I started boxing at 52 and first competed at 54. Since then I've been training on my own and i want to know what kind of fighting shape I'm in. My boxing workout is 8 rounds heavy bag, 8 rounds shadow boxing, 4 rounds speed bag. I do 3 minute rounds, 1 minute rest. I constantly move, use headmovement and feignts. Sometimes i don't rest between rounds, usually about 3 to 4 of the rounds I don't rest. I started out as a come forward fighter, but my footwork and movement has improved significantly from shadowboxing much more. I would probably fight like Mayweather at times because i can constantly move with ease. Am i in shape to do a 4 round fight? 3 minute rounds? I'm a super middleweight with a 30.5 inch waist. I think i could do at least 25 rounds, but my back and arms start hurting. I know that actual fighting in the ring is much different is why i ask. Thank y'all.
There’s no way to answer that. Closest you’ll get to answering it would be sparring — in an unfamiliar gym against people you don’t know … raises the anxiety and lowers the comfort zone. I’ve seen guys who were really fit wilt when taken out of their comfort zone the first time or two … then they adjust. Fighting is that much more taxing than sparring in an unfamiliar environment is to just working out on your own. Because there’s a crowd and the experience of being in a locker room and waiting for your number to come up. But I wonder where and how you’re going to get licensed to have a pro fight at your age. Not likely in most jurisdictions. We used to have a guy in his mid-50s, a heavy-handed heavyweight, drop by our gym (back when I was training fighters some time ago) every three or four weeks to spar with our big guys. There were younger, fitter, but this guy was tough, had some experience and, like I said, had enough power that nobody was going to just walk in without caution. He probably didn’t win many of those rounds but he’d mix it up pretty good and whoever worked him knew it wasn’t a walk in the park.
Thank you very much! I kind of figured. No matter how fit i am, if I'm anxious in that ring...might gas out.
You just have to learn to relax and you'll be fine. You should shadow box before the bag to get loose and maybe after everything to either cool down or maybe work on something.
you sound like you do more than enough, the only way to really find out is to spar competitively for 4 x 3mins? get feedback from those there, the coach and the person your sparring
