Okay this is my first time on this forum so i wanted to say what is the most important thing in boxing
reflexes
timing
footwork
power
speed
strategy/feints
endurance/condition
to me i believe the most important thing is reflexes and conditioning and timing comes third to put up a goot offense
Okay this is my first time on this forum so i wanted to say what is the most important thing in boxing
reflexes
timing
footwork
power
speed
strategy/feints
endurance/condition
to me i believe the most important thing is reflexes and conditioning and timing comes third to put up a goot offense
Give me endurance/ conditioning then give me timing and power.
Endurance/ conditioning is something that allows you to build on everything else. It carries over from working out/ learning in the gym to applying in the ring.
Without it, reflexes slow, footwork halts, speed evaporates, timing and power become useless and strategy flies out the window as your mind begins to go blank.
So, even if you don't have the greatest natural gifts, or all the equipment, you better get your butt out there and run.
I'd say physical coordination is the most important trait. No matter how good a trainer he has, a physically uncoordinated fighter won't get far. Out of the traits you listed I'd say conditioning is the most important, but I've seen fighters be successful even without that.
For a long time I thought speed was the most important trait, but then I remembered fighters like George Foreman who is slow as a sloth. That fight against Moorer he was getting his butt kicked badly, but all he need was that 1 punch. While not slow, Duran, Chavez sr., Holyfield, Lewis, Bowe, Vitali, Cotto weren't/aren't particularly fast either. Many of these guys had reach, however, which is basically the equivalent of speed.
In general, it's better to be quite good in all departments than brilliant in one and crap in all the others.
What makes boxing great is the different strengths fighters bring to the table.
13y ago
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