Boxers on the heavy bag

[Bird1]

I've just started training boxing on my own, I've worked a lot on my footwork and made some good progress. But I am having some problem with the heavy bag. Some guys like Mayweather go at it for a long time but not really putting much into the punches while others like Martinez go in and out with his hands down with fast and hard combinations that mimic his style in the ring. Mike Tyson is great to watch on the heavy bag too, sick and fast combinations. George Foreman pounding the heavy bag in "When We Were Kings" is also great, he's pretty much just throwing one punch at the time with tremendous power until the bag bends in the middle.

So basically I'm just asking if there's a particular boxer that you feel is great at hitting the heavy bag and does it with proper technique that makes it ideal to learn from and study. I do realize of course that your style pretty much decides how you should hit the heavy bag but I guess I'm just looking for some starting points. Thanks.

[digitalallstar]

Prince Naseem was an absolute beast on the heavy bag. The thing was twice his weight but his combination of timing and power made that m0therFuc3r move.

[cameronpaul]

i break my bag workout into 30 second parts and do 2 mins on with 1 minute rest. i find it keeps the intensity up. have a go with something like this and see how you find it.

30 seconds only jab straight with as much snap and power on the straight as possible
30 seconds diggin in body shots
30 seconds 3 punch combos
30 seconds jabbing and slipping before and after each jab/jabbing from angles
1 minute rest
30 secs hooks to the head
30 secs constant straight punching
30 secs doubling up on punches, 2 from left arm or right in a row
30 secs uppercuts
1 minutes rest
make it up as you go along with whatever you want to work on.

[Southpawology]

I've just started training boxing on my own, I've worked a lot on my footwork and made some good progress. But I am having some problem with the heavy bag. Some guys like Mayweather go at it for a long time but not really putting much into the punches while others like Martinez go in and out with his hands down with fast and hard combinations that mimic his style in the ring. Mike Tyson is great to watch on the heavy bag too, sick and fast combinations. George Foreman pounding the heavy bag in "When We Were Kings" is also great, he's pretty much just throwing one punch at the time with tremendous power until the bag bends in the middle.

So basically I'm just asking if there's a particular boxer that you feel is great at hitting the heavy bag and does it with proper technique that makes it ideal to learn from and study. I do realize of course that your style pretty much decides how you should hit the heavy bag but I guess I'm just looking for some starting points. Thanks.

Mix up how you approach the heavy bag, EX:

3-3 minute rounds with 1 min rest. Working strictly on your skills/technique (head movement,jab,footwork,upperbody movement,combinations)

After that do 4-1 minute rounds with 1 min rest of pure POWER shots EVERYTHING you got during that 1 minute span, remember no jabbing or dancing around these are all POWER shots (hooks,overhands,uppercuts,body shots)

Lastly do 5-30 second rounds with 15 sec rest of SPEED 1-2's. STRAIGHT FAST 1-2's repeatedly for the full 30 secs. REMEMBER SPEEED!

Good luck!

[Biolink]

Its an art so there isn't one right way to do it, but you'll find something that will cater to your style.

Personally I like to pretend that the bag has arms to constantly remind myself to duck, slip, step, pivot, etc... while I'm hitting the bag.

[Biolink]

Mix up how you approach the heavy bag, EX:

3-3 minute rounds with 1 min rest. Working strictly on your skills/technique (head movement,jab,footwork,upperbody movement,combinations)

After that do 4-1 minute rounds with 1 min rest of pure POWER shots EVERYTHING you got during that 1 minute span, remember no jabbing or dancing around these are all POWER shots (hooks,overhands,uppercuts,body shots)

Lastly do 5-30 second rounds with 15 sec rest of SPEED 1-2's. STRAIGHT FAST 1-2's repeatedly for the full 30 secs. REMEMBER SPEEED!

Good luck!

More important than speed I'll say is making sure you actually turn them bytches over while throwing them.

[ILLuminato]

I don't believe in fancy heavy bag routines. As long as you have the stamina to throw a lot of hard punches for 3 minutes and expend a lot of energy, the routine is fine. Like Martinez doesn't go all out on the bag, he just gets the punches in proper form.

[Cutthroat]

I'll never forget the footage of Sonny Liston hitting he heavy bag at full force, the bag was flying around all over the place and practically parallel to the floor, it looked insane.

[Bird1]

Thanks a lot guys for the answers. Got a lot things to try out now on the heavy bag. Will definitely check out Naseem and Liston hitting the bag. I searched on Youtube but didn't find much on Hamed but I do remember seeing footage of him hitting the bag in a documentary, hopefully I'll find it.