Controlling your breathing is one of the most important things in boxing. Proper breathing can benefit you by increasing your endurance, allowing for more explosive moment, calm your mind, and use your body more effectively in an overall manner. 

• Make sure you breath especially during wild exchanges. Punching without breathing means you will get winded.
• Explosive breathing = explosive movement. When you punch, breathe out fast & sharp! (This will make your punches fast & sharp!)
• Try to panic and avoid taking giant gulps of air when you are getting tired. Instead trying to slow down your breathing so that your heart slows down and gives your body and mind a chance to catch up. Resume punching when you are ready.

Whenever you're training whether it be in the ring or outside the ring, remember to CONTROL YOUR BREATHING!

Want to INSTANTLY improve your offense and defense? Always keep your Eyes On Opponent. When on defense, don't cower so far behind your guard that you can't see where the punches are coming from. Look out from behind your guard and stare down your opponent. Pick off those punches and throw a counter when you see a hole in your opponent's defense.

When on offense, you should definitely keep your Eyes On Opponent because it ensures that you are committed to the punch. You are being confident, the punch will strike with more impact, and you may notice even more punching opportunities. 

Remember: Eyes On Opponent!

An awesome combination commonly used by the more experienced guys in the game.

What you do: Throw a really fast 1-2 to keep the guy on the defensive and then a big left hook. (REMEMBER: You have to throw a really fast 1-2 with no emphasis on power - pure focus on speed. The cross is thrown slightly after the jab so that the 1-2 lands right after one another which is then followed by a big left hook that is thrown with all your power.)

Why it works: Basically, the cross will come so fast that it will disturb your opponent who is not expecting the punches to come so fast that the left hook will surprise him. In some occasions, the cross might land which makes the opponent instinctively put his glove in front of his face to block punches from hitting... which then leaves him open for the big hook. You are also welcome to try 1-2, PAUSE, and THEN the big hook. FAST 1-2, BIG Left hook!

This boxing tip is a quick little reminder for boxers to always remember to punch high and low.

Try this: Jab High to raise your opponent's guard...and Hit Low with your right hand low to his midsection.

It'll knock the wind out of him. When you do this boxing tip, you have to really sell it to your opponent and make him believe that your right hand was going to go high. You do this by looking him straight in the eyes even as you throw the right hand to his body. Looking at him square in the face will also make sure that you're paying attention if he throws a counter-punch at you.

Remember: Jab High! Hit Low!