Hey guys haven't posted for a while, too busy eating and watching the goings on in the lounge. Anyway a buddy of mine has been training like all hell to join the police and since he's leaving the province i said i would give him an exhibition to send him on his way. Here's the problem, i was 220lb 2 years ago and now I'm 280, i haven't sparred in that time (though i can go to my mates club once or twice a week till the fight), the guy im fighting has lost a **** tonne of weight and is very physically fit, though i dont think he ever got a anything other than a couple of exhibitions on his record from more than 5 years ago. How the hell should i train for this if i start today? All and any help would be appreciated thanks 'bus
jab & run.. survive. if its his "going away" exhibition hes gonna wana go out in style and KO you. Plus he has much more experience and is physichally fitter. I would suggest you go into survival mode.. hands up, jab and move.
He doesn't have more fight experience than me, he barely has any. Jab and move is probably my only option.
Outstanding advice, I will take that to the fight in December. :rofl Thank god i got other information from a local boxing coach. Its never too late to train son, there is always something to be maximized no matter what time is left.
best i can do mate sorry. Its never too late to train. If anything look on controlling the pace use ring generalship.
That is grade A horse****. You should have started training right when you told him you were going to have an exhibition with him... Any later than that is too late.
Hit him with a decent shot to start off with. Then use feints to set up more good shots, If he is coming to you, just keep feinting and landing shots. If he is moving away from you, then let him, you aint going to have the energy to keep chasing him, you want him coming towards you - then pick him off, your skills should be better than his. Thats only my opinion.
I've been fat my whole life, but I can do these things with no problems, if you can do them at 280 get to it. Jump rope, 3 minute rounds. 1 min rest. (I struggle at 3 minutes, 1 minute is pretty easy, I'm 360 pounds) When your tired of that, heavy bag 3 minute rounds. 1 min rest. Then jump rope some more. Try to make at least 9 rounds out of alternating these. Catch your breath, then go on a 3-5 mile run. Longer if you can. When you finish alternate some 1 minute walks with 30 seconds to 1 minute of sprinting. Add this in every other day, or 3 times a week combined with your sparring and other training. 1 month is enough time to build up some stamina, I wouldn't worry with the weight loss in that short amount of time, just accept what comes off naturally. As for style..1 month isn't enough time to learn to fight different than you are used to, you will get in there and think too much and get your ass kicked. Fight how you naturally fight just work on correcting defensive mistakes. You can practice moving, making openings, spotting openings, slipping punches, but you aren't going to be able to change the way you hold your hands, or change the way you throw punches beyond just improving the speed and power of what you already do. If you try to change these things I'd bet money that once the fight starts you either focus too much on doing them and forget about the punches coming at you..or just completely forget the training and do it the old way anyway. Also mitt work is the only thing that really makes my punches sharper. So if you have a friend, and some mitts, get to it with whatever sized gloves you are wearing on fight night. My resume as a fighter is this: Fought in one tough-man contest, lost to the winner of the contest. Lots of backyard boxing, wins against most but there was a 100+ fight amateur half my weight that routinely kicked my ass. 5 tough-man style fights in a nightclub, 3 wins(3 kos) 2 losses(1 close SD, 1 KO) So take any real fighters advice over mine...but this is what I would do, if you feel any knee pain then slack off of it a bit.
I hate it as it so ugly and boring...but use a peek-a-boo defense. Get close and him with big shots and use the weight to your advantage (lean on him, push him about etc). Trying to bounce around the ring, slip shots etc you can do when fit. But your not. So don't try it. Watch Abraham vs Taylor for a good example. Abraham's defense is very conserative in terms of energy and fitness requirements.
