Cycling. Complete contrast to boxing in pretty much every way most of the time. Hence why I find boxing so interesting. Although the arguably as dangerous. Nothing iv esperianced burts as much as hitting concrete at 60+mph in lycra or faceplanting into a car. Which is one of the reasons for me not enjoying it as much anymore. Too many dicks on the roads!
ESPN the ever knowledgable source of sporting information.Thats a pretty good bases to ases your knowledge of sport isn't it? Trying to say you know alot about something then bacing it up with a website?? Try reading something real. Applied journal of sports med, Euro journal of sports phys and biomech???? I have boxed abit. And I dont want to be a pro or fighter. It was a hyperthetical question. I am a fan of the sport. I am also a sports scientist hence my interest in sports. WHen I was too injured to cycle I did abit of boxing to keep me fit for a short period of time. Abit of sparring etc. Nothing too heavy. You do seem very hostile towards me so I hope iv not offended you too much. It was just abit of banter afterall.
1) Who cares what the source is, it presents a valid argument. 2) Where exactly did I say I knew a lot about anything. 3) Disregarding the source is a lame way to argue your point. Will do Einstein atsch :nut
I like cycling a lot (not to watch, that's as boring as watching **** rot). And indeed it's completely different from boxing, as the ESPN link I offered clearly shows without getting into it too much
well for me my first year and why i joined boxing was to get into shape. i started off at 256 and now am down to 193. it was a year back in february and now my main goal is to start to compete and i am having my first fight in a couple of months if all goes as planned. i need to get under 185 to compete though and still have a little more weight to lose
I'm about at my 1 year point, give or take I guess... I've only had one fight so far but should get another in early june. I don't think it's wrong to assume that an average person could have either 10+ fights or no fights at all after a year. It just all depends on how hard your coaches try to get fights for you, and what level you're at. As for Scott's posts... I think it's interesting to apply the science aspect of fitness to sports, but that is far from the most important part of boxing in my opinion. The mental aspect of a person is much more determinate in a sport like boxing, or any other sport for that matter. You may reach a limit to your physical self, but the mind can always continue to surprise and increase one's abilities...
I'd like to think I could get to national level within 18-24 months. That leaves the 3rd year for European level. 4th Olympic Trials. Reasonable, if you fight a LOT, and have tremendous work ethic. And have been boxing previously - to go from 0 to national in 18-24 months would be fairly hard I'd think..
It doesnt present any valid argument at all. They are not even answering the question they think they are. They have given ratings to varying aspects....right or wrong....how can swimming be right at the bottom when its a very physically demanding sport??? Im not saying boxing isn't one of the hardest sports......but the hardest?? Again its something that you could never prove or disprove. And yeah the source is a pretty good way to disprove an argument....and its a pretty poor way to start one if you have a naff source.... common sense really isn't it?? You wouldn't argue a training point with a book would you? By the time its published the journals its taken from are 4 years old and those journals are in tern 2 years old sometimes by the time they are publshed. Surely you can see that where you get your info from makes or breaks your argument? Opinions mean nothing facts are everything and you should only use the best surely? chill:rasta
Why is it that those who don't and never have boxed at all always seem to know the most about it? atsch
I've only been at a gym for 7 months.. But I have gone from nothing to 3 fights and a state novice title; aswell as missing the past 2 months through injury. I've posted videos of me before - the video shows me after 5 months.
Do you get many "flash in the pan" types in boxing? Come in win alot and then disapear quicker than they have appered? INteresting to hear how people in their first years on here seem to have oretty much the same experiance. My mate was a pretty good national boxer and had a very different first year,He did alot of fights. Won a fair few after loosing his first two and then quit after breaking his jaw and having to eat through a straw! He also suffered alot from shouler injuries in his left shoulder (the one he used for jabs most) He has now done a degree in biomed and phys and reckons he would have been so much better and had alot less injuries due to the "old school" way he was coached.
Yea mate.. at my gym, we'd probably see 3 or 4 people a week come in, and then never see them again. And a lot of people have one or two fights and decide the reward isnt worth the sacrifice.
They gave very subjective ratings that are off on various sports, but they do present a valid argument. Your disregarding of the source is very childish. You're not? :huh :think It's subjective. But even subjective things can be argued. I would use whatever common sense dictates, I don't invalidate arguments by their source. That's not something a "scientist" like you should do either, that's what religious people do. If being 4 year old invalidates its points, you're simply following fads. That's ok, a lot of "scientists" do that. **** off :good
