Like most coaches, I spend a lot of time encouraging fighters to live clean lives. Hard work and talent aren’t enough if you make poor decisions outside the gym. I’m sure we’ve all known someone who was extremely talented yet failed to reach even a fraction of their potential. Whether because of alcohol, drugs, or […]
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The Hurt Business
In a previous entry, I mentioned that competitive boxing isn’t for everyone. The average spectator will never understand the physical and mental toughness required to survive in this sport. As I’ve said before, you don’t play boxing the same way that you play mainstream sports such as baseball, basketball, and football. As barbaric as it […]
Wisdom From Emanuel Steward
A few weeks ago, I wrote an entry that emphasized the importance of amateur boxing (see here). Within that article, I shared a classic amateur bout between Thomas Hearns and Aaron Pryor. That 1976 National Golden Gloves championship match is one of the best amateur fights you’ll ever see. To no surprise, one of the […]
Competitive Boxing isn’t for Everyone
In a recent entry, I stressed the significance of amateur boxing. I emphasized just how important it is for aspiring boxers to accumulate as much experience as possible. As I’ve said before, a boxer learns by boxing so it is essential for amateurs to spar and compete regularly. That’s how a boxer develops and progresses […]
The Importance of Amateur Boxing
Today’s professional boxers do not fight nearly as often as many of the greats from previous eras. It’s become rare for high level boxers to fight more than a few times per year. The reduced frequency is certainly a change from what was common in the past. For instance, Henry Armstrong once fought 27 times […]