Inside work drill

Holding response

Teaches legal, clean responses to spoiling.

LevelAdvanced
CategoryInside work
BoxersCoach and 1 boxer
EquipmentCoach-spar gloves
TimingShort technical rounds

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Purpose

Teaches legal, clean responses to spoiling.

Setup

  • Coach controls distance, speed and pressure
  • Boxer reads the touch or target, answers cleanly, exits, then resets

Run it

  1. Coach lightly ties one arm or leans in
  2. Boxer gets hands inside, frames, turns, short hook/uppercut, exits with jab
  3. Reset, check shape, then repeat

Coach checks

  • Referee-aware. No wrestling contest. Check the purpose: teaches legal
  • clean responses to spoiling

Scale it

Add immediate three-shot burst after exit.

Common faults

  • Turning it into a fight
  • feeding too hard
  • or letting the boxer memorise rather than read

Amateur relevance

This bridge work helps transfer drill skill into bout timing and visible scoring exchanges.

Use it

Use only after the base movement is reliable. Add choice, rhythm breaks or round pressure carefully.