The Best & Worst Boxing Training Methods (Ranked by Olympic Boxer)
Ranking the best and worst boxing training methods to help you level up and improve your boxing. Tony Jeffries breaks down the …
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February 2, 2026
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Ranking the best and worst boxing training methods to help you level up and improve your boxing. Tony Jeffries breaks down the …
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What’s your favorite boxing training method? Let me know in the comments:
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it all comes down to attention, focus, visualization, discipline, dedication, determination, mental strength, and ability to adapt, because if we get these things down, we can train and become warriors in any environment, and with any equipment, and i do agree with using certain equipment and methods, especially if we are just starting out. just like timing is everything in a fight, so it is in training. the right methods and training styles, the right warmups and safety precautions, the more we evolve, the more complex they get. its about getting life down to a rhythm and understanding time, natural daily cycles, weekly cycles, monthly, yearly, etc, and aligning ourselves with what is trully good for us, is when miracles start to happen.
right now i got this huge pillow tied to a tree and ive been using it for jabs, hooks, kicks, and knees. also helps with conditioning the shins and knees. using a smaller tree for speed work and accuracy, also to condition elbows, and forearms. i cleared out this platform in the woods and leveled it, now i can move around in circles and work on my footwork, and many other things like shadow boxing, jump roping. they key is to get in very good shape, and condition my body, develop the right techniques, and then buy a heavy bag, speed bag, double end bag, and a dummy for ground game. what im trying to get at is if we have the power of will to do something, we can make it happen no matter what. the key is to start, and everything else will unfold when we start expressing ourselves.
i realized that in order to be an efficient martial artist and kickboxer i need to step up my boxing game. gonna start with learning the basics and get very efficient in bobbing, weaving, precise punches, work like crazy on my core, and learn the right footwork and explosiveness that boxers utilize. these vidoes are amazing because they teach me what not to do and how to avoid injury in the process. very important for long term success in training, even its for fun and passion like myself.
Tony, you missed out the bit about chasing chickens. ('Rocky' mate)
personally i want something that i can both hit hard and it hits back (as in swings back towards my head/body) the cobra bag is eh im thinking smt closer to a double end bag except its just a slightly heavy bag on a long thick rope up top on a high ceiling
I'm surprised he didn't review the Spar Bar??? Thoughts?
Tony, this is all gold.
Great video Tony. I couldn't agree more with ur list. Curious of ur favorite brands of different boxing equipment. Which brands u like and which aren't so good in ur opinion?
What’s your opinion on weight reduction?
i like when the person holding the mitts just reaches out and grabs the boxer's gloves for every hit and all the person has to do is move their hand a couple of inches to meet it
Great video 🔥🔥🔥
Tony, I like working with the wall mounted spin bar. What are your thoughts?
Great info Tony🎉
Glad you put the heavy bag as S tier. I have limited space for boxing equipment, so I rely on my heavy bag a lot, along with a jump rope and some weights. That's my little boxing setup, plus I don't know a person who is down for sparring.
Sir plz make vedios for beginners ❤
3:10 six seven 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Best boxing training is to go outside and take a shit on the windshield of your local police department interceptor unit and start with a 20 minutes cardio run from police interceptors, follow by a 10 minutes straight of parry teasers and fade from police batons to the great finale avoid to be dragged to the ground with K9 unit only using foot work to evade the bites from that German shepherd keep up with that for a straight 9 months and believe me you could pick cherry on any world title champ like a breeze.
what about taking punches from your dad?
Thing is what not many pple think of is that with all the speed bag bashing in general they forget that the movement is training your rotator cuffs too and helps to build up a strong and stable shoulder.
MARTIAL ARTS RANKED FOR SELF DEFENSE & STREET FIGHT BY TONY JEFFERIES
The next Video please ❤
I am really interested your opinion
I feel like taking punches from your coach can be a C tier if done correctly. Light punches to the body to feel how it is to be punched, and blocking fast (light) punches to the face. I've been boxing for nearly a year at this point and if I'm ever doing mitt work and my dad throws a punch that I'm not expecting (either he forgot the combo or I forgot it) I've found I close my eyes, my footwork and everything breaks down for a second, and I'm lost.
My dad used to be a semi-pro fighter and made money sparring with lots of big name pros and he does this amazing thing where after working on a combo for a bit, he tells me there's going to be a point in the combo where he's going to throw a punch at an opening. He doesn't tell me the exact punch but he gives me a second to think about the combo and all the points where I'm open to certain punches. This has helped me massively improve my "Boxing IQ" and be less surprised when either one of us messes up a combo in our training.
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Just discovered your videos Jeff, picked boxing back up after a 5 year break, really enjoying the content
Great content Tony, do you regret leaving the pro game when you did?
I'm looking at some knee surgery in the near future and I know from past experience that the PT will be having me do a lot of agility ladder. I hold a 5th degree black belt in taekwondo but as I've gotten older more than half of my training is boxing, Boxing is a core skill and the more I've learned the more I see everything else as an accessory
Can i please get the link for the video package
I like my new wall mounted boxing machine.. throw the punches, in advance and look, to see where the light will be, and adjust.. I have a 4 armed reaction machine you didn't mention.. I like my cobra bag, too.. You can pretend it's someone's head, slip, or let it hit you, in the head, instead of a trainer 😉 I don't use the slip rope, but I think it's good.. the headband reflex ball improves hand eye coordination and confidence, from accuracy.. still.. heavy bag, and tear drop bag are the best.. I prefer home gym. It's cheaper monthly dues and closer.. saves gas and time.. it's a new punk generation, where you can't get a sparring partner, or a spotter for the weight bench.. that part sucks.. oh.. yeh.. I punch the hanging grappling dummy also.. helps work around the arms.. the small punching bags with REFLEX BARS, HELP COUNTER, DUCK, SLIP, AND SLIP IN PUNCHES.. you have to create your paradise.. make a heavenly place, for yourself
You should the same but with weights instead for fighting
Best boxing method is join a boxing gym for the first time and go hard sparring with anyone that dares to look at you. That will make you a man.
I rank your video with F. Fucking bullshit.
"first, because I said so, and next, this is how we trained in the old country. If you can catch this here chicken, you'll be fast as grease lighting "
Nobody gonna talk about that jawline???
it s magnificent!
What do you think of the "JukeStir"?
I'm training and compiting at Muay Thai for the last 4 years and I find there is 4 things that always made the best training for me. 1. Shadow boxing 2. Heavy bag 3. Drilling combinations with partners 4. Sparring.. I think technical sparring like 50 60 % intensity is the best way to improve yourself.
Best training practice punches on everyone everyone
the best method in real fight – get a knife
7.46 OFC I know him. He's me.
What about that training that Lomachenko does with the tennis ball attached to the elastic on his head ?
On the dumbell topic, 2 lbs is definitely the most. 1 lb was best for me to teach my hand how to feel "heavy" and release the punches most naturally with the hips turning over and feet feeling connected to my hands, if this makes sense. I was able to get my whole body into the punches in the most coordinated way.
Heavier dumbells felt like a shoulder and upper back workout, but not good for punching. Throwing shots for singles (as in shot put) help more with power development that got refined with the light dumbell, pad, and other technical work
Awesome videos, Tony. Even if someone isn't paying attention it's impossible not to pick up nuggets of gold info you give. Thank you!
Imo good shadowboxing is the best out of all of them, but good heavy bag work is right there too
How does general strength training and development translate? I’ve never boxed, but I want to be able to defend myself, and I am relatively strong rn
How can we work on defence with the heavy bag
Sir plzz next video on best and worst exercises ranked for boxing 🥊
I am new 🆕 to your channel but still I am also a new 🆕 to the sport so it's a request
I lost 35 lbs boxing in v.r. for 9 months. 5 hours a week.
How is the double end bag a n cobra bag f? lol
The logical alternative to boxing with heavy dumbbells would be to do a dumbbell bench press, and it would be more effective since you're now fighting gravity in the correct direction — oh but wait we're not allowed to lift weights, nevermind
Slip rope, shadow boxing, heavy bag.
That light music machine is so gay lol