Tips for a beginner boxer?

The Philly shell for some reason is not often seen in southpaws and it is preety rare to see it in the amatuer's, although I am talking to you from the UK. Your coach will want you to learn the basic stance and defence first. Your making a common error by mixing professional styles with the amatuer's. They look like different sports on occasions.

 

Why?

Why you're even mentioning the Philly shell when you've never boxed before I don't know.

You need to forget everything you think you know and learn from the ground up, you'll realise just how little you know the first time you get punched.

Listen and learn. You won't learn anything worthwhile on this forum before you actually start boxing.

BTW, playing with an ACL injury is plain dumb, not tough.

 

Genuinely unsure if this is trolling or not...

 

My tips would be first to lose weight, get into the gym and train extremely hard. I went into my gym at 5'11 245 only fighting experience I had was on the street or in bars. I trained dropped down and fought at 201 lbs as an amateur. So far I am 2-0 2ko's. My advice would be dont be scared of the punches that come, lose as much weight as you can because the lower the weight the softer the punches come in, road work is very important, and try out crossfit its awesome and one of the only workouts that mimic a fight in my opinion.

 

Lose the weightlifting. Especially heavy weights, in time go back to light weights for lots of reps but for now concentrate on running, circuits, and boxing. Oh and running. Start eating a lot cleaner too of your diet is rubbish. But seriously once you realise that your hanging out of your arse lugging around a heavy frame when boxing you'll WANT to cut down. By roadwork we mean running too. Look at the stickys in the amateur section for a basic beginners boxing guide, and diet advice.

 

jump rope will be your new best friend

 

Cut down on the weightlifting? Yes. Cut it out completely? No. This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Light weights for lots of reps? Lol. What do you expect that to do?

Lift weights 2-3 times a week if you want. Dynamic days and alternating upper/lower max effort days are best for boxers.

 

It builds endurance. Two or three minutes working same move with light weights is way to go in gym. Ideally weight should be so light that you can do it whole two/three minute round without brake

 

Weightlifting for a boxer is about increasing power throughout the body, same with near enough every athlete. You do not lift weights for endurance, that's what your cardio and sport specific training is for. Lifting a light weight for 3 minutes straight is going to do jack ****, that'd be like 20% of your 1RM. Useless.

 

my coach always says to use our body to strengthen our body

 

3 minute rounds. We do that for 1 and half hour. Different task with different weights (majority of tasks are boxing related). Also there are tasks that train explosive power.

I can assure you its working.