Safety Equipment Used in Boxing

Series Summary

Boxing is a sport that was developed independently in many different civilizations and has existed for thousands of years. Earlier forms of boxing allowed many moves that are illegal today including biting, head-butting, and kicking to name a few; the Greeks even allowed fighters to put on gloves with spikes. Clearly rules have been adapted for the better to provide greater safety and longevity of life for fighters. Though the rules of modern professional boxing are vastly different from the earlier rules it basically calls for two people to punch each other (above the belt) until one person is beaten unconsciousness, falls to the floor and stays down for ten or more consecutive seconds, the referee concludes that one fighter is in danger of injury and cannot safely continue, or time runs out and the judges choose the winner based upon points scored.

In this free online video series learn boxing from Maryland Boxing Hall of Fame professional boxer and certified USA Boxing trainer Marvin McDowell as he teaches basic tips and techniques such as: breathing, combination punches, safety equipment to have, hand wrapping, jab punch, left hook punch, left uppercut, moving forward and back, moving left and right, basic boxing stance, straight hand punch, jumping rope, using medicine balls, sit ups, and using the speed bag and speed ball.

Video Transcript

" Hi! My name is Marvin McDowell, USA Boxing certified boxing trainer. On behalf of Expert Village, I want to show you some of the boxing safety equipment. What I have here, this piece is called a cup or the groin protector. It protects you from getting damaged on your hips or in your groin area, so it is a very needy piece of equipment that you need in boxing. What I have here is called headgear. It is made to absorb the shock. It also protects your ears and protects your eyes. This is one thing that you need when you are spawn and when you are in competition. This piece is called glove; these are the training gloves. These gloves are heavily padded made to absorb shock and not to give out shock. Right here… this protects your wrist. The piece right here, when you keep your hands closed when you are punching, closed tight, you would not hurt yourself and you would not hurt your hands. What I have here is called a mouthguard or a mouthpiece. When you bite down on this it protects you from getting your teeth knocked out and from getting your lips swell. So it is a vital piece of boxing equipment that you need. You cannot box without a mouth guard. My name is Marvin McDowell, founder and president of UMAR Boxing. “No Hooks Before Books.” Thank you for watching."