Influence of technology on modern boxing ?

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  1. Console Command

    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Hey guys,

    I've to write an essay on the ''influence of technology on modern boxing'' as a paper for college.

    Can anyone who has a lot of knowledge in boxing training give me some stuff to work with ? I boxe as an amateur, but this goes as far, I've only had 7 fights ... so I don't know all the ''big'' training methods etc

    Thanks !
     
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  2. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Perhaps you should have chosen a different subject matter.

    :smoke
     
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  3. Console Command

    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why ?

    I like boxing, and it had to be on ''technologies''.

    Though I'd post here since I check the forum / news often.
     
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  4. Just Rik

    Just Rik Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can't think of much technology relating to any sport. Techniques, practices, and methods are used more than technology. All I can think of the heart and blood pressure monitor so that you can regulate those things at a certain level for optimal work outs.
     
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  5. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    Well, I don't know what angle you're looking for, but I guess online video has a big effect on training and dissecting possible opponents styles/strenghts/weaknesses. maybe you could elaborate on that.
     
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  6. Just Rik

    Just Rik Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, super slo mo can really help a fighter create a plan, and I read an article about go-pro cameras coming to boxing, so there's the "future of technology in boxing" section. When it's talking boxing, that's enough info for me to bs my way through a paper right there, lol.
     
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  7. Console Command

    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Looking for anything, so far what I have is:

    Hyperbaric chamber
    Gloves ( old gloves --> newer gloves )
    Compubox
    Training machines ( which I don't have much knowledge off, since we train ''old school'' at my gym :s )
    '' Automated scoring for boxing technology '' (automated impact sensing system )
    Social networks influence on boxers
     
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  8. Matt in a hat

    Matt in a hat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Compubox is just 2 guys counting punches.
    One counts all the thrown punches of fighter (a), and another counts all the landed jabs of fighter (b) and so forth.

    They are using technology to input what they feel are landed punches.
    They are operators, and as such human error in judgement plays a roll as it does with a regular judge.
     
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  9. Console Command

    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    nah it's a program formerly named ''fightstat'' developped by Jon Gibbs in 1984–85. But yeah, there are operators that ''count'' puinches.
     
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  10. Matt in a hat

    Matt in a hat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah that's what I meant. they are using a computer of sorts, but it's not automated. It's all what they guy doing the counting feels landed.
    So yeah the software is technology.
     
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  11. Console Command

    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Doesn't need to be automated really, that's more than enought, and back than it was a huge step up in technology
     
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  12. Sweet Jones

    Sweet Jones Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mackie Shilstone brought alot of new training techniques to boxing as he was working to move Spinks up to HW in the '80s. IIRC, he used (and still does) alot of technology to help.

    You should look him up.
     
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  13. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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  14. GGGIsABum

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    Tech has made modern boxers weaker.
    Soon they will reduce to 8 rd fights, 2minutes/rd and pillow gloves because these guys are so much weaker than before.
     
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  15. Console Command

    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Will do, thanks !

    Will look that up as well, could do an interesting debate

    Gotcha:)
     
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