Becoming a finisher in boxing means you know how to throw punches in combinations when your opponent is in a weakened state so you can knock him out. The ability to finish an opponent is often the difference between a good fighter and an average one. If you are able to take control of a fight by establishing your left jab and other punches, but you can't put your opponent away, you are giving your opponent a chance to stay in the fight. Boxers train to throw punches in combinations after they have hurt their opponent so they can finish the fight with a knockout.
Step 1
Go to the body when you sense your opponent has been hurt by one of your punches. When you can deliver a couple of body punches after an opponent has been hurt, you limit your opponent's ability to move round the ring. Once you take movement away from a fighter, his ability to avoid punches is limited and he becomes a more stationary target. This will allow you to throw hard punches in succession and finish your opponent.
Step 2
Drive hard punches to any bruises or injured areas. A fighter needs a "killer instinct" when he goes for the finish. If you have punched your opponent and he has suffered a cut around the eye or lip, go after that injury with more punches. While that may sound harsh, you have to exploit your opponent's weaknesses if you want to finish him.
Step 3
Throw a straight right-hand as your lead when you want to change the pace in the fight. Your opponent will expect you to start a flurry with a crisp left jab. If you cross him up and throw a hard right, you will stun him and possibly hurt him. This will enable you to unleash a left hook, right cross, right uppercut combination that could finish him.
Step 4
Develop your punching power by hitting the heavy bag. You have to throw forceful punches in order to finish an opponent. If you have openings but you don't hit hard, your opponent won't respect you. The heavy bag will allow you to develop your power and punish your opponent when you throw combinations. Hit the heavy bag for three minutes at a time -- the same amount of time in a boxing round -- and then take a one-minute break before pounding the bag for three minutes at a time.
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