Amatuer Boxing Questions?
In a town 35 minutes from mine they have amatuer boxing on wednesday
nights, $125 dollars to the winner $50 to the loser. Basically they
just do it to sell beer to the people that come. I went and watched
last wednesday night and as I just turned 18 I can now participate, I
don't care about the money I just want to hit people.
All the kids, except a 160 lb black dude, knew nothing they just swung and swung all haymakers no jabs or nothing.
3 rounds at 2 minutes
The weight classes aren't set in stone, they just stick "like weights" together like a 189 vs 193 161 vs 168
You pretty much pick your fights like if you wanted to you could fight the guy who has the belt in your general weight group, or you could fight a newbie, or if he was scary you didnt have to fight.
I am 194 lbs about 8%bf, bench 305, really explosive vertical leap is 37", I know nothing about boxing, am an allstate football player for 2 years, played linebacker so I am no *****
What do you think I should do considering I have no boxing school in my town, have good conditioning already and great strength?
I could probably get a heavy bag but have no **** idea what to do with it besides hit it alot, besides I dont even know how heavy to get the thing. I have alot of friends willing to spar. I just really don't know how to get ready to do this besides get in shape which is easy enough.
Do you think I should just go in knowing nothing at all and just throw more punches and win that way or what? Are there any good "how to" boxing videos out there?
All the kids, except a 160 lb black dude, knew nothing they just swung and swung all haymakers no jabs or nothing.
3 rounds at 2 minutes
The weight classes aren't set in stone, they just stick "like weights" together like a 189 vs 193 161 vs 168
You pretty much pick your fights like if you wanted to you could fight the guy who has the belt in your general weight group, or you could fight a newbie, or if he was scary you didnt have to fight.
I am 194 lbs about 8%bf, bench 305, really explosive vertical leap is 37", I know nothing about boxing, am an allstate football player for 2 years, played linebacker so I am no *****
What do you think I should do considering I have no boxing school in my town, have good conditioning already and great strength?
I could probably get a heavy bag but have no **** idea what to do with it besides hit it alot, besides I dont even know how heavy to get the thing. I have alot of friends willing to spar. I just really don't know how to get ready to do this besides get in shape which is easy enough.
Do you think I should just go in knowing nothing at all and just throw more punches and win that way or what? Are there any good "how to" boxing videos out there?
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12-06-2004, 12:02 AM
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Boxing is all habit, you have to practice all the time, to develope
good stance and through proper punches, you can lift all the weight in
the world its not really going to help, it all comes down to your form,
speed and bodywieght behind the punch. Such as 60mph * 194lbs = x
force. The better your form the more of your weight you can put into it
and keep your balance at the same time. Get a heavy bag, always keep
your head up/chin tucked in your arm, your hands are always above your
ears, the only time you move them is when you hit the bag. Do about six
2 minute rounds everyday with nothing but strait punches and you will
have a better grip on it. One thing to remember is that 2 minutes in
the ring is like 10 on the bag.
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#4
12-06-2004, 05:45 AM
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www.rossboxing.com
www.ringsideboxing.com www.titleboxing.com All those sites have either how to videos or books. It will not be as good as a trainer, but they will atleast show you the basics. From there its up to you and how much you practice.
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12-06-2004, 07:50 AM
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#6
12-06-2004, 12:42 PM
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THA GONZ that http://www.rossboxing.com is a pretty good site. It gets my 2 thumbs up.
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#7
12-06-2004, 05:11 PM
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jonnyblade, IMO that is one of the best sites on the web. Very
informative!! His books are also great. I reccomend that site to
everyone that asks me about boxing. Ross is a great guy and he knows
his sh*t!! He always respondes to emails and posts on his forums.
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#8
12-06-2004, 05:27 PM
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Well thats good news, I guess I will start grilling him with the questions now lol jk.
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12-06-2004, 05:41 PM
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thanks a bunch, I do know how to hit trust me on this one I often put
260lb linemen on their but with a forearm shiver or an open hand punch
to the chest.
I have watched some of the videos on the net and learned a few things like jabs and power and hooks. thanx for the tip on ross, i watched his training video a couple of months ago, he is a machine! I am going to check out those forums I am going to spar with some friends and work on jabbing and throwing the hook to the solar plexus, I think it will be very effective fighting these kids because they always telegraph the big right coming and they throw it like 30 times in 3 rounds thanx everyone but one question for johnny blade do they say keep your hands above your ears just to exaggerate keeping your hands up, so newbies do, or is this what you really should do I read some where that the opposite hand when you are throwing your punch with should be touching your chin, and you never swing with the other arm untill the one you just punched with is in its original position is this correct? again thanks a ton
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12-07-2004, 05:55 AM
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You must keep them up either way and yes always return your hands directly to you face after you throw. If you fought a skilled fighter and your hand comes back even alittle low, you could be in some trouble. GOOD LUCK! Last edited by THA GONZ; 12-07-2004 at 06:00 AM.
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12-07-2004, 07:09 AM
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bro Im sure you can find a trainer somewhere that can work w/ you. If
you start out trying to teach yourself you will develop bad habbits, I
though I could box b/c I was always in fights growing up and didnt lose
too often 1on1 but when I started training he was like"how the hell
have you won any fights?" then he hit me the first time we sparred, he
was 140 I was 200 lbs, knocked me into next week! its all about
technique to get the most out of your punches without leaving an
opening, also balance and leverage are important and of course
endurance is HUGE I would practice on a heavy bag 5/ 5 minuite rounds
then jump rope for about 15-20 minuits, get some mits and have a friend
"tease" you w/ them to practice your precision, the heavy bag will give
you strength in your punches but the mits will help you hit the target
you wish to exute that strength on. BTW what town are you from?
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12-07-2004, 09:22 AM
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What do you mean by newbs telegraphing their right hands?
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12-07-2004, 06:26 PM
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What I ment with the hands was just for newbies, I recommend holding
them on your ears while you hit the bag just so you know there up, the
better you get at boxing the less ofter you will have your hands up
there, but for just starting, it works farley well, and keep the elbows
in too.
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12-08-2004, 07:07 PM
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Thanks for all the advice a trainer is non existent I live in a town of
5000 people so not much around to get help from. I live in the rocky
mountains practically, I got a big ass 6'4" 230lb friend who likes to
box people so we are going to pound on each other this weekend.
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12-17-2004, 09:11 PM
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you're a brave soul dude. most clubs i know won't put a guy in the ring
at least after 6 months of real work on the heavy bag, speed bag,
shadow boxing, rope, cardio etc. Regardless - Cardio is must. if you dont have this - 2 mins is gonna feel like forever. AT the very least invest in a quality mouth guard - going home with your teeth is a lot more better then 50bucks and a black eye. like everyone said - keep your hands up .... don't square up .... if you don't know what to do, just keep jabbing - everything happens of the jab .... BE PREPARED TO BE ROCKED. getting hit with gloves is no joke. Don't neccessarily swing for a guy's head - its a small target which is generally protected well. bang the body.
I want to get into boxing but.....
I want to start training in boxing to have a better chance in street
fighting. I live in a bad neighborhood and have been in a lot of
fights, it'll be great to have the upperhand in a fight more often. My
only problem with this is I am afraid to lose weight, even a pound. I'm
currently 5'9 155lbs, and I'm training and plan on getting on juice
very soon, most likely this or next month. I was planning on getting
boxing lessons but I heard there is a lot of running and what not, and
I really don't want to lose any weight at all, I wasn't planning on
doing cardio on my cycle.
People on this site who know me know how much I hate being skinny, I
even told people I wouldn't mind putting on some fat even, that's how
desperate I am. So what should I do about the boxing??
Thanks brothers...
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