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Boxing 101: Inside Fighting
Paperback
BoxingSports GeneralGeneral Fitness
Publisher Price: $33.99
Publisher: Alberto Robles
Published: Sep 17 2026
Pages: 262
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Stop getting smothered. Start controlling the pocket.
If you freeze when an opponent steps into your space-or find yourself trading recklessly at close range-Boxing 101: Inside Fighting gives you a structured system for turning close-range chaos into controlled offense.
Built for intermediate boxers, pressure fighters, shorter athletes, and anyone who wants a more disciplined inside game, this practical guide breaks down the mechanics, positioning, tactics, and decisions that make infighting effective. Instead of treating close-range boxing as a brawl, Alberto Robles teaches you how to enter with purpose, establish a stable position, generate compact power, defend intelligently, and exit before the exchange turns reckless.
Inside, you will learn how to:
- Bridge the gap safely using jabs, double jabs, slips, feints, combinations, and high-guard entries.
- Understand the different boxing ranges and recognize when to close distance, stay inside, or reset to longer range.
- Build strong inside structure through head position, shoulder alignment, torso control, footwork, and balance.
- Generate compact power with short hooks, uppercuts, shovel hooks, and body attacks that do not require large wind-ups.
- Defend short punches using tight guards, positioning, smothering, hand fighting, and controlled movement.
- Manage the clinch and make better decisions about when to tie up, create space, work, or exit.
- Fight effectively along the ropes and in corners without becoming trapped or giving up your base.
- Create small angles and clean exits so you do not remain directly in front of your opponent after an exchange.
- Diagnose common inside-fighting mistakes and correct problems with posture, balance, entries, defense, and punch selection.
- Use progressive drills and a six-week training plan to develop a controlled, repeatable inside game.
Inside fighting is not reckless trading. It is a technical craft built on positioning, compact offense, disciplined defense, and deliberate decisions. The goal is not simply to survive at close range-it is to understand when the inside benefits you and how to control the exchange when you choose to be there.
Whether you are a pressure fighter looking to sharpen your strongest range, a shorter boxer learning to neutralize reach, or an intermediate athlete who wants more confidence in the pocket, Boxing 101: Inside Fighting gives you a practical framework for close-range boxing.
Close the gap with purpose. Control the space. Exit on your terms.
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