Body punching

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Hooks, straights and uppercuts to the body.

What coaches agree on

Target the solar plexus — a few fingers below the sternum — or the soft spot just under the rib cage where the liver and spleen sit. These soft-tissue targets do far more damage than the rib cage itself.
Drive body punches from your hips and legs, rotating your hips and shifting your weight into the shot just as you would for a punch to the head.

Set up body shots with a feint or a punch to the head first to draw the guard up, then go downstairs — or work it the other way, body first to open up the head.

Common mistakes

Dropping your level or leaning forward from the waist to reach the body telegraphs the punch, since your opponent's guard drops as your head does, and it leaves you off balance and leaning into return fire.

Beginner

All Body Punches in Boxing, Explained

Coach's take: This is the real deal - clear technique, credible coach, practical setups you can use immediately.

3.8

Beginner

Master the Art of Body Punching!

Coach's take: Thorough, practical coverage across ranges - the elbow-brush uppercut cue alone is worth the watch.

3.8

Beginner

Effective Body Punching - An Introduction

Coach's take: Excellent grounding - precise targets, the shockwave-angle principle, and a clean fix for the classic punch-down mistake.

3.8

Intermediate

How to Throw Right Hands to the Body

Coach's take: Great detail - two real ways to sneak the right hand into the body, not just theory.

3.7

Intermediate

How to throw the PERFECT body shot in boxing (and land it)

Coach's take: Sharp, specific coaching -- targets, setups, footwork, the whole package.

3.7

Advanced

Boxing: Slip and Oppercut to The Body

Coach's take: This kind of detail actually changes how a body shot lands.

3.7

Advanced

How to Setup Hooks to the Body

Coach's take: Sharp inside-fighting lesson on chaining body hooks off your opponent's shots.

3.6

Intermediate

Boxing Strategy - Left Hooks to the Body

Coach's take: Real coaching gold on timing the body hook off your opponent's punches.

3.6

Intermediate

PUNCH the Body and the Head Will FALL: Body Punches in BOXING | MODERN BOXING

Coach's take: Really solid - explains the reasoning and technique for each body shot with real examples.

3.6

Intermediate

Jab Straight to The Body Uppercut Combination

Coach's take: Detailed, correctable cues you can actually use.

3.6

Intermediate

Body Punching with Rolls : Boxing Drill Part 3

Coach's take: Well-drilled, clearly demonstrated, easy to actually copy.

3.4

Intermediate

Boxing Mittwork Tutorial: How To Catch Body Shots

Coach's take: Real coaching detail you can take straight to the gym.

3.4

Intermediate

Best Fighting Position to Throw Body Punches

Coach's take: Fixes a mistake that kills your body shots - stay tall, don't dive in.

3.3

Advanced

How McCallum Angled Body Blows Through The Guard

Coach's take: Real coaching insight on reading openings for the body shot - more than just highlights.

3.1

Intermediate

How to Throw Body Punches In Boxing | with 200 fight Veteran Fighter Frank Gilfeather

Coach's take: Real tactical gold on setting up the body shot, just a little rough in delivery.

3.0

Intermediate

How to punch the body if the opponent is shorter

Coach's take: Good game-planning, light on deep mechanics.

3.0

Beginner

Body Punching Precision - 90 Second Boxing Tips

Coach's take: Good quick reminder of where and how to target the body, but it's a soundbite, not a lesson.

3.0

Intermediate

Killer Body Punching - Tap & Whack

Coach's take: Good tactical nugget but very rushed - you get the idea, not much depth on how to execute it.

2.5

Advanced

3 Advanced Boxing Combos For Body Punching

Coach's take: Nice cue on dipping into the body shot after a head shot, but you're getting it wrapped inside combo work, not a body-punching deep dive.

2.5