Is boxing more of an instinctive sport or a thinking sport? - Page 2

Theron · 01-17-2013, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by greynotsoold

Gene Tunney said that Jack Dempsey was one of the smartest people that he ever met, outside of the ring, but that, in the ring, he was purely instinctive. Dempsey replied that the problem with smart guys is, they forget that the other guy is thinking too.

Theron · 01-17-2013, 08:59 PM

When they say its instinctive they mean it is now not when they first started, your not going to watch them fight the first few times and see them doing all the things theyre doing now it comes instinctive with practice, like driving a car sometimes when your beginning you get confused about all the things you have to do when starting it up but after a while you dont even think about it and when you think about it its hard for you to remember exactly what you did while you were on autopilot because its become so normal trying to think of what you did is hard becuase you havnt had to in so long

RDJ · 01-18-2013, 05:20 AM

Exactly. Instinct is made by repetition, in the gym.

Johnstown · 01-18-2013, 04:17 PM

most of what a good fighter does not come natural. Leaning back from punches..windmill punches, those come natural. The trick is to train train train, build muscle memory, rep, repeat..learn it in shadow boxing..on the bag..on mitts...light minimal contact sparring, than full sparring..learn what you have to do until it becomes second nature...make it "instinctive" even though you are doing things that you would not do in a state of nature.

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Theron Steele the Tacoma Assasin ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 3,453 vCash: 773	Re: Is boxing more of an instinctive sport or a thinking sport? When they say its instinctive they mean it is now not when they first started, your not going to watch them fight the first few times and see them doing all the things theyre doing now it comes instinctive with practice, like driving a car sometimes when your beginning you get confused about all the things you have to do when starting it up but after a while you dont even think about it and when you think about it its hard for you to remember exactly what you did while you were on autopilot because its become so normal trying to think of what you did is hard becuase you havnt had to in so long
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01-18-2013, 05:20 AM	#18
RDJ Gent And Scholar East Side VIP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I'm not your buddy, pal. Posts: 32,578 vCash: 202	Re: Is boxing more of an instinctive sport or a thinking sport? Exactly. Instinct is made by repetition, in the gym.
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01-18-2013, 04:17 PM	#19
Johnstown No Longer Nefarious East Side VIP Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Johnstown PA Posts: 11,823 vCash: 500	Re: Is boxing more of an instinctive sport or a thinking sport? most of what a good fighter does not come natural. Leaning back from punches..windmill punches, those come natural. The trick is to train train train, build muscle memory, rep, repeat..learn it in shadow boxing..on the bag..on mitts...light minimal contact sparring, than full sparring..learn what you have to do until it becomes second nature...make it "instinctive" even though you are doing things that you would not do in a state of nature.
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