Did any other fighters use a 300lbs punching bag?

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  1. Grapefruit

    Grapefruit Active Member Full Member

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    Or was that just rocky?
     
  2. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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  3. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    He used to pound his meat?
     
  4. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Holyfield used Valuev.

    Fitzsimmons used Millard Zender.
     
  5. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Philly style gym 'war' ...
     
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Seeing as you can buy a 300 lb heavybag online, I am going to guess plenty have used such a contraption.
     
  7. Pat M

    Pat M Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I don't know what difference a 300 pound heavy bag would make other than it wouldn't move much and when one of the chain links, or a swivel, or a spring breaks as they inevitably will, from rubbing against each other, there would be the danger of 300 pounds falling two or three feet. If the fighters leg or a child were close to the bag, that could cause a problem.
     
  8. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Good chance of ****ing your hands up long term, I can't see what else it does for you.
     
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  9. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think the entire point is it moves less
     
  10. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boy you are really as Arnold Schwarzenegger says "A PAAAARRTTY POOOOPER"
     
  11. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    More resistance= potentially more hand damage eg. Ali
     
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  12. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    300lb bag is nothing to Saint Primo.
     
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  13. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    How so?
     
  14. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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    But was it rib eye steak or some bottom round rump?
     
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  15. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    This is simply not true. It could really mess up your technique as you trend towards pushing your punches, trying for too much contact time with your fists and leaving your punches out there exposing you to counters. I've used super heavy custom made bags. In my opinion, they are just d*ck extensions. 120-150 pounds is perfect.