Hello! Recently I've been doing heavy bag work, and jump rope. I was wondering if my conditioning is good enough for boxing? I've been training for about 5 months. Overall, my mental toughness is getting quite a bit better I can hit the bag for 14 rounds, 3 minute rounds, throwing a 4 punch combo every 7 seconds, and I get 1 minute breaks after each round. Which totals to 56 minutes of hitting a bag. Of course, I get tired after about the 9th round. I can jump rope ~200 reps in the course of 5 minutes, and take no breaks (however, I mess up quite often), as my footwork is improving each time I jump rope. Hows it looking? Good enough for amateur boxing? I'm just getting into amateur boxing, but I've been self training in boxing for 5 months now. My age is 15. Thanks!! All feedback is appreciated.
try to spar with somebody your weight and age which is already boxing amateur, if it goes good then you are ready. If it goes terrible, train more and sign up to a gym.
4 punch combo every 7 seconds? That's like 80 punches in each rd. In a fight that is a great work rate but on the heavy bag that's not at all. Aim for 100-150. It takes like 2 seconds to throw a 4 punch combo. What are you doing for the 7 seconds? That's an awfully long time to not be punching. Here's what you do, go to a gym and start sparring. If you can last 6 hard rds against an amateur fighter then your stamina is good enough to compete. Oh and instead of doing 3 minutes on, 1 minute off just set the timer for 30 minutes and try to box the entire 30 minutes on the bag. 3 minutes on the bag isn't like 3 minutes in the ring. For some people its harder, for some its easier. 14 rds of heavy bag work is useless anyway.
It's really hard to tell without seeing you. I have guys that can do a dozen rounds, but they simply aren't working that hard. That ain't gonna do nothing for you. I have guys that can only do 5 or 6 rounds, but they work a hard intense pace. What you're saying SOUNDS like a great start. But again, unless we can physically see you, ain't even worth trying to guess. The other "intangible" factor is how relaxed you move, and how much/little tension you have. This plays a HUGE part in stamina. The guys at my gym think I have insane cardio. I'm actually out of shape, and haven't fought in 1 year (and in my 40s to boot). I'm just really relaxed. But that only comes with experience and skill. I can only say you seem to have a good start. But there are soooo many other factors to consider.
