wrestling training vs boxing training

[TheWolf]

Wrestling is very different compared to boxing.


Wrestling uses a ton of slow muscle movement, boxing is fast movement and you absorb more punishment in boxing.



Personally, Ive always found striking arts much harder than Grappling.
Training for boxing is 100% more taxing.


I remember going out and partying after highschool wrestling practice.

I also remember driving home tired as ****, likely to get in an accident with sweat beads still rolling into my eyes after boxing practice.

[fraidycat]

What exactly are you guys talking about by "coasting" in a boxing match? Each round feels like running a mile, uphill, with a pair of Dobermans chasing me. Am I going about this wrong? Seriously.

[TheWolf]

What exactly are you guys talking about by "coasting" in a boxing match? Each round feels like running a mile, uphill, with a pair of Dobermans chasing me. Am I going about this wrong? Seriously.

Thats what it should feel like.

Some people just throw jabs and put very little effort into it. Usually in sparring or training more than an actual fight.

I'm pretty sure in a real fight you have some crazy mother****er coming at you regardless.

[fraidycat]

Thats what it should feel like.

Some people just throw jabs and put very little effort into it. Usually in sparring or training more than an actual fight.

I'm pretty sure in a real fight you have some crazy mother****er coming at you regardless.

****ing A, I did in my last match.

Don't get me wrong; I try to maintain ring presence and keep my head, but this last one, we were both short brawlers with high physical pain thresholds. It was not pleasant.

[BrooklynBomber]

Apples and oranges.

[Verstyle]

Wrestling is very different compared to boxing.


Wrestling uses a ton of slow muscle movement, boxing is fast movement and you absorb more punishment in boxing.



Personally, Ive always found striking arts much harder than Grappling.
Training for boxing is 100% more taxing.


I remember going out and partying after highschool wrestling practice.

I also remember driving home tired as ****, likely to get in an accident with sweat beads still rolling into my eyes after boxing practice.

You obviously didnt practice hard enough in wrestling.

[Verstyle]

What exactly are you guys talking about by "coasting" in a boxing match? Each round feels like running a mile, uphill, with a pair of Dobermans chasing me. Am I going about this wrong? Seriously.

As in taking rounds off or doing what Guzman or Mayweather does.

[Mistadobalina]

it all depends on what situation you're talking about.

amateur boxing? professional boxing? 4 rounds? 8? 10? 12? are you in there against a guy who is an absolute beast and throws non-stop body punches? many are comparing the training of wrestling at its highest, but can't compare it to the limits of boxing training 'cus they just haven't reached that point yet. however, i would agree that a typical wrestling match is practically impossible to coast, as you are immediately forced into a constant, fast paced, anaerobic, pummel right from the get go. greco-roman wrestling, imo has gotta be the hardest of them all i assume.

the type of style the boxer employs also means a lot. henry armstrong, comes to mind. how many of us here, who have wrestled and boxed, can honestly say they were conditioned to the level of homicide hank? 15 rounds of pummeling in the ring (he did a lot of rough-housing and pushing guys around the ring), nonstop power shots with a high work-rate, not to mention he would do it against much bigger guys as he moved up the p4p ranks over the years.