Homework 1 My Boxing Coach
How to Box in HD - The Right Cross/Straight Right
Use this for the rear-hand line, shoulder turn and common overreach errors.
Open on YouTube ↗
Next focus
Straight punches
Next month
This month turns the jab and cross into repeatable scoring tools. The aim is a straight line out, a straight line back, and a balanced finish before anyone adds speed or power.
What
Straight punches
Jab-cross mechanics, shoulder turn, rear-hip connection, hand return and safe reset after the one-two.
How
How to use it
Coaches can build the month from slow wall-line punching, mirror checks and pad rounds into bag rounds and partner drills where the boxer must finish in guard.
Monthly pathway
Current, next and last focus
Start with the active block, look ahead to the next one, then keep last month as a reference rather than the first card.
Why it matters
The one-two only works if the body stays organised.
Straight punches are the easiest punches to make messy because beginners reach, lean and admire the shot. Clean mechanics let juniors hit without falling in.
The YouTube KB repeatedly points back to the same lesson: straight shots are not just arm punches. The feet, hips, shoulder line and guard return decide whether the punch is useful.
For juniors, this month should feel simple and safe: no swinging, no overreaching, no falling through the target. For adults, it becomes the base for rhythm, entries and combinations.
Coaches will be looking for a rear hand that travels straight, a front shoulder that protects the chin, and a finish position that can defend or move immediately.
Video homework
Watch before or after class
Use these clips before class or as a reminder afterwards. Each one also opens on YouTube if you want to save it.
Homework 2 Tony Jeffries
Learn How To Punch In Boxing in just 7 Minutes
Beginner-friendly mechanics: stance, straight line, fist position and recovery.
Open on YouTube ↗ Homework 3 Tony Jeffries
How to Throw the Perfect Jab in Boxing
Revisit the jab details before adding the cross. The first punch sets the second one up.
Open on YouTube ↗ Homework 4 My Boxing Coach
Simple Boxing Combinations That Work!
Watch how simple straight punches become combinations only when shape stays clean.
Open on YouTube ↗Fighters to study
Do not copy the whole fighter. Copy the useful detail.
Lennox Lewis
Long, disciplined straight punches from safe range.
Watch the jab-cross without losing tall posture or guard recovery.
Study video ↗Thomas Hearns
Straight right hand threat behind a long jab.
Look at how the right hand is set up, not just how hard it lands.
Study video ↗Dmitry Bivol
Clean straight punching with balance and repeatability.
Notice the reset after each straight shot.
Study video ↗Naoya Inoue
Straight punches that stay compact before explosive follow-ups.
Track the guard return after the cross.
Study video ↗What classes will feel like
The month builds in layers
Week 1
Build the line
Jab and cross in slow motion: fist path, elbow position, shoulder cover and return.
Week 2
Connect the body
Add hip and shoulder turn without leaning or crossing the feet.
Week 3
Add rhythm
Jab-cross, double jab-cross and single cross counters on pads and bags.
Week 4
Finish safe
Controlled partner rounds where every straight-punch entry must end in guard or an exit.
Example drills
Drills coaches may use this month
Beginners and juniors
Wall-line jab cross
Shadowbox beside a wall line or floor marker so punches travel straight.
If the elbow flares or the body falls in, slow the punch down and rebuild the path.
All levels
One-two freeze
Jab-cross on pads, freeze after the cross, coach checks feet, chin and guard.
The freeze exposes leaning, square feet and dropped lead hands.
All levels
Cross then cover
Rear hand lands on the bag, then the boxer returns to guard before any next punch.
Do not let juniors chase power before they can recover the hand.
Controlled partner work
Straight-punch lane spar
Lead hand and straight rear hand only, light touch, score for clean line and safe finish.
No hooks, no power. The lane teaches distance and discipline.
Member note
Bring this into the gym.
A clean one-two is not basic because it is easy. It is basic because everything else keeps coming back to it.
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