Boxing is one of the toughest sports out there. Aspiring boxing “rookies” have their jobs cut out for them. In this blog, I would like to give tips that I have gathered from my own personal experience as a boxer to help smooth such boxers into a great boxing career.
It all starts by choosing the right club and the right coach. I cannot overemphasize how important it is to get this right. You should start by sampling different clubs and different coaches and asking others about their opinions and their ideas of the cons and pros of these coaches and clubs. But most certainly, you need to try things yourself. Do not be hasty in committing to a club or to a coach. It is a big decision to make and you should take your time with it and base it on knowledge and experience.
Next comes your commitment to the sport. If you do not see yourself dedicating yourself to such a sport and taking a big risk with it, then you should not get too serious about it. This sport is a way of life and requires full dedication. It is certainly demanding and requires extremely rigorous training schedules and diet. On the other hand, it is important to remember that it can be a very rewarding sport both financially and in terms of fame. You need to carefully weigh all the cons and pros of this sport and consider any other career options that you could possibly pursue. Only then should you decide to pursue this sport professionally.
To help you enjoy this sport and keep motivated, you need to make sure you fight with boxers at your own level. This can make a big difference. In “old school” training, beginning boxers were thrown in the ring with much more stronger boxers as a kind of initiation rite, but that can take a lot fun from the sport and can be extremely demotivating. More responsible coaching involves matching up the boxers with generally equally powerful boxers and increasing the level of difficulty gradually. This ensures a smoother and more definite transition into higher levels. You can also gradually build your confidence level and advance consistently. Moreover, you do not get unnecessarily hurt and you keep a higher level of self-esteem. Fighting with more powerful boxers should only be done occasionally to reestablish a benchmark of your progress and get a reality check, but it should not be the norm.
As for the fighting itself, a very important piece of advice that is hard to follow in the heat of the fight is to keep your eyes focused at your opponent’s upper chest. This will allow you to see the punches coming and know where you opponent is at all times. If you focus on the fists of your opponent, you will lose sight of the bigger picture and you will just end up counting punches rather than defending against them and doing your own hitting.
Another important piece of advice is to protect against the jab. Such a strike may not be one that causes a lot of trouble by itself, but it is used as the first line of attack by boxers and if it is successful, it will certainly be followed by other more hurtful strikes.
Finally, it can be great to use your imagination and creativity in this sport. One way in which you can show your imagination and touch is to come up with your own combinations of strikes. This is one of the most exciting areas of boxing. Even though the basic boxing moves and strikes are somewhat limited, the number of combinations possible are unlimited. Fooling you opponent with some unexpected or feigned moves followed by a clinching strike out of nowhere can be a sure way to build a great reputation and distinguish yourself from others.
Best of luck.
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