Thread: new guy

ive been boxing for about a year now. but all i do i hit a heavy bag in my garage.

i boxed against a new kid at school today, he is an excellent boxer and have been training for years.

he got in about 50 punches in the time i got in 2.

we talked after and he said i need to loosen up and lead my opponent. i know hes right but i don't know how.

i can throw a good punch and i can throw it hard. but i never know when. i dont know how to set up my opponent.

i was wondering if anybody here can help me out... i know its hard to TELL somebody time-ing but any help would be greatly appreciated.

Do you go to a boxing gym?

you haven't been boxing for a year, you've been hitting a bag in your garage for a year. you want to box, then walk through a gym door. Not to seem harsh, but it is what it is.

All the questons you have asked, will be answered there, and with time.

Listen, you can't learn boxing by yourself. You need to go to a boxing gym, and hook up with a decent trainer. Otherwise you're not going to make any progress and you're going to develop had habits. Go to a gym, train hard, and any maybe later when you actual experience under your belt, you can invite your friend to the gym. If he's really been boxing for years, then you can plan on sparring each other. You learn boxing in the the gym, there's no way around it.

right thats sorta what i ment. its just hitting a bag. sorry if i didnt come out clear enough.

im trying to get a membership to goldengloves

im going in tomorrow. gonna try and find someone decent to help me out. im just new to all this and was lookin for some tips.. but i get that you can only learn by doing in boxing.
thanks anyways

I'm glad to hear that.

At the gym you'll pick up the sport a lot faster, and you'll get in better shape. Through your instruction from your trainer, as well as your experience in the ring, you'll gain perspective. You'll begin to look at things from a fighter's standpoint, which in turn will affect the way that you train. Then when you're back hitting the bag at home, you'll be doing so as fighter, and not just pretend.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes, and if you have any questions we can help.

I was in your situation but now that I look back there was no way I could call myself a boxer in that two year period where I "self-trained". The only way to do it is to go to a boxing gym.