Does Being Flat Footed Affect Footwork?

[myboxingcoach]

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

but then you're sacrificing power

OK, so you don't go flat-footed then? It's acceptable not to be flat-footed, so long as it's only the back foot that isn't flat? My point was that the guy's coach was right to attempt to correct him being flat-footed. And, as hard is this might be for you to swallow, the vast majority of coaches who produce elite amateur fighters coach them to be on the balls of their feet. As I said previously, Pacquiao doesn't seem to lack power by being on the balls of his feet, nor do the current world and Olympic champions in the amateur game.

Hell, maybe I should keep my terrible ideas to myself :-)

[myboxingcoach]

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

but then you're sacrificing power

OK, so you don't go flat-footed then? It's acceptable not to be flat-footed, so long as it's only the back foot that isn't flat? My point was that the guy's coach was right to attempt to correct him being flat-footed. And, as hard is this might be for you to swallow, the vast majority of coaches who produce elite amateur fighters coach them to be on the balls of their feet. As I said previously, Pacquiao doesn't seem to lack power by being on the balls of his feet, nor do the current world and Olympic champions in the amateur game.

Hell, maybe I should keep my terrible ideas to myself :-)

[SplitSecond]

OK, so you don't go flat-footed then? It's acceptable not to be flat-footed, so long as it's only the back foot that isn't flat? My point was that the guy's coach was right to attempt to correct him being flat-footed. And, as hard is this might be for you to swallow, the vast majority of coaches who produce elite amateur fighters coach them to be on the balls of their feet. As I said previously, Pacquiao doesn't seem to lack power by being on the balls of his feet, nor do the current world and Olympic champions in the amateur game.

Hell, maybe I should keep my terrible ideas to myself :-)

yes, standing on the balls of both feet is a terrible idea, the back foot however is very helpful to have on the ball, although if you go flatfooted for a second and then push out of it you will get a little boost in your cross

pacquiao does not stand on the balls of his feet, he just sporadicly moves his upper body and yes, will occasionally bounce, but so does every fighter, he does not, however stand on the balls of his feet
roy jones does not stand on the balls of his feet
floyd mayweather does not stand on the balls of his feet

but obviously you are going to be on the balls of your feet when you dash or punch

ortiz is an example of someone who stands on the balls of his feet
virgil hill would be constantly hopping on his feet too
yuri foreman is another
only real succesful hopper is ali

point being, get this "you gotta be on your toes or else you got sht footwork" outta your head because it's a load of crap and will just tire and diminish your power and will also leave you off balance as you can easily be timed by a good fighter
the coaches nowadays dont know sht, and the ones that do only say that in training to get the bounce on fighters feet for when they need to really "move", you do not however fight on your toes like virgil hill or ali or yuri foreman in a pro fight unless you're planning on boxing/running to a decision

[myboxingcoach]

yes, standing on the balls of both feet is a terrible idea, the back foot however is very helpful to have on the ball, although if you go flatfooted for a second and then push out of it you will get a little boost in your cross

pacquiao does not stand on the balls of his feet, he just sporadicly moves his upper body and yes, will occasionally bounce, but so does every fighter, he does not, however stand on the balls of his feet
roy jones does not stand on the balls of his feet
floyd mayweather does not stand on the balls of his feet

but obviously you are going to be on the balls of your feet when you dash or punch

ortiz is an example of someone who stands on the balls of his feet
virgil hill would be constantly hopping on his feet too
yuri foreman is another
only real succesful hopper is ali

point being, get this "you gotta be on your toes or else you got sht footwork" outta your head because it's a load of crap and will just tire and diminish your power and will also leave you off balance as you can easily be timed by a good fighter
the coaches nowadays dont know sht, and the ones that do only say that in training to get the bounce on fighters feet for when they need to really "move", you do not however fight on your toes like virgil hill or ali or yuri foreman in a pro fight unless you're planning on boxing/running to a decision

When out of range, I don't care if a boxer stands on his hands, does the can-can, shows his arse or whatever. Once in range though, split seconds matter. So, if I'm to throw a lead hand hook, the power generated must come from the ball of the front foot, mustn't it? This being the case (by your admission), do we not waste a split second going from being flat-footed to the ball of the foot? By the way, if being on the balls of your feet tires you (or tired you if you are an ex-boxer), then maybe you need to consider revising your fitness program.

You carry on calling all 'nowadays coaches' **** on boxing forums, and 'nowadays coaches' will carry on producing winning boxers at amateur level and producing tomorrow's superstars. :O)

[SplitSecond]

When out of range, I don't care if a boxer stands on his hands, does the can-can, shows his arse or whatever. Once in range though, split seconds matter. So, if I'm to throw a lead hand hook, the power generated must come from the ball of the front foot, mustn't it? This being the case (by your admission), do we not waste a split second going from being flat-footed to the ball of the foot? By the way, if being on the balls of your feet tires you (or tired you if you are an ex-boxer), then maybe you need to consider revising your fitness program.

You carry on calling all 'nowadays coaches' **** on boxing forums, and 'nowadays coaches' will carry on producing winning boxers at amateur level and producing tomorrow's superstars. :O)

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obviously you are going to be on the balls of your feet when you dash or punch

how the **** can you punch without going on the balls of your feet?