Re: Training Regimens of boxers throughout the ages
One of the things that has lifted the game of the modern era of boxers far beyond what any of their predecessors could achieve is the far more intricate and thorough use of the focus mitt.
The mitt was not really even used widespread until not THAT long ago, I forget exactly when.
And today we see how trainers with mitts and targets over their body form the core of all skills training of boxers.
Although there is no substitute for sparring for performance under fighting conditions, the focus mitt has an advantage for pure skills development in actual fact. It allows the boxer to fine tune his shots without having to worry about getting hurt with much more repetition than possible in sparring, clearly being the next most important tool in the boxers arsenal.
"Enough with the games mate! Your messing with the Grand Master!"
Lennox Lewis
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