I'm just wondering what are your favourite combos to use in sparring of fighting?
I like a straight right followed by a left hook if your orthadox. The reason i like this is because it gets you in close with the right plus most of the time your opponent puts his hands in front of his face to block it, thus leaving the side of his face open for the left hook. I also think you get more leverage from the left as all your weight is being carried from the right and you can use that momentom to switch direction and get a load of rotational power and all your weight behind the left hook.
So what are your fav combos to use when sparring or fighting. :boxing:

jab, heabutt, lowblow, clinch and then when clinching a rabbit punch

orthodox stance:
lead right, right uppercut, right cross, left hook, right cross, left uppercut, left hook to body. i been practicin this combo alot on the pads with my trainer, and i'm gettin mad good at it. cant wait to use that shit in my fight!

there are tons i like to use, they consist mainly of hooks and uppercuts to the head and body. but then sometimes i jus mix it up and box and i throw alot of 1-2 combos with some feinted hooks and straight rights to the noggin... too many options to list!!!:boxing:

jab, heabutt, lowblow, clinch and then when clinching a rabbit punch
sounds like u bin taking lessons from hatton.

I like (right)jab-(r)jab and (r)jab-(l)straight. simple and quick. and keeps you as far away as possible.

straight right, left hook, right uppercut. In boxing

and for MT i like left front kick follow by the straight right left hook

sounds like u bin taking lessons from hatton.

and not forget Zab, Holyfield and Hopkins.

another good punch is left hook and followed by and elbow then and uppercut followed by and elbow too :D

im like my left shovelhook followed by a straight right. the shovel hook is a quick snappy punch to get their chin up and daze them a little for the following big right

im like my left shovelhook followed by a straight right. the shovel hook is a quick snappy punch to get their chin up and daze them a little for the following big right
Aka the uppercut?

Aka the uppercut?

No, i know what he means by a shovel hook. Its a different type of upper cut. It starts lower down and is more looping.

The combo i threw the most today was...

i'd jab or double jab intending to make my opponent counter with a jab straight away.

Once he jabs, i counter it by slipping to my right, throwing a right upper cut to the body and left hook to the head.

Sometimes i might slip to the right and throw a right hook to the body, roll under his jab to the left and throw a jab, right cross.

i've always like useing Jab-Cross-Left hook-at this point is there gaurd has droped in the middle at all i end up with a right uppercut to either the chin or body. Not really an advanced combonation but effective if timed right.

Uppercut to overhand right, my favorite combination.

Jab then a left hook to the body or face.

Uppercut to overhand right, my favorite combination.

yea that is indeed one banging combo. one of my favs.

Never had a chance to use it on someone but: Jab, cross, left hook to body, pivot to the right, left uppercut to the body, left hook

The combo i threw the most today was...

i'd jab or double jab intending to make my opponent counter with a jab straight away.

Once he jabs, i counter it by slipping to my right, throwing a right upper cut to the body and left hook to the head.

Sometimes i might slip to the right and throw a right hook to the body, roll under his jab to the left and throw a jab, right cross.

what if he was southpaw?

what if he was southpaw?

i wouldn't have done it! haha.

erm i dunno. i'm more careful with southpaws. I'd focus on throwing more Right crosses.

Infact with southpaws, i even try switching my own stance.

Uppercut to overhand right, my favorite combination.


Also your corner stool to your opponents face works well too!!

I've only been at it for a few months now with the sparring but I like practicing what guys are able to hit me with. I had a sparring match against a much more experienced fighter who is 5-0 as an amateur. He scored a really nice left hook on me by leading with his right to the body and then I must have dropped my hands and as he stood up he threw the left hook.

So I practiced that but when it came to sparring I wasn't really wuick enough to dive in with the lead right, so I went back to the drawing board and practiced a left jab, then straight right to the body and then when coming up go left hook to the head. I was sparring my trainer, who had almost 100 amatuer fights and outweighs me by 30 pounds, and the left hook landed beautifully. It actually really shook him up.

This stuff takes time and you have to use your head. I plan on developing many more techniques like that so that eventually I'm just reacting and throwing that stuff automatically depending on what is thrown at me and what angle I'm at.

The fantastic 4

Left hook...Right Hook... Left uppercut...Straight righthand (cross)


combo I knocked that guy out with last week.

The fantastic 4

Left hook...Right Hook... Left uppercut...Straight righthand (cross)


combo I knocked that guy out with last week.
Thats a pretty good combo and its reasonably simple to pull off. Good one

Thats a pretty good combo and its reasonably simple to pull off. Good one


We never train right hooks. Anytime I ask about a right hook I am told that the straight right gets there faster etc. I guess for a beginner like myself we stick to the basics.

We never train right hooks. Anytime I ask about a right hook I am told that the straight right gets there faster etc. I guess for a beginner like myself we stick to the basics.

Thats true... but if you are able to land a Opposite Hand Hook Combo... it will be devastating.. and I mean for anyone that throws it. Worse for who gets hit with it.

We never train right hooks. Anytime I ask about a right hook I am told that the straight right gets there faster etc. I guess for a beginner like myself we stick to the basics.

co-sign. Ever since my trainer said that I dont do it. Then I realized Tyson does it,but he turns southpaw most of the time to throw his right hook.Its one of those punches where you can easily get caught with.Thats why I dont see alot of ppl throwing it.Having a trainer with experience can help you realize shit you havnt before.

Im starting to like the jab-over the top over hand right.Then a left hook to finish. Its a difficult combo because after the over the top right,you gotta move to the side to make room for the left hook.

I hardly ever use right hooks, i dnt really want to risk getting caught flush as your left wide open when you throw it. The only time i really use it is when im in close against a taller opponent and i then throw it semi over and around his guard like a mayorga style hook as it carries superb power and gets round there defence. Other than that i never ever use it as i'd rather use a straight ight then follow with my best punch the left hook.

Im starting to like the jab-over the top over hand right.Then a left hook to finish. Its a difficult combo because after the over the top right,you gotta move to the side to make room for the left hook.
versa do you ever use that combo tyson used to love. I think it wasa left hook then a left upercut. I've seen it usedby him to devestating effect. Buts it proberly hard to do.

Jab, Straight Right, Left hook, right uppercut then left kick since i do kickboxing

My favourite combination when in close is right uppercut, left hook then right cross. but you can only really throw it when in close or you will be countered all day, but i've landed it well a few times now and their hands are all over the place. I found a double jab is usually a good lead into this combination and then it makes sure they are covering up.

My style was basically changed yesterday....

Winky Wright...

I hate it but it is more productive I admit. Defense is superb, and it is easy for me to bang out punches with.

I'm going to Tampa today to spar with another gym. Hopefully I'll be able to get some footage.

My style was basically changed yesterday....

Winky Wright...

I hate it but it is more productive I admit. Defense is superb, and it is easy for me to bang out punches with.

I'm going to Tampa today to spar with another gym. Hopefully I'll be able to get some footage.
does it work alot better for you then? I noticed in your sparring vids that your straight punches are alot better than your hooks and upercuts so maybe you'll be far better relying on straight shots most of the time.

versa do you ever use that combo tyson used to love. I think it wasa left hook then a left upercut. I've seen it usedby him to devestating effect. Buts it proberly hard to do.

Ive used it vs. this heavyweight at my old gym,and yes it is hard to do.You have to catch him leaning. I practically just did what Tyson did to Hector Mercedes,(his first fight)until he dropped.

straight right to the body left hook upstairs is one of my favorite


or feint with the right and fire off a 1-2

Ive used it vs. this heavyweight at my old gym,and yes it is hard to do.You have to catch him leaning. I practically just did what Tyson did to Hector Mercedes,(his first fight)until he dropped.
So you've tried it? Did you connect flush with it? I could never try that as im to tall and it wouldnt work properly as it seems you have to have a low center of gravity like tyson to get the leverage and power behind.

So you've tried it? Did you connect flush with it? I could never try that as im to tall and it wouldnt work properly as it seems you have to have a low center of gravity like tyson to get the leverage and power behind.

Not flush,you have to know how far to throw out the uppercut,or you'll miss it completely.

Not flush,you have to know how far to throw out the uppercut,or you'll miss it completely.
see thats my problem, i throw out the upercut real early then leave myself wide open for counter shots. Thats one of the reasons as to why i dn really use upercuts.