What do you know?

[Jamoie]

Remember all those teeny weeny little things when you first started?
Those little hints and tips that seemed like not a lot, but helped immensely.
It can be anything! Quotes, tips, tricks, hints, things youve picked up along the way.

Heres our chance to put together a little collage, for all our new-to-boxing readers.
I know:

1)Skipping ropes should be, when standing in the middle of it with your one foot, both handles should come up to your armpit.
That is the general concensus although i like it a little shorter for faster swing.

2)"The hero and the coward both feel exactly the same fear, only the hero confronts his fear and turns it into fire"
Cus D'Amato once said that, and it helps a lot to remember. Remember this before you spar, everytime you have a fight. The adrenaline helps, use it, dont mistake it for a weakness.

3)Somebody once told me the lead hand is 80% offensive, 20% defensive. And the back hand is 20% offensive and 80%defensive. Not sure if you agree but it works for me.

4)Weights DONT slow you down, if done properly.
You wanna get big, strong and powerful? Squat, as heavy as you can to the ground.
Its a whole body exercise and many of the big names in the game said that if they could only ever do one exercise, this would be it.

5)1 pound of muscle burns 7 calories an hour when inactive.
1 pound of fat burns 3 calories an hour when inactive.
You wanna lose fat? Do some weights, it'll help.

6)When on the bag, work on speed. Dont worry how hard you can hit it, that will come. Work on your speed and technique the rest will come naturally.
Remember, its not the power behind a bullet that makes it hurt.

[Scrap]

Great thread cc, but dont understand 6

[Jamoie]

Great thread cc, but dont understand 6

Its aimed at the people who stand there and slug like there no tommorow.
Who try and hit as hard as they can, sacrificing technique and sometimes speed.
Im saying try and rally out combinations fast, dont worry about how powerful they are yet.
Focus on getting your hands out and back.

Cmon scrap, im sure you got a few to share.

[Scrap]

gET BACK TO YOU MATE

[oldtownboxing]

Over the years from what I"ve seen and experienced myself I know that no other sport can bring you as high from a victory. There is no comparison to the feeling of your hand and head held high. I also know that there is no other sport that compares to the feeling of a loss. In boxing, you either leave that ring floating on clouds, or crawling on your belly.

OldTownBoxing