According to the Fitts and Posner Model, learning a new skill involves passing through three distinct stages. Learning begins with the Verbal-Cognitive Stage, where the boxer mentally talks themselves through each step, followed by the Motor Stage, where movements start becoming automatic and the boxer focuses on consistency and mistake detection. Finally, in the Autonomous Stage, the technique is mastered and performed effortlessly, freeing the boxer to develop complex skills and combinations.

A well-structured boxing workout follows a four-stage narrative arc — Warm-up (Opening Scene), Build-up (Suspense), Peak (Climax), and Cool-down (The End) — to optimize training and engagement. This structure moves from the comfort zone to gradually increasing intensity, achieves a successful peak with the most difficult tasks, and concludes with a return to normality by cooling down.