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When boxing southpaw, a boxer is leading with their right hand and their right foot forward. Find out why a southpaw should move to their right when jabbing with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
Training for boxing involves practicing jabs, multiple punches and various attack combinations. Practice body shots, hooks and hip rotation with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
There are two ways to measure a boxer's reach, including the distance from finger tip to finger tip and the distance from shoulder to finger tip. Discover how a long reach can give a boxer an advantage with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
In order to become a boxer, a person needs a desire to punch, they need discipline, and they need to make sacrifices to achieve their goals. Learn about the training work that boxers need to put in with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
Two aspects of punching speed include technique and balance, specifically balance with the feet and punching with the hips. Find out how to do plometric exercises to build punching speed with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
In order to build punching power, a boxer needs to work on their pivoting so that they can provide power from the hips. Discover how hip punching can give a boxer more energy with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
In boxing, it's important to avoid getting hit and to dodge punches by dropping weight and slipping from side to side. Learn about dodging punches while keeping the hands up with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
In order to make the knuckles stronger, it's important to punch correctly by making the knuckles land flush. Discover techniques for conditioning the knuckles for boxing with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
The best way to take a punch in boxing is to condition the body to handle punishment. Find out how to roll with the punches in boxing with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
Correctly tying hand wraps in boxing is a good way to keep the knuckles from getting damaged. Discover the importance of protecting the wrist when tying a hand wrap for boxing with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
A good age to start boxing is around eight to 10 years of age, although boxers can't box professionally until they're 18 years old. Learn about boxing as an apprenticeship with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.
Boxing is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other using only their fists. Boxing today is regulated and typically executed in a series of one- to three-minute intervals, called rounds. A winner is determined if the opponent is knocked down and unable to get up before the referee counts to 10 or if the opponent is deemed too injured to continue. If there is no stoppage of the fight before an agreed number of rounds, a winner is determined either by the referee's decision or by the scorecards of judges. In this free video series, a former heavyweight boxer provides training tips for beginning boxers, including advice on punching techniques. Find out how to box southpaw, how to become a boxer and how to build punching power. Learn about reach in boxing, dodging punches and tying hand wraps. Become a better boxer in less time with information and demonstrations in these free videos.
Justin Fortune Justine Fortune is a former heavyweight boxer who fought for the title against Lennox Lewis in 1995.dkdk
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