A Thread on Things You Wouldn't Know About Boxing Unless You Have Boxed

boxing is hard as ****, period. the fact that these guys make it look easy SHOULD be the most astonishing thing for people who have never boxed.

i agree with u post though, fighting pressure fighters is a *****. fighting someone like margarito is a ***** no matter how good you are.

also, a fighter is not running if he's boxing.

 

I KNOW what you are talking about. I have dabbed in sparring and the body blows are what makes you jelly. When a guy is in your chest and you DONT know how to handle it then it is frustrating. It was not for floyd, ALSO if you actually been in the ring you can look at a fighters demeanor and tell if they are confused, frustrated or comfortable..Floyd was comfortable the whole time...He was more fatigued then usual but round 8 sure as hell didnt look like it. ITS CALLED PLAYING POSSOM. JT did that all of the time..Floyd did that with hatton. In round 8 floyd all of a sudden was like the matrix throwing fast hard shots in combination. He was getting in body work on hatton taking his energy..Floyd had a half tank left after that fight....Floyd was lazy on the inside and did not try to outmuscle Hatton which showed how smart he is. Thats why hatton got off a few clean shots. When Hatton was pushing floyd let him push him and just turned his left shoulder towards hatton lazily and parried shots and moved.....

 

My insight from boxing would be that the crowd can take away some of your conditioning. I remember being in an amateur championship fight, and there were a lot of guys around the ring, more so than before, Emanuel Steward was ringside because his Detroit Kronk amatuers were also fighting, I just remember myself feeling tired as hell, couldn't explain it.

 

Oh yeah, I lost that fight, to a guy I know I am better then

 

Another thing is What goes on directly before a fight affects the fighter a lot too. If your trainer doesn't have his head in it, and say for example he misplaces his tape, it makes you a little pissed at the world and can get you out of your game plan. If you are waiting around for your fight to start, that can play on your mind. If you are hungary, that can play on your mind.

 

Inside fighting requires just as much talent as sticking and moving. Likewise planting yourself and setting up well timed very powerful shot is also an incredibly hard art form. Power punchers and KO artists are often labeled as "less talented" than a fighter than can jab and move on his legs. There are advantages and disadvantages in every style of boxing and to do any of these styles to near perfection takes just as much skill as the other. I wish most people understood this.

 

Skills can be ovrated if a guy is simply bigger and stronger than you are.

 

The most obvious is that boxing is a lot harder than it seems. Even fighting 3, 3 minute rounds can be grueling.

There is NOTHING quite like getting into the ring or waiting for your fight.

Another thing is that pressure fighters can be just as skilled as slick boxers. And they are hard to fight when they don't give you room to breath, dig into your ribcage, and just keep coming.

 

a perfect shot to the right flank (liver area) will bring any man down and have him gasping. totally unrecoverable. worst shot to get hit with in all of boxing imo.

 

The crowd definitely has a major effect on a fighter's confidence as well. If a crowd cheers you - it is like getting a boost of adrenalin. If they boo you - it can have adverse effects.

 

Landing punches arent as easy as they look.

 

Question to guys who box/spar often. Has your arm ever gone numb after getting caught with an uppercut in the arm Pit?

 

GREAT thread, very fun to read. I have a question also (could be a very stupid one, but what the hell): do punches that land on your arms take much of an effect? I have heard of guys intentionally landing them to "tire out" the other guys arms. True or bs? Cause I never see it in the pros....