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Importance of the jab

IN boxing we often talk about the big things while overlooking the little ones. Years ago, my dad dropped me off at the Moston and Collyhurst Lads Club to try to get me back into boxing. I warmed up, spent a bit of time on the bags and then out of the blue Brian Hughes MBE asked me if I wanted to do a bit of technique work with another lad.

Cue what seemed like an eternity working on the simple one-two. Hughes sat on a stool outside the ropes. He watched, refined technique and then watched some more. The funny thing is that he

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