I suppose a ****** question, but is it possible to train "boxing" at home?

[Dynamite Kid]

Well imo the only way to learn timing and distance is by sparring/fighting. You can learn a degree of that on the bag but the bag is not counter punching back so its hard to gauge when your distance is sufficient or not.

[Kevin Jesus]

You can shadowbox in front of your mirror.

You sweat a lot, correct the way you throw your punches, look at ways to adjust your stance, find flaws in your stance.

I do this everyday since I can't box anymore.

I have a big mirror in my bathroom. I close the window, close the dorr tight, turn on the hot water and leave it running until the bathroom is full of steam. I turn it off, clean the mirror of any fog, and the heat just stays trapped in the bathroom until you open the door or window. So when I'm done shadowboxing I come out sweating bullets.

That's just me though, I really have no other choice since I can't do a lot of exercise because of eye doc's orders.

[djsygo]

thats why i said ...unless...

anyway, fighting is so unpredictable, ive seen fights where both were scared and basically all that was there was hugs and pushes...others where some guy while talking took an ashtray and stamped it into the other guy's mouth out of nowhere, or security guy get slashed by his drunk friend with a ****in knife in the face. when the situation gets hot, you must be well aware of it and know your distance.

[djsygo]

Ive been in fights before. Not since I started training. I guarantee I would have an advantage over someone with no training.

previous post was supposed to be quoting this, sorry

[Davros?]

Training at home is good for fitness but you will need to get some proper training to get good technique i always like watching fighters like James Toney, Bhop, Walcott, Charles even Ola Afolabi i like to watch there upper body movement and take tips off them for some reason i love doing the defensive stuff more than punching lol, but street fighting is something different its always good to know how to block and slip a punch but you don’t know what’s going to happen just avoid it and if any one attacks you try and get out as soon as you can remember its easy to break your hands unless you can ask your attacker to wait a min while you put your gloves and wraps on lol.

[Dynamite Kid]

Training at home is good for fitness but you will need to get some proper training to get good technique i always like watching fighters like James Toney, Bhop, Walcott, Charles even Ola Afolabi i like to watch there upper body movement and take tips off them for some reason i love doing the defensive stuff more than punching lol, but street fighting is something different its always good to know how to block and slip a punch but you don’t know what’s going to happen just avoid it and if any one attacks you try and get out as soon as you can remember its easy to break your hands unless you can ask your attacker to wait a min while you put your gloves and ****s on lol.

This is good advice.

[stolt]

Training at home is good for fitness but you will need to get some proper training to get good technique i always like watching fighters like James Toney, Bhop, Walcott, Charles even Ola Afolabi i like to watch there upper body movement and take tips off them for some reason i love doing the defensive stuff more than punching lol, but street fighting is something different its always good to know how to block and slip a punch but you don’t know what’s going to happen just avoid it and if any one attacks you try and get out as soon as you can remember its easy to break your hands unless you can ask your attacker to wait a min while you put your gloves and wraps on lol.

admittedly a good point lol

[PittyPat]

Get a friend and do mittwork together, if you're not in the position to get a bag or spar with protective gear. It's fun, makes you 'feel' like you're doing something physically boxing-related, and is obviously a great workout.

My mate and I have been doing this (with a pair of 10oz gloves each) for 6 months and we absolutely love it. Granted, we want to smack each other around for real sometimes, but mainly it's cool to just stand behind the mitts and bark commands.

[Chups]

You can train at home and be the best at that particular house.