The fundamentals
Master every weapon and every escape
50 detailed breakdowns across 6 categories.
One-Two (1-2)
The foundational two-punch combination in boxing: jab followed immediately by the cross. The jab sets the range, gauges the opponent's reaction, and obscures the cross by hiding it behind the lead-han…
One-Two-Three (1-2-3)
The three-punch staple: jab, cross, lead hook. The hook arrives at a fresh angle after the cross has straightened the opponent up, making the lead-hook landing zone wider than usual. Sugar Ray Leonard…
Double Jab - Cross
Two jabs followed by the cross. The first jab measures range, the second jab pushes through the guard, and the cross arrives behind a closed-distance opponent. Wladimir Klitschko's signature combinati…
Jab - Cross - Lead Hook
A scoring combination from 1980s boxing that targets the head, then the head, then the temple. The jab and cross go straight down the centre; the lead hook arrives at a 45° angle to the temple. The co…
Cross - Hook - Cross
A right-left-right (orthodox) staple, often thrown after a slip outside the opponent's jab. The first cross goes down the centre, the hook lands on the angle, and the second cross returns to the centr…
Body-to-Head Ladder
A 4-punch combination that climbs the ladder: rear body hook, lead body hook, rear uppercut, lead hook to the head. The investment punches drop the opponent's guard; the final two punches arrive in th…
Jab Feint - Cross
A two-punch combination where the lead hand fakes a jab — the lead shoulder moves but the punch never arrives — and the cross fires through the opening. Used to bait a defensive reaction. Floyd Maywea…
Slip-Cross Combo
A defensive-to-offensive transition: slip outside the opponent's jab and immediately fire the rear-hand cross down the now-open centre line. This is the highest-percentage counter combination in boxin…