Out of curiosity I have a few questions for you guys:


How long have you been boxing
Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
Weight/Height
Why do you box
What do you need to work on the most
What is your favorite/least favorite punch
Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
What are your pet peeves while training
Which drill are you best/worst at
How many hours do you train and how many days a week
How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
What supplements do you take
What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know


My answers:

1. How long have you been boxing
3 months
2. Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
fun
3. Weight/Height
147/5' 10.5"
4. Why do you box
Like to box, stay in shape
5. What do you need to work on the most
balance/coordination/form
6. What is your favorite/least favorite punch
cross/left uppercut
7. Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
offense - haven't sparred yet, but I would attack like mayweather i.e. short bursts of punches.
defense - an orthodox winky wright
8. What are your pet peeves while training
gettin sweat in eyes, mouth. smelly equipment. Snot running down my nose
9. Which drill are you best/worst at
punching bag/speed bag
10. How many hours do you train and how many days a week
2 hours a day, 3 days a week
11. How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
havent got there yet
12. Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
keep your hands up at all times, even when the other hand is punching
13. What supplements do you take
Casein protein 1-2 times a day, nitro-tech protein after workouts
14. What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
sprint for as long as possible to increase stamina.
a lot of power comes from legs, twisting of hips

Out of curiosity I have a few questions for you guys:


How long have you been boxing
Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
Weight/Height
Why do you box
What do you need to work on the most
What is your favorite/least favorite punch
Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
What are your pet peeves while training
Which drill are you best/worst at
How many hours do you train and how many days a week
How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
What supplements do you take
What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know


My answers:

1. How long have you been boxing
3 months
2. Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
fun
3. Weight/Height
147/5' 10.5"
4. Why do you box
Like to box, stay in shape
5. What do you need to work on the most
balance/coordination/form
6. What is your favorite/least favorite punch
cross/left uppercut
7. Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
offense - haven't sparred yet, but I would attack like mayweather i.e. short bursts of punches.
defense - an orthodox winky wright
8. What are your pet peeves while training
gettin sweat in eyes, mouth. smelly equipment
9. Which drill are you best/worst at
punching bag/speed bag
10. How many hours do you train and how many days a week
2 hours a day, 3 days a week
11. How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
havent got there yet
12. Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
keep your hands up at all times, even when the other hand is punching
13. What supplements do you take
Casein protein 1-2 times a day, nitro-tech protein after workouts
14. What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
sprint for as long as possible to increase stamina.
a lot of power comes from legs, twisting of hips

1. Been boxing for 3 weeks now.
2. Amateur, although I have no fights yet.
3. 152 pounds; 5 foot 9
4. I enjoy it
5. Everything because I just started. But right now I would say dodging punches.
6. Favorite - don't really know because I haven't done too many, but probably uppercut. Least favorite - again, not too sure, but probably left hook.
7. Don't know too many boxers yet.
8. Sweat in the eyes and mouth.
9. Best - just the working out that comes before bag drills. Worst - shadow boxing.
10. At least 3 hours a day; 6 days a week with 1 hour on Sunday.
11. Not even close.
12. Keep your hands up.
13. None.
14. Twist your legs when you punch. Don't know any other ones yet really.

How long have you been boxing
-i been boxing officially since mid 2006, training from home.. then i joined a real gym in sept 07.. sooo, about 5 months for real...
Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
- i started boxing for fitness and my love for it... and quickly learned it was the road i wanted to take and now im officially an amatuer, just still training for the first bout / exhibition..
Weight/Height
- walk around at no more then 145, fightweight 139.. height is 5 9
Why do you box
- i box because i always had a tempter n hit ****.. and its a release from the bull**** in life and stresses, its a great thing i box bcuz of my passion n love for the sport. period.
What do you need to work on the most
- watching whats coming at me... blocking... countering... setting the pace.. i got TONS to work on the most lol..
What is your favorite/least favorite punch
- on the bag: right hooks is my least fav punch to throw . favorite left hook to the body..
Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
- me
What are your pet peeves while training
- no music lol
Which drill are you best/worst at
- best with leg work / anything conditioning... worst at ab **** / running / skipping
How many hours do you train and how many days a week
- at least 5 days a week.. sometimes the full 7... usually at least 2 hours a day, sparring is an additional 2.5 hours becuase its at night at a different gym.. my gyms odd like that but its cool.. so i spend all of my time either in the gym or at sparring
How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
- great question for me... when i boxed at home it was all simply preperation for myself... i felt i didnt wanna join a gym and make a fool of myself, so i bought a bag, bought gloves n wraps, n taught myself the basics... i would NOT let myself join a gym until i felt like i was ready... it took me over a year to get ready and learn how to throw proper punches and how to move and ****.. clearly a gym quickens the process.. but i made that choice and stand by it.. once i joined the gym i was ready but still found a whole new bunch of **** to learn.. so my answer is.. u never know ALL the aspects and parts of boxing, it is a deep game. u keep learning until u die. remember that
Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
- keep ur hands up and ur chin down
What supplements do you take
- gatorade. good food..
What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
- i aint no trainer lol... work hard tho, thats the best tip lol

1. How long have you been boxing:
Since i was 14 (ten years)
2. Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun:
fun, with some amateur fights
3. Weight/Height:
207lbs (94kg), 6.3"
4. Why do you box:
I sustained a leg injury when i was 14, stopped me from thaiboxing for a while, so i started boxing to keep my training up and never left it.
5. What do you need to work on the most:
left hook
6. What is your favorite/least favorite punch:
overhand cross (favourite) /bolo (never works for me)
7. Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense:
i have no idea, cross between tyson and hatton in offense??
8. What are your pet peeves while training:
people who gel their hair when training
9. Which drill are you best/worst at:
heavy bag (best)/ speed bag (awful considering how long i've trained)
10. How many hours do you train and how many days a week:
45 minutes of weight training each day, 1.5 hours a day (boxing/muaythai training), 5 days a week
11. How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing:
Got a long way to go before im proficient in all aspects of boxing
12. Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of:
keep your guard up, stay relaxed
13. What supplements do you take:
I don't take supplements
14. What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know:
Don't look for hidden secrets or miracle techniques to get good, simply practice and train hard.

1 - 10 months
2- Carded Amateur
3 - 241lbs (109kg) / 6'3"
4 - I box because it's the greatest sport on earth
5 - Slipping
6 - Favourite Shot: Snappy Jab / Least Favourite: Don't have one
7 - Most like: Started off trying be a Mike Tyson now more like a Lennox Lewis
8 - When people walk into the gym for the first time and try to act like a badass
9 - Heavy Bag / Uppercut bag
10 - 3 days in the gym, 4 days 4 mile runs
11 - Still learning so I don't know all aspects of boxing as yet, that's years away
12 - Be confident and improve your mental toughness
13 - Creatine Ethel Ester and L-Cartinine
14 - No secrets, just hard work, blood, sweat and tears

1. How long have you been boxing
I've been running and lifting wieghts for 3 years. Fought all the big bullys all the way through school and just started boxing last week.
2. Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
Once I've had some ring fights I'll know.
3. Weight/Height
6'0" / 156 lbs. as of today
4. Why do you box
I decided to start boxing because my relationship with my future wife went to hell in a hand basket and I needed to keep her outta my mind.
5. What do you need to work on the most
I wanna gain muscle size. I'd like to be heavier than a middlewieght. I don't eat enough protien. And sometimes I won't lift wieghts for a while and I''l lose a couple pound of muscle that I worked so hard to get.
6. What is your favorite/least favorite punch
Favorite=right jab or right hook. one or the other. Least Fav= long monkey like haymakers.
7. Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
Dunno? But on defense I usually stand there and take the hits and wait for an opening, or offense will be my defense and I'll just lean in and wear out the opponents midsection. But my favorite boxer is Evander. Looked up to him since I was a kid.
8. What are your pet peeves while training
MUSIC HAS TO BE GOOD. No Country. Its gotta be Either Ozzy or something that bumps hard.
9. Which drill are you best/worst at
Black & Decker. No, I am probably worse at the bench press cause it makes my elbows feel like they are grinding together.
10. How many hours do you train and how many days a week
I train until I'm exhausted or hungry, then sometimes eat and train some more, once a day. Everyday.
11. How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
I am nowhere close to there, haven't even found there on the map yet.
12. Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
The first hit is the only one you really feel.
13. What supplements do you take
Raw eggs, raw deer, any uncooked protien that will not make you sick.
14. What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
Not always does the most well trained come out on top. you'd better be willing to give it all you've got.

1How long have you been boxing? about 2 weeks now but 2 or 3 years before
2Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun?one day amauture even pro
3Weight/Height?175 pounds roughly and im 6 foot 1
4Why do you box?to stand toe to toe
5What do you need to work on the most?roadwork
6What is your favorite/least favorite punch?right hook/left uppercut
7Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense?dunno
8What are your pet peeves while training?dunno
9Which drill are you best/worst at?pad work/road work
10How many hours do you train and how many days a week?2 and a half hours 4 to 5 days a week and proberly an hour extra weights situps and pushups on a sunday
11How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing?still dont
12Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of?keep your gaurd up
13What supplements do you take?none
14What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know?i dont i wish i knew myself

1. How long have you been boxing
2 years
2. Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
None of the above. Local smokers, maybe 1st am bout this year.
3. Weight/Height
164 lbs. / 5'9"
4. Why do you box
Gotta love any sport where there's hugging at the end
5. What do you need to work on the most
Footwork
6. What is your favorite/least favorite punch
A feint / a right cross thrown at me
7. Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
Marciano and Winky Wright
8. What are your pet peeves while training
People who chat idly while working out
9. Which drill are you best/worst at
double-end bag / uppercut pad drills
10. How many hours do you train and how many days a week
90 minutes, 2 or 3 days per week
11. How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what you were doing in all aspects of boxing
Not there yet
12. Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
"Get over it."
13. What supplements do you take
Whey, multivitamin, CLA, Maca, Vanadyl Sulfate, HMB
14. What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
Keep a poker face.
Also, when you get tired, even in drills, put your guard up and move your feet while you catch your breath. Make it a habit outside the ring and it'll become a habit inside the ring.

1. How long have you been boxing
just over 2 months now 2 hours a week

2. Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
i defo want to fight at an amateur level but know its going to be hard work getting there!!

3. Weight/Height
6'2 weigh 159 pounds

4. Why do you box
because i have always loved the sport and being 22 years old decided now was the time to give it a go.

5. What do you need to work on the most
doubling and tripling up on my jab i can throw a single jab well but struggle to throw more than one

6. What is your favorite/least favorite punch
Favourite punch either my big overhand right or right hook to the body. Least defo the left hook


7. Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
offense - being tall and rangy for my weight coupled with being athletic i would like to think im like kessler. defense - no idea yet only sparred a handfull of times. I like to evade shots rather than block and parry tho!!

8. What are your pet peeves while training
the gym i go to is very popular but very small and occasionally we get young timewasters who dont train properly and just waste the equipment.

9. Which drill are you best/worst at
I like to think im good at bursts and sprints. Worst - i seem to bottle it when on the pads with coaches i get too up tight.

10. How many hours do you train and how many days a week
i train 2-3 hours a week.

11. How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
I am know where near knowing what im doin in all aspects. I like to think ive mastered footwork and jab

12. Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
Everything comes from the jab and footwork and winning is in the preparation

13. What supplements do you take
whey protein shakes, multi-vitamin tablets and omega 3 tablets!

1. How long have you been boxing

-I've been boxing for 1month and a half and lovin it xD



2. Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun

-I'm not an amateur and not pro...But I wanna be gold medalist and champion of the world!



3. Weight/Height

-114lbs [still gaining muscle weight...to 126] 1m64



4. Why do you box

-The love of the sport and i wanna know what it is to be strong!



5. What do you need to work on the most

-When im tired my punches tend to be more wide...



6. What is your favorite/least favorite punch

-My favorite punch is my powerful right straight
-I don't have a least favorite punch.


7. Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense

-Iron Mike Tyson [ yay! ]



8. What are your pet peeves while training

-uh...when new people come in the gym and thinks that they are world champions xD


9. Which drill are you best/worst at

-I'm best at the heavy bag...and...roadwork...
-I'm the worst when it comes at skipping rope...


10. How many hours do you train and how many days a week

-I train 3 intense hours a day 6 day a week
SUNDAY REST [ yahoo! ] xD


11. How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing
in all aspects of boxing

-I'm nowhere near that XD



12. Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of

-Keep your hands up!
and a good jab = good boxing


13. What supplements do you take

-I take multi-vitamins...



14. What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know

-TRAIN HARD TO BE BETTER THAN YESTERDAY AND YOUR DREAM WILL ALWAYS COME TRUE [DON'T SLACK OFF!]

How long have you been boxing
three months
Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
amateur
Weight/Height
5-7, 140
Why do you box
to defend myself, always loved the sport
What do you need to work on the most
being less easy to hit/more elusive
What is your favorite/least favorite punch
left hook/uppercut
Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
???
What are your pet peeves while training
people who run their mouth then get their ass kicked, and still make excuses
Which drill are you best/worst at
I'm **** at jumprope
How many hours do you train and how many days a week
1 1/2hrs monday-friday
How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
still don't know what the **** I'm doing
Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
spar any chance you get. even if you're getting whupped, you're learning
What supplements do you take
none
What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
physical toughness is mental toughness

How long have you been boxing
13 years.

Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
Amature, turning pro after the Golden Gloves

Weight/Height
5'7, Featherweight moving up to Lightweight or Jr. Lightweight

Why do you box
I love to fight and stay in shape. My entire family is or has been involved with boxing at some point.

What do you need to work on the most
More running

What is your favorite/least favorite punch
I dont have a favorite or a least favorite, but if I was going to say a single punch, I would go with a left hook to the body.

Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
Can't put my finger on any specific fighter..

What are your pet peeves while training
I love when people goto the gym a few times, maybe spar once, and walk around talking about how they "use to box"

Which drill are you best/worst at
No clue. I've worked out for so long I am pretty use to everything.

How many hours do you train and how many days a week
5 days a week, 1-2 hours a night.

How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
There is always room for improvement.

Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
Stay conditioned.

What supplements do you take
None currently. Use to take Glucosomine along with mutli-vitamens and what not.

What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
After running, walk on your heals for a few minutes, helps relieve shin splints! After eating a meal, go for a half hour walk to burn it off.

How long have you been boxing
Been training for real for 18 months
Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
Amateur
Weight/Height
As of now I'm 5''5 and walking around at about 124lbs (holidays atm)
Why do you box
I like to fight and I like how it gets me in shape, plus I love meeting all the different fighters and making new friends through boxing
What do you need to work on the most
Developing sharper, faster attacks, adding more power, cutting the distance faster, dropping my weight into my punches more, bending my knees more etc etc etc
What is your favorite/least favorite punch
Not sure, just throw whatever I need too
Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
Offensively? Not sure. Defensively I use the Winky Wright/Joshua Clottey style defence
What are your pet peeves while training
People who are just generally wasting the time of the trainers and of the serious fighters
Which drill are you best/worst at
Not really sure
How many hours do you train and how many days a week
Varies. To prepare for my last fight I was in the gym 5 nights per week and doing various forms of running 6 days per week
How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
There's always more to learn and develop
Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
Listen to your coach
What supplements do you take
Multi Vitamins I guess that's about it, oh also
fish oil capsules
*]What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
Listen to the people that know what they are talking about, doesn't seem like a secret tip but you would think it is seeing as how many people (myself included) don't always do it.

1) How long have you been boxing
Started boxing when i was 14, im now 26 so around 12 years.
2) Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
Used to be an amateur, now i just box for fun.
3) Weight/Height
6'2, 195lbs
4) Why do you box
I love combat sports.
5) What do you need to work on the most
Keeping motivated
6) What is your favorite/least favorite punch
favourite punch - overhand right, don't really dislike any punch in particular.
7) Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
Never really been told i resemble anyone, used to get referred to as a mouse and goldfish so... no idea really. Im just me.
8) What are your pet peeves while training
People who constantly talk in loud voices whilst im training.
9) Which drill are you best/worst at
Haven't got a clue really.... i hate skipping though... yeah... over 10 years training and im still sh*t at skipping.
How many hours do you train and how many days a week
Nowhere near enough at the moment.
How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
Haven't got there yet, still unsure about somethings and still can't get some things right.
Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
Relax and stay loose.
What supplements do you take
vitamins
What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
Don't know about secrets, i can only say concentrate and enjoy the sport.

LOL: I did this questionnaire 3 years ago.

1.How long have you been boxing: One year
2.Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun: Amatuer, first fight in jan
3.Weight/Height: 141 5"8
4.Why do you box: Personal quistion to answer
5.What do you need to work on the most: Conditioning
6.What is your favorite/least favorite punch: Favorite= Left hook to the body Least favorite = dont have one
7.Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense: Offense = Miguel Cotto, Defense = No real style, hands up and dodge
8.What are your pet peeves while training: non really
9.Which drill are you best/worst at: heavybag/running
10.How many hours do you train and how many days a week: 3 hours a day 5 days a week
11.How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing: apparrently it takes several years to master this sport
12.Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of: Hands up boys
13.What supplements do you take: mutant mass protien shake, fish oil, multivitiman
14.What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know: Always watch your opponnents eyes, it can be the window to show you if an attack is coming, if he is hurt or if he is about to strike

How long have you been boxing
i've been learning how to box for 8 months
Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
for fun
Weight/Height
i'm 5'9, and 195.....
Why do you box
i like how it feels when you throw a good punch
What do you need to work on the most
perfecting the flow of combinations, and not leading in with my chin
What is your favorite/least favorite punch
i love a good left hook, it feels great when you throw a good one, i hate the jab to the body, what good is that going to do?
Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
Offense: fighters like Juan Diaz, M.A.B., Pacquiao, Frazier- Defense: Mike Tyson, Cotto
What are your pet peeves while training
stepping wrong so i twist up my foot a bit, never been injured by it, but it hurts
Which drill are you best/worst at
skipping rope, running
How many hours do you train and how many days a week
i practice at home every day
How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing i'm still learning, and taking parts and pieces from other styles, and developing a style that fits me the best
Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
Master the basics, Especially your stance
What supplements do you take
gummy bear multi vitamins...
What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
Master your stance and your footwork, it will give your punches more strength, it will make your defense and agility better. footwork also helps get your punches off smoothly

[QUOTE=ExecutiveOutlaw;3110989]Out of curiosity I have a few questions for you guys:


How long have you been boxing
Since June 2008
Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
Amateur. 14 fights, 9 wins 5 losses. Two of those losses by 1 damn point. Two of them were close decisions. Only got beat bad once, lost 32-5 in my first open class fight to a guy with 40 fights who won his next three fights that weekend and won the tournament, so it doesn't bug me.
Weight/Height
~160lbs/5'10"
Why do you box
I played soccer and football before, had been out of sports for a year or two and saw an ad in the paper for a new boxing gym. Thought I would give it a shot and I was hooked after my first day. Didn't watch much boxing before, lots of MMA though. Now I just watch boxing and it's taken over my life lol.
What do you need to work on the most
Footwork.
What is your favorite/least favorite punch
Favourite is anything to the body. Usually a right hook to the ribs or straight right to the stomach.

Least favourite....I guess my left hook. I'd love it but I can't seem to through it very well.
Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
My coach says Alfredo Angulo. Not the best defense or the fastest puncher but big power, great chin and lots of pressure.
What are your pet peeves while training
Unreliable training partners I guess. Having nobody to spar with when you want to do some work sucks.
Which drill are you best/worst at
I don't know about what I'm best or worst at, but I like sparring and hitting pads the best and like shadowboxing the least (but I still do it of course)
How many hours do you train and how many days a week
Usually 2.5 hours five days per week at the gym, plus whatever running I do in the morning.
How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
I certainly wasn't an expert but I was very confident for my first fight and that was after 5.5 months and we were trying to get me one before that. I felt I was well prepared for anything I would encounter in the ring.
Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
Don't give up becasue it's hard. Weather it's your first day in the gym and you're exhausted and think there's no way you'll be able to handle a real fight, or you're in a fight and it's not going your way. Just keep going and learn from any bad situations you encounter.
What supplements do you take
Does protein shake count as a supplement? That's it.
What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know
Umm...nobody really goes to the body, especially novice boxers. So if you're just starting out learn to whack that body hard and often. My first fight I landed more body shots than head shots (though it did end with a head shot). My opponent had no idea how to block them. I won my last fight becasue I wore the guy down with body shots and he had nothing left in the third.

I know telling people to go to the body isn't a secret or anything but not many amateurs do it so if you do you will have a big advantage. Most guys are headhunters especially when just starting out.

Out of curiosity I have a few questions for you guys:


How long have you been boxing
Are you an Amateur, Pro, or just training for fun
Weight/Height
Why do you box
What do you need to work on the most
What is your favorite/least favorite punch
Which boxer's style do you most resemble on offense and defense
What are your pet peeves while training
Which drill are you best/worst at
How many hours do you train and how many days a week
How long did it take for you to feel like you knew what your were doing in all aspects of boxing
Whats the most important advice in boxing you know of
What supplements do you take
What lesser known tips/advice/secrets of boxing/training do you know




1-Around 10 years.

2-Mostly for fun, had 4 amateur fights between the ages of 16 and 19 but i'm 25 now and just train for fun.

3-6 foot 4, 245 pounds, i need to go back to around 230, let myself go for the past few months.

4-To stay in shape, get rid of stress and i also happen to enjoy punching things.

5-Keeping my hands up when im on the bag, i have the bad habit of getting flashy sometimes. It doesn't happen much in sparring but it still not something i want to get away with.

6-My favorite punches are my right hook and straight left. I don't really have a punch i don't like, maybe just my overhand left.

7-I'd say Chad Dawson, but with a little more pop in my punches.

8-Well i have not been to the gym for a while since i was injured but i'll go back soon. What i don't like at the gym is that we have 3 trainers, 2 of them are good, one of them is an old british guy and he's trying to get everybody to change their styles. If we'd listen to him we would all fight like Wladimir Klitschko.

9-Heavy bag, i have been told many times that watching me go at the heavybag is impressive.

10-I usually work out 2 to 4 hours a day, not always all in one go. I usually train 6 days a week. With Saturday being my only day off, and sunday and wednesday being days where i do lighter training.

11-I still learn all the time. But when i first picked up boxing i never was really serious about it, boxed for 4 years but i didn't really give a ****. I eventually stopped boxing for 2 years or so but when i came back is really when i got motivated and started getting better. I'm 25 and i'm in better shape, and i'm stronger and faster than when i was 20.

12-Keep your hands up.

13-None, i try to eat well. Lots of fruits and vegetable, lean meats and i only drink water, no juice or soda.

14-Land punches with your damn knuckles. A lot of fighters, even pro fighters slap their hooks and land punches with the wrong part of the gloves.

Interesting topic, cheers.