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I really love this channel-this man is literally teaching free and effective techniques and does so with experience, deep love and excitement for the sport. Keep up the great work Tony!
Been binging this guys videos for the past 3 days. Learning so much that i almost feel like a Thief with all this free training. Ive actually watched this guy fight awhile back with my Dad ( R.I.P ). We would watch this guy and the other british guy who unfortunately got destroyed by Paquiao and Mayweather. Dont know how i forgot his name but he was fun and hype to watch up until those 2 fights lol
@@Tony_Jeffries oh Holy shit. Its Tony fookin Jeffries! Damn, we had tickets to that but My Dad had gotten in bad shape just before the event so we had to cancle. Diabetes and cancer was a hell of a battle. It would have been our first Boxing event together. He was a huge boxing fan. After he passed i got into Boxing. Wish i did sooner but life takes you on certain paths. Really cool to talk to you though man. Looking forward to watching more videos and keep learning.
Depends on your style of boxing. Delahoya fought very square and was successful. Tyson fought more squared up. But it is better for a defensive fighter or counter puncher.
Interesting you used those two as an example, because they were both actually left handed but stood orthodox. Standing more square makes it easier to shift balance to the lead leg and gives more space to rotate with the left hook. Canelo also does this on purpose to bait people into throwing certain punches and for the power left hook, in the Caleb plant fight he literally finished him with a Tyson combo from a square stance he weaved and threw the power left hook.
Thanks mate I'm starting my boxing journey at the late age of 28 so I have alot of fundamentals I want to catch up on and get right and this channel is a god send. Happy holidays!
I boxed for 6 years starting aged 28. Develop yourself and your understanding as much as you can over the next two years because at 30 my foot speed slowed down and at 35 my durability decresed. That said just knowing how to stand and move staying balanced while someone is trying to hurt you is a life skill.
@@temporaldisplacement One really good weapon, and then "just" stay safe, until "he" is open for your weapon, can get you very far, and usually home in one piece.
I'm fairly short and before I started exercising and training for boxing, I've been severely underdeveloped musclar wise and weight wise all my life. I'm 5'4 and 120lbs. Squaring up for peekaboo stance when the situation arises is a thing I so situationally since mixing things up is always good in my book. Thank you for this video, I'm a beginner and am often put off in my local boxing gym as I'm the "smallest" guy there. But seeing people like Naoya Inoue and for a fictional reference, Ippo, I am motivated by such. Just rambling,but this video helps a lot, so thank you Tony, for raising the next generation ;)
I am also somewhat 5'4". But I am 68-69ish kg. I learn Kickboxing on my own from youtube tutorials like Bazooka Joe. If you wanna build muscle, you gotta add some exercises. And eat more, in caloric surplus.
Im also 5'4 an weight 70kg(144lb aprox) its all about complementing your martial arts training with some muscle training and eating well, lots of protein.
@@VonRibbitt Yeah, my training "plan" consists of 3 day of training for Kickboxing and 3 days of Calisthenics + lifting objects like bicep curls and front squats with granite slab. shrugs with brick, sometimes overhead press with brick. I recently incorporated wrestler's bridges for neck. And I do a lot of other exercises as well. One day is dedicated for roadwork, but I haven't done it yet after starting kickboxing. That's why I called it "plan "😂. 😂
@@AlligatorAli Thats a solid plan you got there! i sadly havent trained martials arts since the pandemic started, and cant really afford now that gyms are reopen.
This depends on your style, I'm a pure boxer so i 100% agree with this but if i was a short guy with a small reach this wouldn't do me much good since i wasn't goin to be outboxin anyone either way.
I think your wrong here. That stance may be "wrong" for a guy of your build but almost everyone i fight is gonna be taller than me and being shelled up and squared up is gonna help me take advantage of my power while also keeping me safe so I can put forward pressure on my opponent so I'm not getting lit up with jabs and crosses i can't get by.
I love peekaboo and I practice every day I also switch sides being naturally Sp… I watch lomo, Mayweather any boxer with fancy footwork/ defence that works… it’s time we upgrade boxing coaching in my opinion and make it more technical in that each boxer is different for a start off… then modify accordingly but teach switch drills and to punch from all angles… head foot movement is key for straight on boxers who are straight on for power aggression due to being small or short… I’m a 5’6 female.
I don't even box. My Sensei is the one who told me to watch your videos. He always says in jujutsu, inches are miles. I guess it's the same in boxing. You pack so much information into such a short video, it's amazing. Keep it up!!!
Tony is right in a broad sense. The feet alignment is very popular in ancient martial arts like Kung Fu and the traditional Karate. It provides the advantage of leaping back and forth increasing the distance for defense and filling the gap swiftly delivering a punch from a distance, where your opponent doesn't expect attack in one step. Besides the sport aspect of fighting, in real fight for life in the real world, the feet alignment diminish the danger of collecting a snap-kick under the crotch. Instead of checking with the front leg the low kicks it would be better to have your weight shifted towards the back leg so that the center of the gravity splits your stance in two sections at a ratio of 2 to 1 ( closer to the back leg ). This would give you the advantage to retreat your front leg swift and your opponent would just kick air. The technique is like kicking a ball with your rear leg pushing the ground and leaping backwards. The retreat of your front leg is then as swift as a hand's turn.
I'm sure there are alot of peekaboo students like myself who disagree. If you see someone standing, square up it could mean 2 things. They don't know what they're doing, or they really know what their doing. You may be fighting someone with agressive defense because this stance is effective for slipping jabs and weaving under hooks, while being in a position to generate alot of force during counter punches.
When will people realize not everyone is mike tyson. If you dont have the physical attributes of mike tyson or have someone who have the knowledge of the peekaboo like cus d amato. The peakaboo stance is not the best choice.
Merry Christmas Tony!!! I do hope that you didn't mistake Santa for a punching bag! Champagne can have strange effects... I'm very interested in a video about picking one's nose with gloves... LOL! 😂
Agree that it makes you harder to hit. But on the flip side it is harder to get more power on your jab/lead hook. Your rear hand now also has a further distance to travel.
I also like to use this stance because I feel like I have more mobility when it comes to head movement. Also because you’re so square it’s super easy to cut the ring off by just stepping to whatever side your opponent goes. I grew up watching JCC fight and have always loved using this style
@@rigatonilegend4463 As a southpaw its a bit more common to see a slightly more squared stance to allow for the constant horizontal movement and angle hunting, so that power shot is always ready to travel down the pipe. Angling back too much puts your left back in outer space and makes it easy to see coming
That's a decent point but if you practice that stance over time you'll be able to regain if not gain more power once you start practicing it also he's more so showing a better way to be less of a target, not having more power which for my style works a lot. He does have other videos though that work on power you can work those drills with this stance and get really skilled not only with defense but as you were talking power and offense:)
I'd say that's a "marginal" difference. You end up opening up your kidney area in that stance, and anything comes wide left you won't catch it very well. A more square stance allows a huge medly of freedom of movement and you can hit more equally with lefts and right while you really let the opponent know which hand is doing what. However that narrower stance makes more sense in say sport karate where you want to provide an angle to glance kicks off of. It's harder to hit key targets and it protects your liver better, as well as your chin and neck.
I know little to nothing about boxing. But I do know I have seen very successful boxers take-up all sorts of stances and throw punches in a kazillion different ways.
I’ve seen this stance mostly in MMA which is entire different from boxing and that stance is usually used as bait to lure an opponent in with that lead leg. In the boxing world, oh yeah! You’re going to get ate up quickly
As someone who trained Muay Thai first and recently started boxing, I knew the problem immediately. I'm constantly doing the wrong stance with the wrong coach and gotta remind myself to switch back each time I train. Thanks for the reminder 😂
If someone had his boxing stance in Muay Thai they would get picked apart easy just as he was saying a forward stance in traditional boxing. 2 different sport 2 different stances. Boxing your hands aren’t in proper position to block head kicks and don’t have to worry about legs getting ate up
@@1fastmex yeah I totally get why they do it differently, its just tricky remembering to switch for boxing because you know, muscle memory and all that. Especially when training both at the same time haha.
Love you Tony, but this is the first video of yours I've ever disliked. You've helped me SO much in my training so I mean this with the highest respect for your knowledge but... your totally wrong here. just ask Mike tyson... Yes squaring up makes you a bigger target, but it also gives you more striking options, and if you know how to shift your position while punching, you make up the power loss from your rear hand being more forward. You can also hit with more speed and move better laterally Squared. I fought heavily bladed my whole life because when I was younger I thought the same thing, and it's true at range that side on is better. Now I'm older and the young blokes I'm fighting are huge, I need to get inside... and let me tell you if you know what your doing square on the inside is much safer then bladed on the inside.
Hello Tony, my current coach, who’s a former pro boxer, taught me to keep my feet fairly wide and in parallel to each other and to stand frontally as opposed to the slightly skewed position you’re showing. Now i’m quite confused…
Depends on your style. Most power punchers adapt the wider stance while counter punchers uses the narrow stance. Try each one and use which suits you better.
I totally agree on that mate. You can check my videos here th-cam.com/users/TonyJeffries1videos about boxing footwork. Watch this as well mate: th-cam.com/video/XxpGmXAsdQE/w-d-xo.html -- this vid will help you as well about footwork.
Yup, tucked in, chin down, and knees slightly bent. Although the single best thing I learned when I trained as a youth was balance. Balance allows you to shift your weight, plant your feet, and also make defensive maneuvers. Road work, jumping rope, anything that makes your legs and feet strong and springy, does wonders in a boxing ring. Like a building, without a strong foundation, it'll crumble easily.
Great lesson and very true! Cross trained with boxers ( Jujitsu / Judo/ Kenpo practitioner) and the ones in the first open stance, were easy targets for leg and midsection attacks. The guys who stayed tight , were much harder to hit and faster with the counter punches! Good stuff! 👍👍💮
Hey Tony, I'm a featherweight (57kg) and I've had about 7 bouts and I'm 23. Is it right for me to always be sparring people who are middleweights (10kg+) because there aren't really senior boxers around my weight with the same experience. Is it normal or am I at the wrong gym?
Larger guys might be slower. I wouldn't spar with tennis players, if I were to compeat in badminton - at least not without also sparring with "the real thing", but what do I know...
@@CONEHEADDK usually I’m sparring heavier guys with the same or more experience. The problem is the power, I’m forced to use my feet because if I trade I’ll get the worst of it. The only good experience I get is during an actual fight. But that experience is invaluable - no amount of sparring compares
Half body position is the best way possible cause If you receive a hit, at least the impact is minimal compared to being squared where you can receive a full impact which is not going to be a good day for you, Solid video Tony and I concur with your analysis.
Personally I like a narrow stance with my right covering my chin and my rear left a bit lower (covering my body). If I use orthodox stance, I get too mucho body shots, with the actual one all my sparring partners say its dificult to fight with me cos of my defense and counters
I square up naturally cuz Im a broad guy and short for my weight class (heavyweight). For this reason Im learning the cross guard and peekaboo style guards to compensate.
Julion cesar Chavez sometimes purposely has a wide stance and stands square. But that's because he knows when to change the stance, and what he wants to do by squaring up in a wide stance. So, this guy is 100% right. If you're standing like this from start to finish no matter what distance, you're absolutely wrong.
That stance "with toes pointing FORWARD" is good for Kickboxing but not for boxing. Because for kickboxing, you will have easier time kicking and checking leg kicks. But in boxing you are exposed and have no real benefits. In Kickboxing, you are also exposed a bit, but at least it provides some easier defence
@@Tony_Jeffries 😂. Don't make fun of me like that 😂. That's too much compliment. I am just a beginner, even by a beginner's standard. See, for kicking, a bladed stance requires you to move too much for kicking. Same goes for checking kicks by lifting leg and turning the shin bone 45° as a defence, which is difficult in bladed stance. That's why kickboxers have "awkward stance". They don't even turns during hooks, because that would expose calf for low kicks and it will be a low kicker's dream.
You will have trouble kicking and kneeing fast, especially with the left leg. You will be more exposed to low kicks since you won't be able to check them. For these reasons, kickboxers tend to be a little bit more square than boxers, and muay thai fighters are even more square than kickboxers. By the way, many top boxers, mosly the ones who have an aggressive style, use the square stance (Julio Cesar Chavez, Tyson, Golovin, etc).
I agree 100%. I did think it was worth mentioning, as someone who Love's hooks to the body, I can tell you that it's a whole lot harder to get that liver shot when your opponent stands this way( if they fight right-handed). P.s. this dance also makes it harder for your opponent to see your Jab coming. You don't have to twist your shoulders to throw it so your opponent never see that Telegraph.
P.P.S. if he ever comes to my little piece of the world. I will challenge him to a sparring match ( not a fight). I always learn more from someone who can kick my ass.
As someone who's on a weight loss journey and never boxed or hit a heavy bad in my life, you taught me sooooo much in just the 5 videos I have watched. Thanks man
@@Tony_Jeffries Julio Cesar Chavez used this stance and made it work though. When you're square you can counter with BOTH hands in a close up brawl AND weave in and out and block in both directions; where as a more bladed stance only allows you to generate power with one.
It is a pressured fighting stance designed mainly for shorter or inside fighters. If you are fighting against a taller fighter, you cannot outbox that person with a bladed stance. His reach could outbox you easily. You have to swarm in with good head movement and throw those flurries of hooks and uppercuts to subdue your opponents taller than you. Fighters like Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson, David Tua and Tommy Morrison had killer left hooks. If you got hit by one of those, left hook, you would feel like kissing an express train. It is an instant fighter ender. How many tall fighters have been knocked out cold with that deadly left hook. Only way you could execute your left hook punch with ease is through some degree of being squared up. Peekaboo ain't too much squared up, coz if you are too much squared up, then you would be an easy target for sure. Roberto Duran used to trap up his opponent hands and fight them at close quarters. Mayweather is known for his defense all over the world, but Maidaina exposed him in the whole world that Floyd ain't that difficult to beat. He made Mayweather bleed in that fight. Mr Jeffry, please do your homework before you make such videos
Alghoritms brought me here, I've been on stand Marrial Arts for about 8 years and started with boxing for 2 years, after that I moved to Kickboxing and nowadays Muay Thai Trainer as a 2nd job. Now that I have mix classes (boxing and Muay Thai) when I have done the stances of Muay Thai all straight punches and body punches hittted me all the time. But after almost 6 years without boxing I "relearned" this stance on the 1:10 and was not getting hitted all the time by heavyweight and middleweight champions. Thanks against to make me relearn again! Regards from Brazil!
My grandfather was a champion boxer 100 years ago. He taught me to stand just like you're showing, and even more so sideways. But didn't Mike Tyson stand straight on with his peek-a-boo bobbing and weaving style?
Its not taekwondo, you sacrifice side movements, you sacrifice power on the straight right. If you wanna move forward and backward, and go for jabbing. Great!
Most hard puncher like Tyson and Pacquiao. Uses Square stance.. And side stance is very much expose to a hard left body hook.. and a little move to your left by the opponent, you'll be out boxed..
By the early 1990's I had watched too many Rocky movies. I thought I was bad ass. Me and some guys in my school had a backyard boxing match. I had never gotten my head punched in so bad. I'm not kidding. I actually got a concussion.
Well many world champions use a larger stance because it gives more balance. Its also about your athletic skills, how quick you are and how you move your feets. A normal boxing stance is like that yes but you have many other feet stances than the tradisional stance. Ali for example what about his stance1 Ray Leonard, Conor Macgregor although MMA, Sugar Ray Robinson. All these greats has wide boxing stances because the move and dance. The are floading not stand still
Even the second stance and guard is wrong. Every kid in amature boxing knows that elbows must be narrow, right elbow is always on the liver, left shoulder must cover the jaw, 70 % of the weigh is on the right leg, you dont tutn your left side of the bidy towards your rival. If you dont go thorough amature boxing for a few years before you hit 18 yo, you will never be like Mike Tyson, you will be like James bone crusher Smith and all those ugly ufc around sport, pub fighter lads with poor technic.
Squared off balance stance is an "interceptor's" stance. Either you are going to squash their attack and invade them or you are going to off-center and counter. If you have good elbows and control you can definitely used a squared balance stance to attack. But you better be real good. If a guy keeps running away in MMA you might have to learn how to cut him off with square stances because he will keep juggling you left or right and running. Thats my 2 cents.
Biomechanics: If you stand pigeon-toed you will increase the length of the gluteus maximus and posterior gluteus medius increasing their length-to-strength ratio and dramatically increasing their power when pivoting on either leg (extending the hip) during a punch ....try it and let me know!
Theres nothing wrong with this stance.. watch Crawford vs Burns... and you will see Crawford using this stance every time he is in the orthodox stance. And he is having alot of fun beating up Burns without taking any serious damage himself.
Why do coaches think there's only one way to box? By doing this you're sacrificing lateral movement and you're creating distance between your dominant hand and your opponent. Every style has their advantages and disadvantages.
You are right about the stance but for the wrong reason, my friend. It is about the loss of power and mobility that comes with having the foot forward that way. Basically since their foot it turned the wrong way, they are going to constantly be off balance after every punch that is thrown with any real intention. They can move side to side like a football or basketball player, but that stance seriously compromises the ability to move forward and backward quickly. Usually having someone move around and coaching their gross movements will smooth out deficiencies in the stance as they figure out their footwork and properly transfer power...... Usually.
In muay thai we still box and we have to be even more square and less mobile backwards-forwards 😂 luckily you have to get past the legs to really box, and it's hard to land
TBH...I think this dude was picking his nose or his ass in the corner when his boxing trainer (if he ever had one) was trying to teach/train him...SMH...
Tell it to Mike Tyson 😅... everything has pros and cons, from orthodox stance you have bigger ability to step back, you are smaller target, you have more power in right hand but less in jab and lead hook, while in peekaboo you have almost equal power in both hands, its not only about stance but about style, there is no reason for taller fighter for peekaboo, but that style is designed for shorter fighters.
when fighting you gently reach behind and pick your ass. This completely throws off your opponent and when you punch them you can hit them with the big stink. Its tried and tested and used at the highest level. Good luck bois.
just stupid, if it fits 2 my mind Goal x body.. its perfect ! The boxing stand is a result of the Body and Mind but many dont trust and let them teachen.
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Please do a video on how to take punches and to get a better chin
Mate I’ve just used my wrestling to take down “boxers” in street fights … you should maybe avoid the street fight subject.
quick question, can you punch the heavy bag with only handwraps, or is it still better to go get some gloves?
So I think I get what your saying So we are keeping our elbows close to our body when in range is what your saying?
I really love this channel-this man is literally teaching free and effective techniques and does so with experience, deep love and excitement for the sport. Keep up the great work Tony!
You're kind of right and I learned this the hard way against a national champ. 😅
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Been binging this guys videos for the past 3 days. Learning so much that i almost feel like a Thief with all this free training. Ive actually watched this guy fight awhile back with my Dad ( R.I.P ). We would watch this guy and the other british guy who unfortunately got destroyed by Paquiao and Mayweather. Dont know how i forgot his name but he was fun and hype to watch up until those 2 fights lol
Ricky Hatton?
@@chvjdvpa3746 yes, that be him!
Thank you 🙏🏼
Yes I was in the undercard of Manny V Hatton.
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@@Tony_Jeffries oh Holy shit. Its Tony fookin Jeffries! Damn, we had tickets to that but My Dad had gotten in bad shape just before the event so we had to cancle. Diabetes and cancer was a hell of a battle. It would have been our first Boxing event together. He was a huge boxing fan. After he passed i got into Boxing. Wish i did sooner but life takes you on certain paths. Really cool to talk to you though man. Looking forward to watching more videos and keep learning.
@@resinghost1935 you'll have a chance to pay it forward with your kids. Pops is smiling on you:)
Depends on your style of boxing. Delahoya fought very square and was successful. Tyson fought more squared up. But it is better for a defensive fighter or counter puncher.
Interesting you used those two as an example, because they were both actually left handed but stood orthodox. Standing more square makes it easier to shift balance to the lead leg and gives more space to rotate with the left hook. Canelo also does this on purpose to bait people into throwing certain punches and for the power left hook, in the Caleb plant fight he literally finished him with a Tyson combo from a square stance he weaved and threw the power left hook.
@@TJE.13 Mike was not left handed
@@H18698 Yea he is 🤣
Yeah it depends mate! I totally agree on that.
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No. You will learn stances wrong.
Thanks mate I'm starting my boxing journey at the late age of 28 so I have alot of fundamentals I want to catch up on and get right and this channel is a god send. Happy holidays!
I boxed for 6 years starting aged 28. Develop yourself and your understanding as much as you can over the next two years because at 30 my foot speed slowed down and at 35 my durability decresed. That said just knowing how to stand and move staying balanced while someone is trying to hurt you is a life skill.
@@temporaldisplacement One really good weapon, and then "just" stay safe, until "he" is open for your weapon, can get you very far, and usually home in one piece.
I'm fairly short and before I started exercising and training for boxing, I've been severely underdeveloped musclar wise and weight wise all my life. I'm 5'4 and 120lbs. Squaring up for peekaboo stance when the situation arises is a thing I so situationally since mixing things up is always good in my book. Thank you for this video, I'm a beginner and am often put off in my local boxing gym as I'm the "smallest" guy there.
But seeing people like Naoya Inoue and for a fictional reference, Ippo, I am motivated by such.
Just rambling,but this video helps a lot, so thank you Tony, for raising the next generation ;)
I am also somewhat 5'4". But I am 68-69ish kg. I learn Kickboxing on my own from youtube tutorials like Bazooka Joe.
If you wanna build muscle, you gotta add some exercises. And eat more, in caloric surplus.
Im also 5'4 an weight 70kg(144lb aprox) its all about complementing your martial arts training with some muscle training and eating well, lots of protein.
@@VonRibbitt Yeah, my training "plan" consists of 3 day of training for Kickboxing and 3 days of Calisthenics + lifting objects like bicep curls and front squats with granite slab. shrugs with brick, sometimes overhead press with brick. I recently incorporated wrestler's bridges for neck. And I do a lot of other exercises as well. One day is dedicated for roadwork, but I haven't done it yet after starting kickboxing. That's why I called it "plan "😂. 😂
@@AlligatorAli Thats a solid plan you got there! i sadly havent trained martials arts since the pandemic started, and cant really afford now that gyms are reopen.
@@VonRibbitt I started just a few months ago at the age of 27.
This depends on your style, I'm a pure boxer so i 100% agree with this but if i was a short guy with a small reach this wouldn't do me much good since i wasn't goin to be outboxin anyone either way.
A textbook boxer stays in class C category. A great boxer will invent his own technique.
You right, great ones like floyd, roy jones, ali did a lot unorthodox techniques.
well, I mean, I do mma so staying bladed would be really bad, I wouldn't be able to defend takedowns or checking leg kicks
Facts !
oh I see, thanks for sharing mate!
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Went into a Muay Thai class with my boxing stance and got foot swept too many times to count
That’s what I was saying. Change the rules and you change everything. They’re different games.
I think your wrong here. That stance may be "wrong" for a guy of your build but almost everyone i fight is gonna be taller than me and being shelled up and squared up is gonna help me take advantage of my power while also keeping me safe so I can put forward pressure on my opponent so I'm not getting lit up with jabs and crosses i can't get by.
You do have a point...
I love peekaboo and I practice every day I also switch sides being naturally Sp… I watch lomo, Mayweather any boxer with fancy footwork/ defence that works… it’s time we upgrade boxing coaching in my opinion and make it more technical in that each boxer is different for a start off… then modify accordingly but teach switch drills and to punch from all angles… head foot movement is key for straight on boxers who are straight on for power aggression due to being small or short… I’m a 5’6 female.
I don't even box. My Sensei is the one who told me to watch your videos. He always says in jujutsu, inches are miles. I guess it's the same in boxing. You pack so much information into such a short video, it's amazing. Keep it up!!!
For boxing these tips are good but for mma you need a square stance with your hips facing forward so you can check leg kicks with your lead leg
This guy is a *boxer* , and the title of the video is "Your *boxing* stance is wrong" so that was kind of a moot point.
@@t3chn070 hate those mma douchbags
@@vensonj I love both boxing and mma, but to be talking about "MmA ItS DiFfErEnT ItS AcTuAlLy lIkE ThIs" on a video about boxing is pretty dumb.
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Tony is right in a broad sense. The feet alignment is very popular in ancient martial arts like Kung Fu and the traditional Karate. It provides the advantage of leaping back and forth increasing the distance for defense and filling the gap swiftly delivering a punch from a distance, where your opponent doesn't expect attack in one step. Besides the sport aspect of fighting, in real fight for life in the real world, the feet alignment diminish the danger of collecting a snap-kick under the crotch. Instead of checking with the front leg the low kicks it would be better to have your weight shifted towards the back leg so that the center of the gravity splits your stance in two sections at a ratio of 2 to 1 ( closer to the back leg ). This would give you the advantage to retreat your front leg swift and your opponent would just kick air. The technique is like kicking a ball with your rear leg pushing the ground and leaping backwards. The retreat of your front leg is then as swift as a hand's turn.
I'm sure there are alot of peekaboo students like myself who disagree. If you see someone standing, square up it could mean 2 things. They don't know what they're doing, or they really know what their doing.
You may be fighting someone with agressive defense because this stance is effective for slipping jabs and weaving under hooks, while being in a position to generate alot of force during counter punches.
You would have an advantage if you switched to mma too. You wouldn’t have to unlearn standing on this angle.
How are you going to defend take downs in a street fight mate ?
Move my feet fast
When Tony said square stance is bad, Mike Tyson and hundreds of Peekaboo users have entered the chat
When will people realize not everyone is mike tyson. If you dont have the physical attributes of mike tyson or have someone who have the knowledge of the peekaboo like cus d amato. The peakaboo stance is not the best choice.
Merry Christmas Tony!!! I do hope that you didn't mistake Santa for a punching bag! Champagne can have strange effects... I'm very interested in a video about picking one's nose with gloves... LOL! 😂
That boxing stance is my favorite for my favorite punch ever....the liver shot
Agree that it makes you harder to hit. But on the flip side it is harder to get more power on your jab/lead hook. Your rear hand now also has a further distance to travel.
I also like to use this stance because I feel like I have more mobility when it comes to head movement. Also because you’re so square it’s super easy to cut the ring off by just stepping to whatever side your opponent goes. I grew up watching JCC fight and have always loved using this style
@@rigatonilegend4463 As a southpaw its a bit more common to see a slightly more squared stance to allow for the constant horizontal movement and angle hunting, so that power shot is always ready to travel down the pipe. Angling back too much puts your left back in outer space and makes it easy to see coming
That's a decent point but if you practice that stance over time you'll be able to regain if not gain more power once you start practicing it also he's more so showing a better way to be less of a target, not having more power which for my style works a lot. He does have other videos though that work on power you can work those drills with this stance and get really skilled not only with defense but as you were talking power and offense:)
I'd say that's a "marginal" difference. You end up opening up your kidney area in that stance, and anything comes wide left you won't catch it very well. A more square stance allows a huge medly of freedom of movement and you can hit more equally with lefts and right while you really let the opponent know which hand is doing what. However that narrower stance makes more sense in say sport karate where you want to provide an angle to glance kicks off of. It's harder to hit key targets and it protects your liver better, as well as your chin and neck.
I know little to nothing about boxing. But I do know I have seen very successful boxers
take-up all sorts of stances and throw punches in a kazillion different ways.
There are some fighters who make the square stance work like GGG & Pac, one advantage is being in a better position to throw power hooks
Great point mate, Thanks for sharing.
@@Tony_Jeffries Thank you for the videos
I’ve seen this stance mostly in MMA which is entire different from boxing and that stance is usually used as bait to lure an opponent in with that lead leg.
In the boxing world, oh yeah! You’re going to get ate up quickly
As someone who trained Muay Thai first and recently started boxing, I knew the problem immediately. I'm constantly doing the wrong stance with the wrong coach and gotta remind myself to switch back each time I train. Thanks for the reminder 😂
If someone had his boxing stance in Muay Thai they would get picked apart easy just as he was saying a forward stance in traditional boxing. 2 different sport 2 different stances. Boxing your hands aren’t in proper position to block head kicks and don’t have to worry about legs getting ate up
I've just starting boxing at the age of 40. Used to compete in Muay Thai, and I've got a bad habit of reverting back to the 'square on' stance.
@@LargeChap it's hard to break lol
@@1fastmex yeah I totally get why they do it differently, its just tricky remembering to switch for boxing because you know, muscle memory and all that. Especially when training both at the same time haha.
Was just going to say, Muay Thai has a square stance so you can block all attacks effectively and attack quickly.
Boxing however
Great advice especially for a beginner. I haven't sparred in a while but this will remind me how to get hit less - thank you
Love you Tony, but this is the first video of yours I've ever disliked. You've helped me SO much in my training so I mean this with the highest respect for your knowledge but... your totally wrong here. just ask Mike tyson... Yes squaring up makes you a bigger target, but it also gives you more striking options, and if you know how to shift your position while punching, you make up the power loss from your rear hand being more forward. You can also hit with more speed and move better laterally
Squared. I fought heavily bladed my whole life because when I was younger I thought the same thing, and it's true at range that side on is better. Now I'm older and the young blokes I'm fighting are huge, I need to get inside... and let me tell you if you know what your doing square on the inside is much safer then bladed on the inside.
Tony, should boxers lift weights?
It’s depends how much and what sort of training. Do you?
Hello Tony, my current coach, who’s a former pro boxer, taught me to keep my feet fairly wide and in parallel to each other and to stand frontally as opposed to the slightly skewed position you’re showing. Now i’m quite confused…
Wife stance is good if you feel comfortable-
I fight this way too, each to thier own mates!
Depends on your style. Most power punchers adapt the wider stance while counter punchers uses the narrow stance. Try each one and use which suits you better.
@@Tony_Jeffries Tony please explain to me this "Wife stance". I'm very curious
I mean, I would argue that footwork and movement is far more important. You shouldn't really be standing still for long anyway.
I totally agree on that mate. You can check my videos here th-cam.com/users/TonyJeffries1videos about boxing footwork.
Watch this as well mate: th-cam.com/video/XxpGmXAsdQE/w-d-xo.html -- this vid will help you as well about footwork.
Yup, tucked in, chin down, and knees slightly bent.
Although the single best thing I learned when I trained as a youth was balance. Balance allows you to shift your weight, plant your feet, and also make defensive maneuvers. Road work, jumping rope, anything that makes your legs and feet strong and springy, does wonders in a boxing ring.
Like a building, without a strong foundation, it'll crumble easily.
Great lesson and very true! Cross trained with boxers ( Jujitsu / Judo/ Kenpo practitioner) and the ones in the first open stance, were easy targets for leg and midsection attacks. The guys who stayed tight , were much harder to hit and faster with the counter punches! Good stuff! 👍👍💮
Different things work for different people. What have you accomplished?
thank you Tony, you've inspired me with your videos and my punches have been getting much better (I think). You're awesome!
Great to hear! Keep it up mate! Any vid requests mate?
never stand square in boxing unless you are MIKE TYSON
You're a star mate, love the energy
Mike Tyson was square and he's one of the best defensive fighters in the sport
u do have a point mate, it depends on what u used to.
well maybe because Mike was all in for attack...
Tony is making videos about traditional boxing stances. Tyson used peekaboo stance, which uses entirely different techniques and strategies.
Floyd Mayweather: Laughing in the corner😂
Because he is short his right hand was closer to his opponent. Depends on reach
Hey Tony, I'm a featherweight (57kg) and I've had about 7 bouts and I'm 23. Is it right for me to always be sparring people who are middleweights (10kg+) because there aren't really senior boxers around my weight with the same experience. Is it normal or am I at the wrong gym?
Larger guys might be slower. I wouldn't spar with tennis players, if I were to compeat in badminton - at least not without also sparring with "the real thing", but what do I know...
@@CONEHEADDK usually I’m sparring heavier guys with the same or more experience. The problem is the power, I’m forced to use my feet because if I trade I’ll get the worst of it. The only good experience I get is during an actual fight. But that experience is invaluable - no amount of sparring compares
Too much spit to my face for another clipthpf of yours!
Thanks no thanks.
you know you have been paid to little when you need to make youtube videos...
I'm short and skinny, super small target 😂
Glad to watch your videos buddy, keep up the good work!
Half body position is the best way possible cause If you receive a hit, at least the impact is minimal compared to being squared where you can receive a full impact which is not going to be a good day for you, Solid video Tony and I concur with your analysis.
Personally I like a narrow stance with my right covering my chin and my rear left a bit lower (covering my body). If I use orthodox stance, I get too mucho body shots, with the actual one all my sparring partners say its dificult to fight with me cos of my defense and counters
I square up naturally cuz Im a broad guy and short for my weight class (heavyweight). For this reason Im learning the cross guard and peekaboo style guards to compensate.
Why is natural for shorter guys in the weight class to square up? (New to boxing)
Tony's correct, but I ended up squaring my stance anyway because I started crosstraining in kickboxing and mma.
I've happy to stay I've watched every single one of your videos. From the time you you had 1000subs
Wow i appreciate that… which was your fav?
He is absolutely correct when it comes to boxing. When it comes to checking low kicks, it's better to have a more squared stance.
Love u mate
How do you pick your ass with boxing gloves on?😂
Julion cesar Chavez sometimes purposely has a wide stance and stands square. But that's because he knows when to change the stance, and what he wants to do by squaring up in a wide stance. So, this guy is 100% right. If you're standing like this from start to finish no matter what distance, you're absolutely wrong.
I tried to pick my nose, but my boxing glove got stuck in there. What do you recommend for this, Tony?
Anyone tagged Eddie Hall in this yet 😂
That stance "with toes pointing FORWARD" is good for Kickboxing but not for boxing. Because for kickboxing, you will have easier time kicking and checking leg kicks. But in boxing you are exposed and have no real benefits. In Kickboxing, you are also exposed a bit, but at least it provides some easier defence
Yes mate… I’m guessing your a kick boxer?
@@Tony_Jeffries 😂. Don't make fun of me like that 😂. That's too much compliment. I am just a beginner, even by a beginner's standard.
See, for kicking, a bladed stance requires you to move too much for kicking. Same goes for checking kicks by lifting leg and turning the shin bone 45° as a defence, which is difficult in bladed stance. That's why kickboxers have "awkward stance". They don't even turns during hooks, because that would expose calf for low kicks and it will be a low kicker's dream.
Does this work in kickboxing? Usually see square stances
You will have trouble kicking and kneeing fast, especially with the left leg.
You will be more exposed to low kicks since you won't be able to check them. For these reasons, kickboxers tend to be a little bit more square than boxers, and muay thai fighters are even more square than kickboxers.
By the way, many top boxers, mosly the ones who have an aggressive style, use the square stance (Julio Cesar Chavez, Tyson, Golovin, etc).
ty
I agree 100%. I did think it was worth mentioning, as someone who Love's hooks to the body, I can tell you that it's a whole lot harder to get that liver shot when your opponent stands this way( if they fight right-handed).
P.s. this dance also makes it harder for your opponent to see your Jab coming. You don't have to twist your shoulders to throw it so your opponent never see that Telegraph.
P.P.S. if he ever comes to my little piece of the world. I will challenge him to a sparring match ( not a fight). I always learn more from someone who can kick my ass.
muy buen video, es difícil corregir errores cuando lo practicaste mal por mucho tiempo.
That you stand wrong also not right
As someone who's on a weight loss journey and never boxed or hit a heavy bad in my life, you taught me sooooo much in just the 5 videos I have watched. Thanks man
Great to hear, add this video to your drills mate: th-cam.com/video/7alYtkg_6mU/w-d-xo.html - this vid will help you a lot.
@@Tony_Jeffries Julio Cesar Chavez used this stance and made it work though.
When you're square you can counter with BOTH hands in a close up brawl AND weave in and out and block in both directions; where as a more bladed stance only allows you to generate power with one.
Canelo has a bit more open stance and squares up with opponents cuz I think it gives him better lateral movement
Someone should’ve told Mike Tyson that. 😂 JK. Great video. It’s the subtle details that matter.
Exactly what my dad taught me
Cap
It is a pressured fighting stance designed mainly for shorter or inside fighters. If you are fighting against a taller fighter, you cannot outbox that person with a bladed stance. His reach could outbox you easily. You have to swarm in with good head movement and throw those flurries of hooks and uppercuts to subdue your opponents taller than you.
Fighters like Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson, David Tua and Tommy Morrison had killer left hooks. If you got hit by one of those, left hook, you would feel like kissing an express train. It is an instant fighter ender. How many tall fighters have been knocked out cold with that deadly left hook. Only way you could execute your left hook punch with ease is through some degree of being squared up. Peekaboo ain't too much squared up, coz if you are too much squared up, then you would be an easy target for sure. Roberto Duran used to trap up his opponent hands and fight them at close quarters. Mayweather is known for his defense all over the world, but Maidaina exposed him in the whole world that Floyd ain't that difficult to beat. He made Mayweather bleed in that fight. Mr Jeffry, please do your homework before you make such videos
Alghoritms brought me here, I've been on stand Marrial Arts for about 8 years and started with boxing for 2 years, after that I moved to Kickboxing and nowadays Muay Thai Trainer as a 2nd job.
Now that I have mix classes (boxing and Muay Thai) when I have done the stances of Muay Thai all straight punches and body punches hittted me all the time. But after almost 6 years without boxing I "relearned" this stance on the 1:10 and was not getting hitted all the time by heavyweight and middleweight champions.
Thanks against to make me relearn again!
Regards from Brazil!
My grandfather was a champion boxer 100 years ago. He taught me to stand just like you're showing, and even more so sideways. But didn't Mike Tyson stand straight on with his peek-a-boo bobbing and weaving style?
Tony's vids always bang on! Keep up the great work champ, love from Glasgow❤
Its not taekwondo, you sacrifice side movements, you sacrifice power on the straight right.
If you wanna move forward and backward, and go for jabbing. Great!
It's so nice to have someone with Tony's awesome accent on TH-cam. I'm getting tired of substandard American accent number 7389.
How come the pros don't really maintain their true boxing stance? Ali, foreman, wilder, August's, pacman, the list goes on.
Most hard puncher like Tyson and Pacquiao. Uses Square stance..
And side stance is very much expose to a hard left body hook.. and a little move to your left by the opponent, you'll be out boxed..
By the early 1990's I had watched too many Rocky movies. I thought I was bad ass. Me and some guys in my school had a backyard boxing match. I had never gotten my head punched in so bad. I'm not kidding. I actually got a concussion.
Well many world champions use a larger stance because it gives more balance. Its also about your athletic skills, how quick you are and how you move your feets. A normal boxing stance is like that yes but you have many other feet stances than the tradisional stance. Ali for example what about his stance1 Ray Leonard, Conor Macgregor although MMA, Sugar Ray Robinson. All these greats has wide boxing stances because the move and dance. The are floading not stand still
Even the second stance and guard is wrong. Every kid in amature boxing knows that elbows must be narrow, right elbow is always on the liver, left shoulder must cover the jaw, 70 % of the weigh is on the right leg, you dont tutn your left side of the bidy towards your rival. If you dont go thorough amature boxing for a few years before you hit 18 yo, you will never be like Mike Tyson, you will be like James bone crusher Smith and all those ugly ufc around sport, pub fighter lads with poor technic.
When i grew up we were told it was "Hip to be square." Now you're saying differently.. Who am i to believe? You or Heuy Lewis? 😅
Squared off balance stance is an "interceptor's" stance. Either you are going to squash their attack and invade them or you are going to off-center and counter. If you have good elbows and control you can definitely used a squared balance stance to attack. But you better be real good. If a guy keeps running away in MMA you might have to learn how to cut him off with square stances because he will keep juggling you left or right and running. Thats my 2 cents.
Biomechanics: If you stand pigeon-toed you will increase the length of the gluteus maximus and posterior gluteus medius increasing their length-to-strength ratio and dramatically increasing their power when pivoting on either leg (extending the hip) during a punch ....try it and let me know!
Theres nothing wrong with this stance.. watch Crawford vs Burns... and you will see Crawford using this stance every time he is in the orthodox stance.
And he is having alot of fun beating up Burns without taking any serious damage himself.
Why do coaches think there's only one way to box? By doing this you're sacrificing lateral movement and you're creating distance between your dominant hand and your opponent. Every style has their advantages and disadvantages.
You are right about the stance but for the wrong reason, my friend. It is about the loss of power and mobility that comes with having the foot forward that way. Basically since their foot it turned the wrong way, they are going to constantly be off balance after every punch that is thrown with any real intention. They can move side to side like a football or basketball player, but that stance seriously compromises the ability to move forward and backward quickly. Usually having someone move around and coaching their gross movements will smooth out deficiencies in the stance as they figure out their footwork and properly transfer power...... Usually.
In muay thai we still box and we have to be even more square and less mobile backwards-forwards 😂 luckily you have to get past the legs to really box, and it's hard to land
A question
Since I'm south pawed: wouldn't that give my opponent an open area(my stomach)to throw a right hook??
TBH...I think this dude was picking his nose or his ass in the corner when his boxing trainer (if he ever had one) was trying to teach/train him...SMH...
After watching this vid, I can't believe that a guy who claimed to be a trained fighter told me to keep a square-on stance. That guy was full of shit!
In MMA/Muay Thai, someone that blades that much means fight is over after about 5 leg kicks.
Tell it to Mike Tyson 😅... everything has pros and cons, from orthodox stance you have bigger ability to step back, you are smaller target, you have more power in right hand but less in jab and lead hook, while in peekaboo you have almost equal power in both hands, its not only about stance but about style, there is no reason for taller fighter for peekaboo, but that style is designed for shorter fighters.
I think Mexican boxers would disagree 🤣😂 but then again they enjoy getting punch and punching back.
when fighting you gently reach behind and pick your ass. This completely throws off your opponent and when you punch them you can hit them with the big stink. Its tried and tested and used at the highest level. Good luck bois.
just stupid, if it fits 2 my mind Goal x body.. its perfect ! The boxing stand is a result of the Body and Mind but many dont trust and let them teachen.
It's only for boxing? Right coach? Cus in muaythai that stance will be a big problem for the kicks n knees
If you are a boxer and dont know this already, find a diff job cus you will be broke AND seriously hurt....
I'm laughing at all the guys who've ever said "square up."🤣💥🤛
I’m have used the square old school Cuban style my whole life and have and will continue to crush conventional fighter like you
Your "wrong" stance is the mexican boxing stance. Works for Canelo
there are different styles of boxing
not even 1-2.
try to watch the fights by Oleksandr Khyzhniak, he has the front stance.
I always found it a little difficult to pick my arse with my gloves on. Suggestions anyone?
On the other hand, if you keep your right hand back there in last week, it´ll never hit anybody cuz it takes a week to bring it forward.
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Back foot at five o'clock, front foot at eleven o'clock is "small"
Back foot at five o'clock, front foot at twelve o'clock is "large"
Peekaboo needs a square stance and movement of the head
Remember in a REAL fight, don't listen to people who play in sports.
Hmm. Sometimes being squared isn’t so bad. It’s definitely not a beginner stance but elbows in is always a thing.