More Important--Foot placement or hand placement?

[mr. smoke weed]

@krackdagawd @SkiHatDaGawd @Yuzo @Iron Chin Wilder @Jutt @TheNig

So breh's thread title is pretty much the question. What do you think's more important from an offensive POV? Establishing positioning with foot work or developing distance with hand feints jabs etc.


This thread would like to hear from you

 

[Jello Biafra]

I'd say foot placement. Bad footwork can cause you to be inadvertently in position to get KTFO, can reduce the effectiveness of punching, and can even make it look like you are rocked when a dude barely touches you.
I have seen dudes with shytty jabs and defense be successful but if your footwork/positioning/balance is off then you are doomed.

 

[TheNig]

About to set up for this patient but I'll give it some thought while I work.

 

[Mr. Leonidas]

As a boxing coach myself, I wholeheartedly feel foot placement is more important. Puts you in position to land your offense whilst having you in position to become defensive when you need to be. One of the classes I teach is a Beginner's Boxing class and footwork is the first thing I teach. Alot of students dont like that cuz they want to go straight to putting on gloves and hitting something but I stand firm that in a sport where you can only strike with your hands, your feet and their positioning is absolutely paramount to the success you have.

 

[TheNig]

I'm back....


I'm going to go with foot placement and everything from the torso down. And a guy that comes to mind is Tim Bradley. Very quick hands but he lacks power abd the biggest reason why is becuz he was probably never properly taught how to torn his body With his punches. The one time I actually seen him do it was against Marquez.

 

[mr. smoke weed]

I personally think its footwork. Love to hear everyone else's opinion as well!

 

[Mac Casper]

Foot work breh

It's the foundation of everything, movement, power, proper defense.

 

[krackdagawd]

footwork, I was taught to know when you are in position to throw(and land) your jab by your left leg and since everything works off of the jab(in my case) footwork is the most important offensively. Everyone is taught different though

*sets up shop waiting for Yuzo to drop jewels*

 

[Jutt]

It all starts from the waist down nh.


Your footwork is your foundation. I was always taught that way.

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

Having your feet in place is how you generate power.

 

[mr heyzel]

foot placement establishing positioning is everything

 

[Jesus Is Lord]

For all intents and purposes, footwork is the FOUNDATION of all boxing technique and strategy breh. It’s what allows one to control the distance and time an opponent with an attack. Don’t let nobody tell you anything else because it'll be false. Of course there may be some detractors and those with their own OPINONS, but ask anyone who've trained and they will tell you. With great/good footwork, it wouldn't matter where your hands are positioned.

 

[LauderdaleBoss]

I'd say both really.

Neither is more important than the other to me. Although footwork is the foundation and what should be conquered first, but if you don't know how to gauge distance with your hands as well, that good positioning with your feet won't mean as much because you won't get the most out of your punches. Similar to how Porter flails and smothers his work sometimes. Bradley does that to a lesser degree as well. They seem all over the place and look like they're in the perfect place to land, but they land with an inconsistent impact.

Look at Khan for example, dude been world class for a hot minute, but he's just now recently really gotten his footwork together. Dude basically got by on his handspeed and offense. Once dudes started noticing that his feet and hands didn't sync up, it was easier to take chances with countering or pressuring him.

I don't really like to look at training/rules and deciding which is more important to learn or get better at because they all play a part in making you function as a complete fighter. It's best to learn everything the right way from the jump. Perfect footwork and hand placement because they both go hand in hand. Just like you should be able to ball and drive to the basket from your left or from your right.

If you develop one aspect over the other, you'll still end up being flawed at the end of the day.

 

[H.I.M.]

Everything that needed to said...has already been said.
But Wlad Klitschko has far superior foot placement, stance & footwork to Deontay Wilder...and he's still getting KO'd in 2-3 rds.

There are too many fighters to name that didn't have the most ideal & fundamental footwork, stance & positioning and still had hall of fame careers.

 

[#SOG_soldier]

I'm back....


I'm going to go with foot placement and everything from the torso down. And a guy that comes to mind is Tim Bradley. Very quick hands but he lacks power abd the biggest reason why is becuz he was probably never properly taught how to torn his body With his punches. The one time I actually seen him do it was against Marquez.

nikkas always hate on tim