How to Clinch in Boxing (Step by Step for Beginners)

In this video, Everlast Nutrition Trainer Mike Gales will show beginners to boxing everything that they need to now about how to clinch. Clinching, also known as "tieing up," is a technique in boxing where a boxer physically grabs or holds onto their opponent in order to neutralize their punches and gain a positional advantage. Clinching is a legal technique in boxing and it's used as a defensive tactic to protect oneself from punches or to gain leverage to throw their own punches. The purpose of clinching is to disrupt the opponent's rhythm and momentum, making it difficult for them to land punches. Boxers can use the clinch to slow down the pace of the fight, rest and recover or to prevent an opponent from landing punches or escaping from the corner. Clinching can also be used as an offensive tactic, by using the clinch to control the opponent's head and upper body, and then land punches or to throw them off balance to open up for punches. To execute a clinch, a boxer will typically grab their opponent's head or upper body with one or both hands, and use their body weight to control their opponent's movement. Boxers use the clinch by pressing their shoulders against their opponent's chest, using the rear hand to control the head and the front hand to control the upper body. Overall, clinching is an important technique in boxing, it's used as a defensive and offensive tactic that allows a boxer to gain a positional advantage and disrupt their opponent's rhythm and momentum. It requires good timing and positioning as well as the proper use of body weight.