Pro boxers don’t pivot when punching?

[Thedeadgamer]

Almost every boxing coach teaches us to turn our feet. I’ve noticed that pro boxers do not twist their feet at all when they are throwing punches. Why do they keep their feet stationary? Don’t you have to pivot and turn your foot slightly to put your body into the punch? Maybe their feet are turning very slightly and I don’t see it, but it looks like the foot is still and there is no rotation.

[Blond Beast]

Stand in a boxing stance. Just pivot on ur toes, don’t move ur waist. U aren’t shifting any weight. U aren’t even moving. U pivot from the hips to generate power. If u want to dip or lean to a side as u throw a punch like say a left hook to the body to really wrap it around ur feet u will naturally pivot ur feet to shift your balance. But the power is coming from the hip pivot not the heel turning. If u are going straight ahead at someone toes pointed straight, how could turning ur heel help u? if anything it would screw ur balance up. Weight gets transferred to ur front toe, if ur going straight at someone trying to turn ur front foot is just pointless waste of energy, and it is energy because there’s a lot of weight on it now. Ur back foot may pivot naturally and that’s fine cause there’s no weight on it anymore. Throw a straight jab and see if pivoting ur heels makes any sense? Pivoting isn’t the same as moving your foot. Pivoting works when u are leaning to a side to throw, but u also have to move ur upper body, that takes extra energy. Watch the pros footwork, analyze them. Rewatch sum fights and really pay attention just to the feet, lots to see and learn. Lots of different styles. Find what is comfortable for you. Lets you do ur best work.

[Rockin']

I believe that they are imitating Manny Paqs style and only throwing arm punches, quantity over quality. You want true power than you have to pivot...…….Rockin'

[Rockin']

Almost every boxing coach teaches us to turn our feet. I’ve noticed that pro boxers do not twist their feet at all when they are throwing punches. Why do they keep their feet stationary? Don’t you have to pivot and turn your foot slightly to put your body into the punch? Maybe their feet are turning very slightly and I don’t see it, but it looks like the foot is still and there is no rotation.

If you throw a right hand and your waist turns than your back foot will automatically pivot......Rockin'

[F l i c k e r]

What? I don’t get what you’re trying to say OP, not clearly at least.

My thoughts on professionals and their punches, it’s likely to do with the fact that at their level, you are going to box on the move and box on angles. Ruiz isn’t your typical footwork based boxer but when he was clocking AJ’s head in, he had to move to do it. Punching on the move as AJ wobbled all over the place.

Even GGG has to do this. Another not Whitaker type boxer. But he has to close distance, move a tiny bit to hit his man. Even if they are against the ropes.

So, to not see the pivot. It’s because they aren’t in learning mode. They are at the highest level, in motion, so you won’t see the pivot. It won’t be obvious. It might just be a toe twist. Look at Nonito knocking Montiel’s head off. It’s just a slight pivot with all that action from he torso up. Because it’s in motion. Half step back, slight foot twist, whole lot of upper body twist and the guy is knocked flat.

[AlexRoss0908]

Ask different trainers, what do they say about it

[MDPopescu]

Stand in a boxing stance. Just pivot on ur toes, don’t move ur waist. U aren’t shifting any weight. U aren’t even moving. U pivot from the hips to generate power. If u want to dip or lean to a side as u throw a punch like say a left hook to the body to really wrap it around ur feet u will naturally pivot ur feet to shift your balance. But the power is coming from the hip pivot not the heel turning. If u are going straight ahead at someone toes pointed straight, how could turning ur heel help u? if anything it would screw ur balance up. Weight gets transferred to ur front toe, if ur going straight at someone trying to turn ur front foot is just pointless waste of energy, and it is energy because there’s a lot of weight on it now. Ur back foot may pivot naturally and that’s fine cause there’s no weight on it anymore. Throw a straight jab and see if pivoting ur heels makes any sense? Pivoting isn’t the same as moving your foot. Pivoting works when u are leaning to a side to throw, but u also have to move ur upper body, that takes extra energy. Watch the pros footwork, analyze them. Rewatch sum fights and really pay attention just to the feet, lots to see and learn. Lots of different styles. Find what is comfortable for you. Lets you do ur best work.

right..............

[OctoberRed]

I believe that they are imitating Manny Paqs style and only throwing arm punches, quantity over quality. You want true power than you have to pivot...…….Rockin'

Agreed with the Rockin man!

[LoadedWraps]

Almost every boxing coach teaches us to turn our feet. I’ve noticed that pro boxers do not twist their feet at all when they are throwing punches. Why do they keep their feet stationary? Don’t you have to pivot and turn your foot slightly to put your body into the punch? Maybe their feet are turning very slightly and I don’t see it, but it looks like the foot is still and there is no rotation.

If they don't, they are wrong.

It's not weird to see pros not be fundamentally perfect.

Look at Wilder, you can find amateurs, even novices with better fundamentals. Still, boxing is still fighting, and power and the intangibles get you far. On the flip side, you can be fundamentally perfect but want to get out the the ring the minute you get hit flush. The fight game isn't for everyone.