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Boxing Footwork Drill #21 – The Ali Shuffle

Considering you’re reading a book on boxing the Ali shuffle should require
no introduction.
Begin with your hands held up high against your chin and begin alternating

between fast and slow bursts of sliding your left foot back and your right foot
forward and vice versa.

Far more than just a display of show boating, the Ali Shuffle can confuse
your opponent in the ring and is a great drill to increase the speed and
fluidity of your footwork.

I personally like to use the Ali shuffle in a Tabata style workout – performing
20 seconds of fast Ali shuffles before immediately performing 10 seconds of

slow Ali shuffles – repeating for 4 minutes.