Page 64 - Frank Sasso Boxing Footwork

The lower your center of gravity the quicker you’ll be able to move around
the ring. Now, in an actual bout I do not recommend dropping your hands
down if your opponent is in your face attempting to walk you down – but as
you avoid strikes and move laterally around the ring you’ll conserve energy

and increase your footwork speed and balance by lowering them. No need to
drop them down by your sides, lowering from head height to chest height will
suffice.

Boxing Footwork Tip #5

Understand circling.

Using your lateral movement to circle your opponent instead of remaining a
stationary target is a wise move, but you must understand which way you are
circling…

Under no circumstance should you circle towards your opponent’s rear hand.

Circling towards their rear hand is circling into their power – allowing them
to time a straight right hand (or left in the instance of facing a southpaw).

You must circle away from their power hand – I’ve sparred many opponents
that’ve circled towards my power hand and I’ve landed devastating blows as
a result (coming out southpaw then quickly switching stance and throwing
power shots while your adversary is circling away from the southpaw power
hand is a sneaky tactic I like to employ from time to time).

If your adversary tries to throw their rear hand while you’re circling away

from it they’ll likely misjudge the distance and end up missing and leaving
themselves wide open for a counter or missing and potentially ending up off-
balance… both situations you can use to your advantage.

Boxing Footwork Tip #6

The size of the step you take with one foot is the same size you should take
with the other.

This is a common mistake I see many beginner, intermediate and advanced

boxers make to this day. They don’t understand that in order to maintain a
correct boxing stance if you step forward 5 inches with your left foot you
should be stepping forward 5 inches with your rear foot and vice versa.
Taking odd step sizes will result in your boxing stance being either too wide
or too narrow – resulting in you missing out on an opportunity to counter your