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Any amateur boxers out there? I've got an Army bout coming up...
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Longhorn85
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I've finally gotten into the ring. I was in yesterday and today. I did lots of drills first, including the punching bag, heavy bag, jumprope, and shadow boxing. My ring time is 3 2 minute rounds with the coach wearing full gear. He is directing my punches and jabs at his hand pads, and teaching me how to move in the ring.
I can believe how fast you get exhausted in there! My fight is July 19th. I will spar this Tuesday and get a real idea of where I stand. This is some good shit! Wish I had tried it years ago.
I can believe how fast you get exhausted in there! My fight is July 19th. I will spar this Tuesday and get a real idea of where I stand. This is some good shit! Wish I had tried it years ago.
Longhorn85
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I'll do that. I'll try to post any pics my wife takes.
TTpkg...being in "fighting condition" is the key. If you havn't fought much you won't believe how fast you get worn out throwing punches in a match. Just check out the toughman contests on TV. They are only fighting 3 one-minute rounds, and even the guys who look to be in good shape are usually hanging on and sucking wind by the 2nd or 3rd round. If your conditioning is good I can almost guarantee you that if you keep him busy that by the 2nd or 3rd round he will be hanging on for dear life and you can pound him into oblivion. If you were fighting a NHB type of fight you would have to be much more concerned about his strength and weight. But since this is a boxing match lugging that weight around will probably only serve to tire him faster. Good luck, keep your hands up, use your mind and don't panic.
Longhorn85
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mrbill said:
That is great advice. I intend to do just that.
My opponent is a colleague of mine, and he told me that after telling his wife that he will go crazy for 1 min and then fall all over me, his wife said, "that's the same thing you do to me every night!"
huntmaster
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cool! sounds like you have the advantage going in. I have not done a lot of boxing but I have done a little and from what I learned conditioning is almost everything. If you are in tip top shape and he is counting on his strength-- you got him
Longhorn85
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Well, I had my boxing match last night. I lost in a split decision. It was a great match! My opponent was about 5'10", weighed in at 217 and is very powerful. I came in at 6' and 207. I have a 3" reach advantage and I am quicker. I came out jabbing and was having pretty good success at first. He came at me like a man possessed with round house rights and lefts. I managed to get under most of them and even get in a few body shots, and then he clocked me good and I went down in round 1 and got a standing 8.
I recovered quickly, and went back to jabbing. In the second round, we both got in quite a few shots. I went to his body a lot with some success, and caught a few more of his hellacious punches. The round could have probably gone to either fighter.
Round three was mine. I again came out jabbing with my left and his arms started to fall. He is a southpaw and I just then realized that he was more vulnerable to my right than my left and I started a series of straight rights. I connected with several good ones, but he kept coming! I tagged him with a few more and blood spurted out of his nose. I was pumped that I got to this guy!
As time ran out in the 3rd and last round, both of us were too tired to do much more than look at each other. If I could have managed a last vicous flurry, I think I would have convinced another judge that I should win. Many folks told me later that I was robbed. (Of course these were family and friends).
Anyway, it was a great fight, a great night of boxing! What a sport.
I recovered quickly, and went back to jabbing. In the second round, we both got in quite a few shots. I went to his body a lot with some success, and caught a few more of his hellacious punches. The round could have probably gone to either fighter.
Round three was mine. I again came out jabbing with my left and his arms started to fall. He is a southpaw and I just then realized that he was more vulnerable to my right than my left and I started a series of straight rights. I connected with several good ones, but he kept coming! I tagged him with a few more and blood spurted out of his nose. I was pumped that I got to this guy!
As time ran out in the 3rd and last round, both of us were too tired to do much more than look at each other. If I could have managed a last vicous flurry, I think I would have convinced another judge that I should win. Many folks told me later that I was robbed. (Of course these were family and friends).
Anyway, it was a great fight, a great night of boxing! What a sport.
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