How many of you box?

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  1. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    So I'm curious as to how many of the classic forum users actually box or have boxed in the past themselves.

    I don't mean professionally. I mean who has been to the gym and has at least 4 months of boxing experience?


    Personally I have been doing it for about 5 months. It gave me a new found appreciation for all the old time greats. Charley Burley being a great example.

    I mean once you box for a little, and get used to the movements. You look at someone like Ali's footwork in prime, and you just cant help but to think "How....in the.....hell"
     
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  2. itrymariti

    itrymariti Cañas! Full Member

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    I box.
     
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  3. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    me, i think burt did too
     
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  4. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yep.
     
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  5. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    I've boxed for roughly 3 years.
     
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  6. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    awesome, how does it affect your perception on old time greats?

    Did your respect for them and their abilities increase as you became more experienced in boxing?
     
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  7. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've been boxing for nearly 5 years.
     
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  8. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    The more I learn from a technical standpoint, the more I tend to notice it in great fighters. For example my trainer mentioned about how Ali used angles to maximise his reach and lash in shots and I began to notice it in other greats.
     
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  9. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    You may know me.I am former junior middleweight champion Masashi Kudo, often considered(quite rightly if i do say so) as the greatest pure boxer japan has yet produced.

    You can see me in action on youtube.
     
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  10. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    :lol::lol:

    lora, seriously. Did you box?

    Because the technical/tactical knowledge you show is very impressive, one a boxer or a trainer would have.
     
    GPater11093, Aug 22, 2010
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  11. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    It makes me appreciate how hard it could be to fight at a certain pace for 15 rounds.
     
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  12. Nicky P

    Nicky P Jamiva Boxing Full Member

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    i've been boxing for 2 years and it makes me appreciate any man who has the heart to step into that ring with fans screaming like crazy.
     
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  13. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My respect for their ability to capitalize on key openings that only come once in a fight has greatly increased.

    I also have more respect for the way the great fighters had to take some very hard shots and shake them off like they were nothing.
     
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  14. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    For real? l
     
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  15. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    This is a big one for me.

    This is the single biggest thing fans take for granted if you ask me.
     
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