Boxing – How to Roll With the Punches
If you think you can walk into a boxing ring without getting hit you are either named “pretty boy” or you are one of the girls that walks around with waving a big placard in between rounds. Lets face it being a round girl is out of the question and even Mayweather receives a lot of punches when he gets in the ring.
These are the facts, once you get in ring, face who you’re going to fight and when the bell rings, you cannot escape getting hit. Even if you have the greatest defense in the whole world you are fooling yourself if you think you can get away without being hit.
You will get hit on the sides and all over your upper body, you will get hit in the face, that is how it is, you will be hit in every place that is visible to your opponent. If you are planning on becoming a good boxer you must prepare for getting ready to get hit by the incoming punches. It is hard at first, but more power to you if you learn the hard way, and you’ll get it done.
There are three things to remember when the punches come rolling in, move as much as you can, keep your eyes fully open and don’t flinch.
1) In baseball a study was carried out to prove that a 95mph fastball is faster then a blink of the eye. It is that fast! Traveling from the pitchers mound to the home plate ( the distance being 60 ft) a ball can go faster then a blink of an eye. The point being made is this – if a ball can travel that quickly with that distance, how fast will a boxers punch be from 2 feet? Several points can be argued, the thing is if you can’t blink when hitting a baseball, you for sure can’t close your eyes when you are about to get connected with a punch.
You shouldn’t ever, at any time close your eyes and turn your back on your opponent. If you want to get away from the attack, open your eyes. Of course then you will see what is going on, which direction the punch is coming from and where its going to connect if it is indeed going to connect.
Make sure you keep your guard up. Never think that by closing your eyes your opponent will get tired of trying to hit you and give up. That is never going to happen. One point to remember is, you cannot fight back if you do not know what is going on.
2) In boxing there is one rule that is above all other rules. If you are not laying out punches you must keep moving, it’s plain and simple. So if you want to avoid being a sitting duck throughout the fight, keep punching, move punch again. When you get hit, and it’s for sure you will get hit, never stick out your head or the part of your body you got punched in the first place.
Keep moving! weave, punch, block, step, dance, do things that your opponent will not predict. If he throws out a jab don’t whip back and then come straight towards him.
3)Don’t ever flinch- You may want to do this when something is coming right at you, but you have to keep it under control. If you flinch you immediately become more vulnerable to your opponent. The best way to avoid this is to remember, things are going to keep coming at you and keep your defenses up.
Dean K Michaels is a 20 year + Boxing and Martial Arts Fanatic and writes for the company http://www.ultimateboxingbags.com.
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