With a partner a boxer can see the action. Process what’s going on and decide what to do and react accordingly. As you start working with a  partner, your personal boxing style begin to emerge.

Start by the single punch  drill. One of you throws  a single punch and the other defends it with a single defensive move. Start by working on few defensive moves and, overtime,  you will work more defence into each session.

Work all the ten punches

1. Jab(1)
2. jab body (1B)
3. Straight right (2)
4. Straight right body (2B)
5. Left hook (3)
6. Left hook (3B)
7. Right hook (4)
8. Right hook body(4B)
9. Left upper cut (5)
10. Right upper cut (6)

Partner combo drill

Work  selected punch combinations versus appropriate move or moves.

The combo drill is where the boxer throws more than one punch and the other boxer defends against each punch with a defensive move.

Start by the basic combinations

1. Double jab (1-1)
2. Jab straight right  (1-2)
3. Jab/ straight right/left hook(1-2-3)

- with appropriate defense

Combine different defensive moves. for instance, against the double jab, you can parry right and then inside slip. Explore all defensive possibilities, but not all at once.

Partner counter drills

Counter drills is hitting back after defending against a single punch or  a combination of punches.

• Jab for jab
• Cross for cross
• Jab/cross for jab/cross
• Hook for  hook
• Uppercut for uppercut

Just as every punch can be thwarted with an appropriate  defensive move, there is also an appropriate set of counters to use after that defensive move.