How to Avoid Dropping Hands in Boxing (KEEP HANDS UP!)

Tony Jeffries shares 3 boxing tips on how to avoid dropping your hands in fights and keep them up. 90% of beginners in boxing are doing this mistake and it needs to be corrected. With these 3 tips, you will be able to improve your boxing stance and guard next time you are in a gym or a fight.
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My name is Tony Jeffries, Olympic Bronze medallist now co-owner of Box 'N Burn, 2 boxing fitness gyms in Los Angeles, as well as the Box 'N Burn Academy...this i a sour education program where we teach trainers how to teach boxers (Link below)
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0:00 3 Boxing tips to Avoid Dropping Hands
1:11 Realize that you're making this mistake
2:14 Tip 1 - Record yourself
2:56 Tip 2 - Get a glove
3:33 Tip 3 - Think about it
4:46 Touching your nose
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[@Tony_Jeffries]

Do you have more tips to avoid dropping hands? Comment down below!! Watch next: The Best Place to Land Punches in Boxing to Win Fights - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3bLgKOYbpVrl7s

[@bartimaus8738]

In Thailand one of the guys dropped his hands all the time so they made a band around his head holding his hands up and he was only allowed to block for some rounds. Don't know if this really helps bit it looked very funny for sure

[@RMCBoxing]

I always tell kids they should think about a spring. Before thinking about the punch connecting, they should see how the hand is gonna come back to the same place the punch is gonna be thrown, like a spring coming back to the natural position. Repeating this speech every class, helps me to generate that habit and sooner or later it becomes natural in them.

[@MrGirodog]

Another great video . Another way is to put the sleeve of the boxing glove between elbow and side of your body without falling down , this keeps your hand up and keeps your elbows in to stop you flaring 👍🥊

[@joepoppa526]

I always tell my class to bring their hands back to their face every time... I touch the glove to my cheek on the way back. Still possible to have that problem where it 'loops back' but it helps. "Chin down, shoulder's up, hands back to the face, elbows in, stay relaxed while you do it..." can you do a video on sparring someone who is overly focused on landing a big right hand? (overhand right, straight cross, right uppercut)... i.e. they jab light, loading up the big right hand, but they're fast/strong, and it goes right through the block/catch (jarring). You can circle away to your right to avoid, but what about punishing someone trying to load up the monster right hand?

[@alvarorusty3023]

I'm the world champion in this kind of mistake...And , in the spar, It costs me some ....

[@cooolbigguy]

One time I was watching this one fight and the announcer said something along the lines of "When you throw out the spear, make sure you're holding up the shield." That's a good way of remembering tip 3.

[@genises200]

4:20 "Hear my voice so you don't drop your hands!" Me" *Hears came in like a wrecking ball instead

[@Tony_Jeffries]

ahahahaha nice one MR M 😁 😁

[@thedailyrage2561]

@@Tony_Jeffries Ayo tony do you think Jake Paul in his prime could beat Khabib in just boxing?

[@clarkdark2906]

@@thedailyrage2561 Khabib would probably smack him, Khabib’s a real athlete

[@rinmuanarenthlei8141]

You're accent makes it more impressive

[@tbl5138]

*your*

[@leetlbt]

His acceint is called a Maccum acceint(Sunderland)if you are a geordie from (Newcastle) Northeast of England Gods country,great to see a lad from my neck of the woods,training the stars in Hollywood lol,

[@andrewwest3312]

I'm so guilty of hand dropping. Sometimes it helps to slow down your combinations. Work back up to full speed when you have canned the habit

[@RickeyFerg]

The glove drill will now be a regular part of my routine.

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Goodluck mate!

[@jameshornsby7333]

Thanks Tony, I needed to work on this myself. Loving the content and i watch every one. Thanks

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thank you mate, means a lot

[@5000NATE]

@@Tony_Jeffries what happens is if the gloves too tight any device? I'm using a 12 oz glove it seems tight

[@LionsSlappy]

Holding that extra glove is a great tip! Can't wait to try it today, thanks Tony!

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thanks for watching mate! Give me some feedback it if works for you

[@LionsSlappy]

@@Tony_Jeffries will do champ!

[@MacPaverick]

Thanks for your tips!🥊

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Any time mate!

[@kirkbrooks9447]

Yes, this is one of my biggest issues. I do more kickboxing than anything else and I have this habit of dropping my hands when my leg comes up. I think the drill with holding a glove to my face might be a very good thing for me to start doing.

[@Hayekmos]

Did it help you in the end? Got this habit aswell and i’m extremely frustrated by it..

[@pauliecook432]

Cheers Tony, wicked info.. I'm gonna learn the art through you, scene as we're locked down over here. I'm gonna get fit and learn the art of the sport I've had a passion for. I did box a bit when I was younger, nothing special, then life gets you, you have no time, and what time you do have you spend on other things. Now I have all this time on my hands, I'm gonna learn to use them properly. Thanks you idiot proof translation of the art one love Tony and maximum respect💪🏻

[@deebag3380]

Another great video Tony! Thanks! Awesome as always. It's such a common mistake that needs to be fixed

[@zoekteboel]

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience with us Tony! We really appreciate it 🙏

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thank you mate, means a lot

[@alexkerr9524]

Love these videos man could watch them all day my boxing has improved a lot from your tips and tricks thanks a lot Tony💪

[@hugoloureiro9509]

Great videos, man. I'm from Brazil, beginning my boxing training, and I have watched your videos many times so far. Love the didactics and the edition. Congrats!

[@dinomerlin442]

What a very good education!!!

[@JonathanWhitehouse]

Absolute top quality video mate! Always so helpful and have helped me improved so much from home! Good stuff man keep it up

[@johnsonramond1553]

Tony - I asked this exact question months ago on several other channels. When I was a kid I saw many boxers in the 70's and 80's (Kronk gym fighters like Hearns etc) do the touching of the nose. I knew it was a drill to keep the hands up but was told on other channels that it was just a bad habit from fighters sparring and moving their head gear up. Thanks for clearing this up FINALLY!!!!

[@jerryocharanjr.2338]

Cool videos like always,sir jeff

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Glad you like them JJ!

[@derroboterdelfin3427]

great channel mate, i can see that youre serious with it.

[@yasa34]

Hey Tony, you are the best around !! Thanks for contents.

[@tomnguyen4673]

Thanks Tony you’re the man

[@jonasalejandrocaballerorui1414]

Men is incredible how you have a video for everything in boxing, at first i only knew how to throw punches and that only, but thanks to you i learned so much about boxing in general, literally 70% of the things i know is thanks to you and i just wanted to thank you because you are a GREAT teacher, from Paraguay🇵🇾

[@tonykorial4588]

Your like my second teacher, love what your doing keep doing it !

[@RMCBoxing]

Tony: here is your biggest fan from Argentina. I use your drills and try to put some of myself to my classes. I hope we can meet someday because I know I have a lot to learn from you. You are enthusiastic, pedagogical, talented and experienced. It's difficult to find those four things together.

[@danielbrasil6758]

Great tips, thanks Tony.. I realy like your videos. Congratulations.

[@i191archy]

I'm new to boxing 🥊. This channel and it's content is excellent! Thank you 😊

[@JeffTheEntrepreneur]

Saw it right away as I am practicing keeping it up

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

Man these are awesome tips. Love your channel Tony, you're a boss

[@lucaplacidichannel]

Great video as always!! Tony number 1!!! Please make a video on the double end bag!!!

[@Diego-rn6bd]

Always excellent content. Thank you man.

[@rinseshinewindowcleaning3558]

Alright Tony, bit off topic but could you do a video on how you would balance resistance training alongside bag work and sparring please? No danger of becoming the next world champ just train because I like it but I’d like to hold on to as much muscle as possible. Thanks your your great content as always 👊🏼

[@kinfolkthejumprope4042]

Thanks for the tip kinfolk ✊🏿

[@wjdy5549]

Wow love that glove idea. Going to try that now the next hour. Thanks Tony

[@alexandros.th.karakousis1849]

excellent video, excellent tips (especially the second ! ) thank you Tony. Tony could you make a video please with breathing technique during a fight.

[@FkJTurds7865]

Top coachin Tony lad 👍

[@troywiggins7383]

Cheers, Tony! Excellent technique putting another glove between your chin and right hand on the jab.

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Try this next time your on the Gym Troy

[@alexfleischmann1668]

THX for the great Videos!

[@egseven]

I needed this!

[@Yacobean91]

Thank you for another good vid 🥊

[@alaaalaa3387]

Thanks alot for amazing Video

[@RJhotel]

Thanks coach. U r the best

[@egseven]

Thank you! Great content !

[@asafajaz9186]

Your a great channel, great tips keep-em coming👍

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thanks, will do mate!

[@braxwhitney]

Thank you coach! I use a rubber ball instead of a glove. I like the nose touching thing as like a tertiary method to train yourself to remember to get your hands up!

[@farstrider79]

Good stuff!

[@kaspernewport2583]

Before I watch every vid I like it straight away 🐐

[@alperen7247]

Best boxing channel on KZbin

[@199331939]

Great topic!!

[@Anthony-bx7fp]

Your content is amazing Tony I watch you all the time and I improved so much and I really want to thank you

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Happy to hear that Anthony!

[@liambrooks8046]

Your videos are great! Thanks for making content that is so relevant and helpful

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thanks ma man, means alot - more to come!

[@lonewolf-rf5xx]

Exactly what i needed

[@Superstar0404]

Thanks so much bro 🔥🔥

[@kevinsharp5602]

Tony your absolutely right, I corrected this problem by bringing back my thumbs to bottom of my chin on every punch, it's easy to remember and works like a charm

[@Tony_Jeffries]

just be careful kevin your opponent might take advantage from that

[@scottishcampbell9235]

Another great video . The touch the nose , reminds me of the 90’s Tyson arcade game every opponent had a “thing” that alerted you it was the moment to punch 🤛🏼 them 😂

[@jpinto1806]

Hi, Tony great video as always!! How to stay calm and not come under pressure after being knocked?

[@prime_mike_tyson1940]

Thank you very much, Tony, i train and watching your videos every day and i can see results. Keep doing. BTW: I'm sorry if ive got some mistakes in text, i'm from eastern Europe.

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Keep it up mate! and thanks for sharing this means a lot to me

[@arturpolanin8569]

Great work as usual thanks for ur help

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Happy to help ma man

[@alaaalaa3387]

Really help full

[@premkumarkhammam5914]

Good tip👍

[@richardsmith70]

Nice one your videos are great

[@ZanderDuPlessisRSA]

This is exactly what I am struggling with in my sparring sessions. Is there a video on how I can get more use to getting hit or what is the advice you can give on getting hit and not get a slight fright when being punched? Thanks Tony.

[@domacaronwilsansama]

Be hit more and more, until ths day u will sick of getting hit

[@9roundkid]

As usual it’s very informative and I love it Thank you.

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thanks ma man, means alot

[@saidacugnot]

Great advices 👊🏻 I don't do the old school method but when I started to learn the basics (without gloves), the coach always said to put my thumb on my cheekbone, so you always force yourself to come back in the right position and once you put on the gloves it's a reflex...not always but..😉 i have to stay focused 🥊

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Great tip, thanks for sharing!

[@francescotaccetti2250]

Thank you mate for the tips...i got a lot of problems with my right hand. I Will try to record myself and correct my mistake. Get more videos please! 😀😀😀

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Recording yourself is very effective mate... you will see lots of things that can be improve

[@hugod2000]

Great content

[@jfarrellmusic7885]

That glove idea is fantastic! Always struggled with that.

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Try that next time your on the gym

[@Gyrodyssey]

Amazing Video

[@liujackie9794]

Thanks tony... Good idea.... 👍👍👍💪💪💪💪💪💪💪🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@paullam9912]

Thx Tony

[@BellofattoBrews]

First of all thanks for sharing. For the past two years I’ve worked boxing into my workouts and your tips have helped me. The “keep your hands up” is the one thing my trainer always seems to say to me. lol I have gotten a little better but I’ll now have to try that glove tip. Thanks again

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Best of luck to your training Craig

[@sujalthapa4595]

Hey mate please make a vedio in "Best strategies to win amature match"

[@Tony_Jeffries]

I’ll do a video on this, turn your notifications on so you don’t miss it

[@Aquaflow_]

I actually noticed I was doing that last week while recording my bag work. Life really works in mysterious ways lol another nice video man!

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thank you mate, means a lot

[@EricMichaelSC]

Great tips! Another thing that helped me keep my hands up was to spar because getting hit will raise the stakes and really get you to keep your hands up......BUT I do have to preface, as a beginner I did this with trusted sparring partners who knew how to go the right amount of light to not murder me!

[@venicec3310]

Most definitely this, nothing teaches you faster then getting hit

[@PunchitMuayThai]

Good job!

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@zooknutt]

Makes sense!

[@tonykorial4588]

Your amazing dude

[@SayTi0N]

Thanks tony

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thanks mate for watching and leaving a comment

[@brandonrogers8621]

I love the glove and touching the nose clever 👌🏻 also neat handwraps never seen anything like them

[@Tony_Jeffries]

just be careful mate "touching the nose" - your opponent might take advantage of this

[@hiteshb2295]

Tony's six months evolution shows us the power of habit Boxing would be great with good overall habits

[@MrGirodog]

like it, you can also put a glove between your elbow and body to keep hands up and stops flaring

[@SkywatcherAnomalous89]

Haha when I was like 7 years old my trainer used to tape my hands to my head seriously ha. Then when throwing punches used to say it’s like punching through a tube or tunnel. Great video bro.

[@st3v3_00]

I've been boxing for over 6years not because I want fight, I have no intention in fighting but I do it because I love it and because my boxing gym is closed due to lock down I've been watching these videos just to keep me going.. Keep it up.

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thanks ma man, means alot

[@hardhitter5099]

Another tip I’ve heard, I think from Shane fazen, was to keep the opposite hand up on your eyebrow. When your punching think about your other hand touching your eyebrow. It’s kind of like the nose strategy from this video but less visible. Keep that hand up to your eyebrow and tuck them elbows in! Great video! Helped a lot!

[@MirekKrenc]

Thanks!

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thanks for watching Mirek

[@HoboJoe1]

Thank you for helping me😀

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Happy to help mate

[@notfunny2143]

Hello mate its me again, I don't think you saw my comment last video so I popped in early this time. Could you please do a video on how to: Set up KO shots and execute them, eg. the Mexican set up Cheers for being here in these times, I can't thank you enough for being the coach that I needed and I hope to see more good videos coming out!🥊🥊🥊

[@hihy220]

That right hand over the top is the reason im here. Learned it the hard way.

[@ajbuchan4506]

Thank u for the vid!! Love all your content helping me improve with every vid jw what’s your opinion on Floyd mayweather saying he’s interested in fighting jake Paul and possibly 50 cent?

[@lonewolf-rf5xx]

Its a joke lads have trained all their lives to become pro and take dangerous hits to the head in the hope they make it . Then nobodies appear interested in boxing and earn a fortune

[@michaelh1067]

My coach told me to touch the eyebrows, much safer then touching the nose. Keeps the temple protected too! Great video 👍🏼

[@onthebeachinsitges]

So I noticed this and have been working on it. I came to the conclusion that part of the reason for dropping hands is the instinct to see whether the punch you just threw had its desired effect. You know, punch - review - punch again. Something that helps me is to train with a much taller opponent in mind as it makes me hold my hands higher to punch at his height.

[@idkmane9773]

Does shadow boxing: *TRIPS OVER*

[@marioskourtoglou]

Tony can you make a video about tips for chin always down?

[@lucky3145]

Thanks for great info. I just starting boxing at the age of 35. And I watch your videos on daily basis it's very helpful. Thanks love from India 🤘

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Goodluck mate! Are you doing this for sports? or for fitness?

[@thegreatice5938]

Thanks, really needed this tony, can you make a video on how to increase stamina.

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Yes, soon mate!

[@bartimaus8738]

@@Tony_Jeffries nice

[@barbarossa1983]

Can’t wait 👍

[@denilsongomez1371]

Tony make a video that explains what you should work for sparring and while your sparring

[@johnnatoli1728]

Thank Tony! A lot of the tips I find for keeping hands up are mostly relevant to the right hand (orthodox). I tend to drop my lead hand. Does it still make sense to hold a glove to my face with my lead hand? Any other techniques specific to the lead hand?

[@bartimaus8738]

Great video

[@Tony_Jeffries]

Thanks! Kaulquapp your name is a bit hard to type mate

[@bartimaus8738]

@@Tony_Jeffries even harder to say it out loud haha. It's one of my favourite characters from the best book series that was ever written (if you like weird fantasy nerd stuff)

[@fillysfly8185]

@ Tony Jeffries can you do a video of just keeping the right hand at the chin and throw the jab and hooks just left hand only

[@nmr20067]

I see Pros making the mistake of consistently dropping guard, too. (recently, noticeably, Ryan Garcia)

[@23sunderland]

Also he's very upright. Although fast hits hard etc

[@jokerfleckcast3196]

If garcia masters even a reasonable defence, he can be deadly, he has vicious ko power

[@alcre1008]

Ryan Garcia will be the next Glass chin