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When did pads first start to be used in boxing training by trainers?.. i cannot recall ever seeing trainers/fighters pre- 1990s using pads in their training camps. Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Leonard, Hearns etc did those fighters trainers use pads in training camp ?
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Repost from a previous thread:
Pads have been around since the 1950's. They weren't used as trainers believed they had limited teaching use.
They were originally used to work on a boxers flaw when executing a specific punch. They would then go back to the heavy bag and continue their training.
"They have fighters punch the hand pads - pop, pop, pop - and they put on a show and make a lot of noise that's impressive to the crowd and the media guys. But it's just a show for the most part. Very little is actually being taught."
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Prior to pads being manufactured I used a pair of 20oz gloves reversed.
I used them to help form combination patterns and to teach how to finish the correct way.
When teaching a novice kid to box all trainers "show hands" with or without pads so you can direct a students punches properly. The actual methods goes back to the early days of boxing. The technique has changed a lot and the "show" aspect that most fans see is just a show however it can increase eye/hand sharpness for certain fighters who feel it does just that.
Nothing new, very little is!
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