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Western martial art of punching, on which the competitive combat sport of boxing is founded.
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If clinching is technically illegal, why does it almost always go unpunished?
Boxing has rules, but often follows what general consensus is instead of what's present in the rulebooks - it's a funny sport in that regard.
To answer your questions.. …
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Why do boxers huff each time they throw a punch?
because you don't want a lung-full of air when you get potentially punched in the stomach - I'm sure most people have tried getting the air knocked out of them, and it's terrible and could lose you a boxing … Boxing is about repetition and muscle memory so you do it when doing bag-work and mitt-work as well, to make it second nature. …
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Head movement technique
Leaning/ducking is bad technique for amateurs, let alone most pros. Leaning puts you off balance, and unless you have as much control over your balance and weight as Mayweather, it's really bad for yo …
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Should I go to boxing practice while still sore? Is it normal soreness?
Boxing hits a lot of muscles you normally wouldn't, and especially through high repetition exercises(pushups, situps, burpees... and even just hitting the heavybag). …
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Why don't male professional boxers wear shirts?
Obviously doesn't work in a tank-top.
12-rounds of boxing against 8/10oz gloves would end up wrecking an olympic style tank top really fast. … Rather than pro boxing taking the shirt "off", amateur boxing put the shirt "on". Pro's just kept doing what was done for the past 100+ years. …
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What are the six ways to keep a left jab from landing?
Boxing never is. …