anger in boxing

[josh-hill]

i am never angry when i fight, but maybe thats why im not great at it i was watching a news report on the Olympic womens boxing team and one of them said you need to be angry to fight. is she right?

[Alx.]

i'm never angry when i fight...ruins my discipline completely

you need to be relaxed and chill, break the guy down and make him angry...unless he's tyson

[RenaissanceMan7]

thats dependable

you have to have a more concentrated anger than anything

having just anger will result in you not focusing and ending up losing cause you were too pissed off to think

its different for everybody though, having anger can motivate you to destroy your opponent and to be more effective

while others need to be calm and relaxed in order to perform to their fullest potential

but at the end anger wont be enough to win

[Trigger unhappy]

“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”

[T.Horton]

“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”

cus d'amato. you can be angry, just controlled.

[Redd Foxx]

I suppose it depends on your level of control. I learned years ago that I perform better when calm. So, I worked hard to develop that and I naturally get very calm when sparring or fighting (I learned how to stay calm because I'm a singer but it transfers into boxing). The disadvantage is that you don't get that extra endurance that adrenaline brings. But, my mind is much more sharp. Can gauge distance much better, see punches coming, adjust game plans easier.

[J.Dempsey]

fighting angry burns u out anyway, against a decent fighter they'll just wait ur anger out n then destroy you..

unless ur tyson (as said above) ;P
although he fought very aggressive he threw very controlled combo's

so, i'd say controlled anger..