still standing in the same place, but the effect I want is to be able to rock that head back and cause my opponent to stagger backward - allowing me some forward momentum and time to work the inside...like Sugar Ray Leondard does in the clip that Mike posted. I've got a 70" reach, but I'm also 70" tall (5'10") which is shorter than ideal for boxers of my height - which may have something to do with it? I'm not sure if its a body mechanics issue or just an arm-power issue; I can pop the pads/bag decently with crosses and hooks having my legs and weight behind them; in sparring my hooks and crosses seem to send 'em back and sometimes puts the n00bs onto one knee. I'd like to have a more devastating jab. With the information given above, can anyone help me take it to the next step? I have the fundamentals to set up a jab - using fakes, double, triple-jabbing and changing levels - I try to change up timing as well but it needs input from a more experienced/knowledgeable boxer? Help a fellow member out. Thanks! __________________ The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. Slow is fast; fast is slow. Love it, leave it or fix it. Last edited by Tom Yum; 07-09-2007 at 12:09 PM.