Does Being Flat Footed Affect Footwork?

[Canelo Phresh]

ur kocking guys out at ur gym??? and everyone??? in 10 seconds...yall dont spar with headgear???? what kind of coach allows their students to KO each other all the time???

they hate you cuz you expose the e tuff guys lol

[Dubbed90]

ur kocking guys out at ur gym??? and everyone??? in 10 seconds...yall dont spar with headgear???? what kind of coach allows their students to KO each other all the time???

Successful troll, is a successful troll. Unless you're being ironic. hehe

[kbpoetree]

they hate you cuz you expose the e tuff guys lol

lol i jus luv it when folks come here talken bout how they KO guys sparren all the time...def lets me know wich ones...DO NOT box

Successful troll, is a successful troll. Unless you're being ironic. hehe

true...i jus hate the trolls comen in here....this is the one or few spots on boxingscene where it SHOULD NOT be allowed....real people and young boxers come here to seek "actual" advice....but hey if one must troll due to laziness and not bein able to go to gym...then so be it

[IronBoxer]

Thanks guys. My trainer and I have considered getting shoe implants to correct this problem as i have a slight knee pain in my right leg but we're trying to correct this naturally.

[James78]

False I am extremely flat footed and have knocked out pretty much everyone at my gym in an avergae of less than 10-15 seconds. But its my natural talent and power so I dont know if it applies to anyone else.

God i hate you bombs, you full of ****.

[myboxingcoach]

I was going to get involved in the debate to a greater level, but it seemed to quickly degrade into a 'I'm harder than everyone' debate. Really quite tiresome.

Back to the original question. Your coach was absolutely right. Being flat-footed is bad for a competing amateur for a whole host of reasons, mobility and loss power are two. Some pros are more flat-footed than amateurs, although Mr Pac has retained many characteristics of his amateur style, side-on and retention of a 'balls of the feet' stance. Then again, Pro's is pro's. If a pro is on a boxing forum asking for advice, then maybe a career switch may be in order?

Here's how I would coach the stance for top-level amateur competition:

Boxing Stance

[gatorDelux]

Thanks guys. My trainer and I have considered getting shoe implants to correct this problem as i have a slight knee pain in my right leg but we're trying to correct this naturally.

honestly those insoles willonly mke urarches weeker

[SplitSecond]

Since a young age I have always been flat footed and during a sparring session yesterday, my trainer told me that mt flat footedness can be a determing factor in how my footwork is developed. Any truth to this?

bouncing on your feet is for noob boxers

an elite boxer will not waste that energy and just stay flatfooted and move when needed to move, being flatfooted does not impair footwork, but jumping about definitely can

[myboxingcoach]

bouncing on your feet is for noob boxers

an elite boxer will not waste that energy and just stay flatfooted and move when needed to move, being flatfooted does not impair footwork, but jumping about definitely can

So a boxer either bounces or is flat-footed? Are there any other possible variations, like being on the balls of the feet without bouncing maybe?

[SplitSecond]

So a boxer either bounces or is flat-footed? Are there any other possible variations, like being on the balls of the feet without bouncing maybe?

that is a terrible idea, maybe if you just stay on the ball of your back foot

but then you're sacrificing power