Originally Posted by ozthebum

First, thanks Captian Obvious and Boxing Coach for the great info in this thread.

I have a couple questions for you all. I'm completely new to boxing and am working with a coach, but only a couple hours, once a week, so I don't get a lot of time with the mitts. I'm going to assume that I can work on the moving fundamentals on my own. Can I also work on the jab/straight and jab/jab/straight combos on my own by using a heavy bag or is this something that I should only practice with the mitts?

Also...Coach, what do you mean when you say "pro fighters that recieve punishment in the fight because their sense of distance is wrong"? Are they too close and not utilizing their max effective reach or are the too far away and can't make good contact or both of those things?

These were just questions that I came up with reading this and I didn't do any searches so if I should search for this info before I ask, let me know and I will.

Thanks.