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About Slipping Punches in Boxing

To start, I want to outline some of the benefits of slipping punches. Slipping punches offers a world of opportunity in terms of capitalizing on the openings created. By definition, when you as a boxer successfully slip a shot, you are within range to land any of a battery of your own shots. By continually slipping punches, ducking punches and rolling (or the bob and weave) during a boxing match, it has the effect of making it very difficult for an opponent to target your head and also acts as a feint or diversion, which applies a constant level of pressure to the opponent during the contest. It would be easy to consider slipping punches to be a reaction to a shot, as opposed to a proactive measure to control an opponent. It's very unwise though to wait for a shot to come in order to effectively slip it. Unless your opponent has ridiculously slow hand speed, then the laws of physics are very much against you!

Slipping punches should be used in conjunction with other skill elements, this approach will maximise the successes generated. When referring to slipping punches, I talk about slipping 'inside' and slipping 'outside'. Slipping inside means that as an orthodox boxer the body is shifted to the left of an oncoming straight shot. Slips are a most effective defense against straight punches and uppercuts, although because of the slight drop in head height slips also offer some protection against hooks. When we slip 'outside', the body is shifted to the right of an oncoming jab.

The Mechanics of Slipping Punches in Boxing

Slipping Inside Punches

The mechanics of slipping inside punches: 

1. From the boxing stance, start with a push from the back foot which drives the rotation of the hips. The hips rotate in a counter-clockwise direction and this rotation in turn causes the upper body to rotate.
2. During the rotation of the hips, the lead leg bends in order to allow the upper body to rotate. The body rotates around the central axis, as with every other skill that we use during boxing. The net effect of the body rotating is that the head is moved slightly to the left, thus meaning that any approaching straight shot will travel to the right of the head.
3. When the rotation is complete, the body returns to the starting position of the boxing stance.

Slipping Outside Punches

The mechanics of slipping outside punches:

1. From the boxing stance, the first action is a push from the front foot which in turn rotates the upper-body slightly in a clockwise direction.
2. The rotation of the body takes the head to the right, out of the line of any oncoming punch.
3. The body 'snaps' back into the starting position as per the boxing stance.

Common Faults When Slipping Punches

There are a number of common problems that can occur when slipping punches:

1. The boxer falls waits for a punch to be thrown before slipping. The chances of avoiding shots are greater if a slip is used as part of a passage of skills. An example would be to throw a jab, slip inside and throw a mid-range left hook.
2. The boxer bends at the waist rather than using the legs to make the upper body move. This approach very much reduces the boxer's ability to be effective in counterpunching and they are likely to be vulnerable to attack from the opponent.
3. The boxer moves too much to the left or right. This has the effect of a) using more energy than is necessary and b) reducing the chances of taking advantage of your opponent missing with a shot. If you make this miss, make them pay!

Slipping punches provides considerable leverage for counterpunching. When slipping inside punches, think about the punching opportunities that are offered, for example the mid-range left hook. When slipping outside punches, look at the option of the right cross or the right hook at long range. At the most basic level, slipping punches is a mechanism for avoiding punishment. When used as part of a passage of skills, slipping your opponent's punches is a very effective option for landing your own shots, and that as we all know is the basic requirement for winning a boxing match!

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