Bobbing (boxing)

Bobbing (boxing)

* One of the basic strategies of defensive boxing, executed by slightly moving the head to either side so that the opponent's punches slip by the boxer's head. You use the bob to evade swings and hooks for the head.
* "See also", slipping


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