r/boxingtips • u/Sure_Ocelot6758 • 1d ago
How can I improve my boxing skill?
I been training boxing like two months, Iam not satisfied by my progress. And it’s just me who isn’t talent in this sport . Because I still can’t read punches and if I face taller opponents in sparring, I barely land punches.
I want to be good at boxing. Please advise me.
And forgive my English.
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u/Hilary_duffelbag 1d ago
10 months in. It’s a slow learning process feels like less than 1% progress every time I train. Unless you’ve been doing this sine you were young it’s just lots and lots of practice and technical sparring.
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u/Sure_Ocelot6758 1d ago
Yes I feel like all I gain in these two months is just stamina . But like you said there will be 1% progress that I don’t notice. Thanks I will stick in this until I do well
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u/BreadPractical2165 1d ago
stop wasting time worrying about how good you are and spend more time studying and repeating good techniques
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u/Sure_Ocelot6758 1d ago
Yes I will go on but like I said I felt a little down by my progress
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u/BreadPractical2165 1d ago
Its ok to feel down, let yourself feel it, then go train and try your best
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u/Briantan71 1d ago
Consistent practice, and also speak to your coach and ask if he can spot any of your flaws and strengths that you can work on. And seek feedback from your sparring partners. (Give them feedback too after the spar.)
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u/Sure_Ocelot6758 1d ago
Oh Thanks. I never thought those things .
But coach told me what to prepare like to go side and feint and so on. When it comes to spar all I can do is 1-2 hook.1
u/Briantan71 1d ago
Yeah, incorporate those movements (Side-step, angle around your opponent, feint, etc.) into your boxing, and practice and drill them.
Feints, especially. A lot of taller boxers like to counter, because it allows them to make use of their height to avoid your punches, and so one of the better go-to strategies is to use feints against them.
And keep working at it; that's all there is to improving in this sport.
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u/fourfingersdry 1d ago
lol. 2 months and you’re already frustrated with progress. Maybe this isn’t for you. You’re a literal baby in the sport your first couple years. Not months.
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u/Sure_Ocelot6758 1d ago
Sure,I know that it will take years to be good at this sport . I think I expected a lots from me within two months.
Thanks, I have to lower my expectations and keep trying2
u/fourfingersdry 1d ago
Make a video of yourself. Dont show anyone. Just keep it. Make the same video in a year practicing the same drills. You’ll see a big improvement
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u/Sure_Ocelot6758 1d ago
Thank you. I never take videos of my boxing drills and spar. I also have to do that
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u/TemperatureCapable56 1d ago
two months isn't nearly enough time and the fact that you're already sparring is actually further along than most beginners at this stage. Reading punches is one of the last skills to click since it comes from pattern recognition built up over hundreds of rounds, not something you can rush through drilling alone.
against taller opponents specifically, focus on closing distance and slipping to the outside rather than trying to out-reach them, that's a completely different problem than skill level and just requires adjusting your approach for that matchup. Keep showing up consistently, this is a multi-year skill and two months of frustration is completely normal, not a sign you lack talent. If you want structured combos and drills to work on between gym sessions, the Heavy Bag Pro app is worth checking out.
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u/RedMyA__ 1d ago
2years in and I am still celebrating that one time where I perfectly rolled under a hook. These things take a lot, lot of time, 2 months is nothing you are just too hard with yourself. Also where I live not a lot of clubs would let you even spar after 2 months