With proper form will come proper power. The old adage that if having strength was all there is too it, then bodybuilders would all be great boxers is true. Not to mention the fact that if you get good at counter punching.... your opponent himself will make you twice as strong. Plus you said you used to study judo.... Then you should know that strength can only exist with resistance.... Without resistance, there can be no strength. Think about it.

Also from your judo lessons, you should know that (in my opinion) RELAXATION and BALANCE are the TWO SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS IN ANY MARTIAL ART.... INCLUDING THE MARTIAL AT OF BOXING. What is relaxation?... It is simply letting go. (I could type all night about that alone)

Stay relaxed and breathe. Continuously think about relaxing ALL THE TIME... At work, Shopping for groceries, When that fuckhead cuts you off in the left lane on your way to work, When your fuckhead coworker is being a douchebag...

RELAX and BREATHE. You can Practice ALL the TIME.

If you don't use hand wraps.... You WILL fuck up your hands.

Not a matter of if.... It's a matter of when. Especially when you begin to really develop some real POWER, which I seriously doubt you have yet. Otherwise you wouldn't be asking that particular question.

As far as skipping.... I recommend you et your conditioning from boxing. You're working on becoming a better boxer, not a rope skipper. Task specificity.

As far as training to take a hit.... some are born with super thick heads..... Others hopefully get used to it.

It's boxing.... You're gonna get hit. You'll learn to roll with the punches.

Take two aspirins and call the DR. in the morning.

Cheers bro!!!

Jake.