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Been boxing on and off for 20 years, broken my nose and knuckles around 5 times, now I'm older I calm it down a bit and try to limit it to once a week in the gym ( ring), still do bag work 3 times a week at home (12 rounds on 130 pound bag, 4 rounds on speed bag).Gives me a functional strength (no homo) that goes way beyond lifting weights in the gym.Any other pugilists on Getbig?
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Fenced, not boxed competitively.
It's not worth the head injuries. I've seen too many guys in their 40s and 50s whose hands shake uncontrollably and they weren't even hit that many times.
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Fenced, not boxed competitively.
It's not worth the head injuries. I've seen too many guys in their 40s and 50s whose hands shake uncontrollably and they weren't even hit that many times.
That's why I don't do it to any extreme capacity anymore, I have a parent with parkinsons so I am well aware of the consequences.
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I boxed for years... gym level. never had any desire to fight pro or anything. HAd a decent skill set. broke my leg, gained 40 lbs that year. end story
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Been boxing on and off for 20 years, broken my nose and knuckles around 5 times, now I'm older I calm it down a bit and try to limit it to once a week in the gym ( ring), still do bag work 3 times a week at home (12 rounds on 130 pound bag, 4 rounds on speed bag).Gives me a functional strength (no homo) that goes way beyond lifting weights in the gym.Any other pugilists on Getbig?
The only thing you speedbag is your boyfriends sack, nancyboyofone. ::)
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Since I was 15. My knuckles have little to no feeling but are like rocks. We used to train punching the cement walls to toughen them up. Stupid fucking thing. Probably be arthritic when older. Have had 4 teeth knocked out. Have crowns now.
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The only thing you speedbag is your boyfriends sack, nancyboyofone. ::)
You learn quickly that size means nothing in the ring if you can't fight, seriously you'd last 15 seconds in the ring against me.Thats not e-statting just being real at how difficult it is for someone with no experience.
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yes, I have boxed. competed high amateur level, retired because of job & studies. It's great for cardio, discipline & conditioning. However where and whom you train with is very important.
Different gyms have different philosophy.
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You learn quickly that size means nothing in the ring if you can't fight, seriously you'd last 15 seconds in the ring against me.Thats not e-statting just being real at how difficult it is for someone with no experience.
You make alot of assumptions, PutitbetweenmyBuns. ::)
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PutitbetweenmyBuns.
No thanks chief, maybe try bay, OMR, Candizzle or goodrum
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You learn quickly that size means nothing in the ring if you can't fight, seriously you'd last 15 seconds in the ring against me.Thats not e-statting just being real at how difficult it is for someone with no experience.
I love seeing big fatsoes who want to fight and about 5 seconds in both are huffing to the point of almost passing out.
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No thanks chief, maybe try bay, OMR, Candizzle or goodrum
Those guys are wrestlers.
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does anyone here have those dudes in their gym who shadowbox between sets?
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does anyone here have those dudes in their gym who shadowbox between sets?
It's universal. The kicker are the guys that shadow box in the squat rack or cable machines
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My dad was a boxer and he taught me how to fight from about 3 years old. He would hold the pads for me and call out combinations. As I got older progressed to the heavy bag, press ups, sit ups and runs. Unfortunately as I reached puberty and my interest in the opposite sex exploded my commitment to boxing took a hit. I still love the sport and follow it avidly but would have trouble fighting sleep now!
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does anyone here have those dudes in their gym who shadowbox between sets?
Occasionally. I have one that does a high knee skipping trot around the gym between sets.
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I have a fightpass subscription which makes me dangerous enough.
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Fenced back in the late 80s, did Martial Arts and boxed during the late 80s and danced in the early 90s (no homo).
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Fenced back in the late 80s, did Martial Arts and boxed during the late 80s and danced in the early 90s (no homo).
Rika föräldrar som hade dig i privatskola där fäktning var obligatoriskt eller? ;D
Aldrig förstått hur man kommer fram till att det är något man är sugen på testa hehe.
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I use boxing and tai boxing as cardio but I prefer to wrestle with my buddy its more fun.
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Rika föräldrar som hade dig i privatskola där fäktning var obligatoriskt eller? ;D
Aldrig förstått hur man kommer fram till att det är något man är sugen på testa hehe.
Haha nä, det var faktiskt via plugget som intresset dök upp! Började med att de tog oss till en fäktningsklubb när vi var små knoddar, sen var man såld! Ett tag iaf :D
Hade inte skolan dragit dit oss hade jag aldrig testat det ens.
http://www.stockholmfencing.se/
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Used to went 5-3 as an amateur but then I realised boxing was a 1970s sport and is finished, now do REAL fightin - MMA.
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Used to went 5-3 as an amateur but then I realised boxing was a 1970s sport and is finished, now do REAL fightin - MMA.
3x3 , 2x4 ?
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I am pretty sure dj181 doesnt box.
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3x3 , 2x4 ?
It means 5 wins and 3 losses.
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It means 5 wins and 3 losses.
Yes.
I was asking about minutes and rounds in amateur brittish boxing
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My dad was a boxer and he taught me how to fight from about 3 years old. He would hold the pads for me and call out combinations. As I got older progressed to the heavy bag, press ups, sit ups and runs. Unfortunately as I reached puberty and my interest in the opposite sex exploded my commitment to boxing took a hit. I still love the sport and follow it avidly but would have trouble fighting sleep now!
that's great to start at such a young age. I put my kid and a bunch of neices/nephews thru karate classes... it's so funny to see how they utilize those skills without even thinking about it. balance, use of hands, blocking when something comes their way. Really valuable stuff.
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Oh right, 3x2 is what I did.
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Oh right, 3x2 is what I did.
3 rounds 2 min? =)
Im not sure if you always put rounds or min first hehe.
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You learn quickly that size means nothing in the ring if you can't fight, seriously you'd last 15 seconds in the ring against me.Thats not e-statting just being real at how difficult it is for someone with no experience.
That's absolutely 100% true for anything anyone does at a fairly competitive level. People look at any sports and the players make it look so comfortable and expertly that everyone is fooled into thinking THEY can also do it. They can't.
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I go off and on with a friend who is a boxer. Never spar tho all I do is bet the fuck out the heavy bag and speed bag and other skill developing exercises. Even though I talk alot of shit and am confident in my skills I've never actually have used many skills in an actual fight. If I could give advice to someone looking to learn how to defend themselves I'd say learn to sway, block and throw an overhand.. Basically all you need to win a street fight
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Have done some light sparring with a few guys who box in my gym. Never had any proper fights as a amateur or pro though.
Danny Williams and Jimi Manuwa attend my gym occassionally. Seen them practice/spar but never actually sparred with them myself.
I value my health too much. ;D
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I go off and on with a friend who is a boxer. Never spar tho all I do is bet the fuck out the heavy bag and speed bag and other skill developing exercises. Even though I talk alot of shit and am confident in my skills I've never actually have used many skills in an actual fight. If I could give advice to someone looking to learn how to defend themselves I'd say learn to sway, block and throw an overhand.. Basically all you need to win a street fight
My best friend is a former k1 fighter in the Local Kombat circuit. Anyway.. he said that all you think you know you forget the instant you get hit with the first punch ... so what you think you can do in a fight and what would actually happen might be two different things
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Five fights in the ring. Four wins and one lost where I was beat like a dog. The loss was my first fight. I came to an epiphany in my short boxing experience. Getting punched hurts and I don't like it.
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Ronnie Kray used to love getting punched so much it used to give him a hard on, more than once he came in the ring while an opponent was beating on him.
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Jiu Jitsu several times/week. Lots of fun. Love the strategy. Like chess with a human body. Much like boxing...it's chess with your body. Always have a ton of respect for any fighter. Not a lot of money, but it's the neatest thing to watch a combat plan unfold as expected. It's a thing of beauty, in my mind. I never understood why people demonize the violence...it's so much more than that and at the right levels, is never about violence but simply about planning, execution, competition...the best things in sports.
Wrestled in high school and university, which naturally leads to jiu jitsu (if not judo). Wrestling is a younger man's game though...I just couldn't keep up in my 20's as injuries mounted. Strangely, I don't have the same problems with jiu jitsu...my old injuries don't seem to hurt me. Of course, I'm nowhere near the level of competition in jiu jitsu that I was in wrestling...I I were, I'm sure I'd find my old body is even worse and I'd fail miserably.
Never liked punching or kicking. Hate getting hit in the nose (I bleed like a stuck pig). So I am always in awe of boxers, kick boxers and other striking sports...it amazes me that men tolerate the blows they take. It's awe inspiring to watch a man take a kick to the head, remember his game plan, and continue on.
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I've done a bit of boxing many years ago at a club in East London. Can't remember where exactly. After the fitness training my body was jelly so I couldn't do much in the ring. I was never interested really. Only went because my mate was such a big fan and kept pestering me to check it out. I think I done 3 months before jacking it in. Leaned up something crazy though. In the ring I was more of a defensive boxer. Trying to cover my ass and see the round out without eating canvas :P
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I boxed as a decent amateur from 11 to 18- then rain stopped play as her majesty took me out the ring. before i went I had toyed with going pro- i sparred with a few journeymen and one top 10 rated british pro and got my arse handed to me- i had a big southpaw left and right hook but telegraphed too much and a decent amateur and more or less any pro could spot it and either get away of walk me onto a counter.
there is a world of difference between a half decent amateur as i was, a decent amateur, a journeyman pro and a top 10 pro fighter.
thats why darren avery your mate will get his arse handed to him the minute he is in with a mobile fighter. he will plod on they will pick him off and he will go 2 rounds swinging for air then walk onto shots
I still think its the most honest sporting endeavour as its you v him in the ring- although the biggest battle is between yourself and your own neurosis and when you learn how that works and how to manage it you learn skills that see you through life
I still hit a bag and skip once a week but more for fun than anything.
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Marty Champions
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"Gee38" hes not my mate big boy just a bloke i see at the gym every now and again who ive heard a lot about and seen in action. Do some net reseach and you ll see peple reckon he ll criplle Gay AJ
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'net research'
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
vs olympic gold, world amateurs and unbeaten pro- early 20's
vs 5 fights against bums and 27 years of age
as I say if they meet lets have a grand on it. you on?
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darren
seen him in action?
against who?
anyone can look good on the pads or hitting a heavy bag
he is the uk's kimbo slice without the 'talent'
and you know how limbo did against people who could fight don't you? your bloke will be the same