Posted on: Mon, 2006-04-17 03:21
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If you could help me out that'd be great
Hi, i'm 17, 5' 9", and almost 140. I'm in pretty good shape and I have very little fat. I've been weight training lately, and have been gaining weight. Over summer I bought two pairs of boxing gloves, and me and my friends randomly box if we get bored. I always do research and try to get better before i box with my friends again, but it seems like the more i learn the worse i am getting. My story is kind of like the guy who posted here before with the video, where his opponent threw all these punches and he ended up turtling. The more i learn, the more scared i get of getting hit. As in, before i would swing a lot more, which meant leaving myself open more but taking chances and taking shots. Now i find myself flinching more and turtling once my opponent swings a lot. Sometimes i get too focused on guarding my face that i leave my gut open, and just get nailed in the stomach, knocking the wind out of me. I know all my opponents leave themselves open a lot, but i just can't seem to take advantage of them. Today i boxed a person who was thirty pounds heavier than me, but had never boxed in his life. He probably had the worst form in the world, but took a lot of swings. I kept turtling because his punches were overwhelming. (Sorry this is getting so long, and now to my point), i was wondering if you could give me any tips on learning how to take advantage of those opportunities when my opponent just swings out of control, and just putting to use all the research i have done because right now it feels like going crazy and throwing a lot of punches is better than being technical and fearful. thanks a lot.
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As for boxing someone who outweighs you, his punches will just naturally be heavier and harder. If you can't shut him down quickly, you're going to take a beating whether you can box or not, unless you can get out of the way. Read the article and let me know if you have any more questions.
It's good that you have done the research, now it's a matter of practising and trusting your skills. Boxing is not street fighting and if you are going to fight people who aren't boxers, you're going to have to adapt. It's like trying to play monopoly with someone who is just trying to steal the play money. They don't follow the rules, so you either adapt or lose all the money.
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