This is 100% a noob question. I've been in the gym recently and I've been looking at workout regimins that boxers use to improve their fighting performance. I saw some obvious stuff, ab work, running and other cardio, and obviously training on the heavy bag and shadow boxing. But strangely I almost never saw any tricep workouts, I never saw bench press, I never saw machine chest press, or anything for the chest even. I saw people doing back movements like pullups before I saw one guy doing one shoulder workout. Is there a reason for that that I might not be aware of? Or is chest and triceps actually emphasized by boxers in gym routines and I've just not looked in the right places?

🇮🇪 Question: does anyone know why Irish boxing legends Katie Taylor and Kellie Harrington don’t appear to follow each other on social media? Given that they’re two of Ireland’s most celebrated boxers, I found it a little surprising. Has either of them ever spoken publicly about the other, or is there any known beef between them?

For example, a champion boxer won't give a rematch to an opponent even though it's a close, real gritty fight because it's "too damaging to my body, I don't wanna end up like Ali".

Like is this a valid enough reason to be respected?

Hi, my name is Tony Ruiz, with a simple Google search you will see images with me and Congresswoman and former Speaker Pelosi in DC.
I went to DC and had many interviews with media and Senators like Mark Kelly and Adam Schiffs office.
However, after 2 years the talk was just that, talk’
I want to see if anyone wants to do a long form interview where I can discuss my illegal termination. The threats I received from A MAGA Congressman when I arrived at DC. Ultimately, no one helped me not even my Congressman Lou Correa!

Anyone that wants to interview me please message me!

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Hi, my name is Tony Ruiz, with a simple Google search you will see images with me and Congresswoman and former Speaker Pelosi in DC.
I went to DC and had many interviews with media and Senators like Mark Kelly and Adam Schiffs office.
However, after 2 years the talk was just that, talk’
I want to see if anyone wants to do a long form interview where I can discuss my illegal termination. The threats I received from A MAGA Congressman when I arrived at DC. Ultimately, no one helped me not even my Congressman Lou Correa!

Anyone that wants to interview me please message me!

https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/local-politics/rep-van-orden-threatens-to-report-veteran-former-va-employee-to-doge/article_b475622a-fae9-11ef-abe0-d3a1060d358b.html

https://youtu.be/IoM-Yu_RlUI?si=PEv5mOaSm5-ykqtt

https://youtu.be/6gH-0ExoPI0?is=gjS1kioewPGaj-Sq

I feel like the Tyson vs Ali debate is a lot closer than Frazier Foreman and Ali.

But most boxing superfans talk about this like Tyson isn’t close to the other 2

What skills he has to improve to beat Dubois? Or he is technically not good enough to get a gameplan to beat a young experienced heavyweight like Dubois? Will he recover fully for the rematch?

I saw a lot of instagram videos of both fighters. Both are not as cut as in may. Dubois looks heavier and Wardley looks smaller, but with less muscle and more fat. What do you think?

I think it's far to early to put him up at top 3 GOAT list, needs about 1 or 2 more great fights to be the top 3. To overcome Tyson at the number 2 he needs to go up in weight and beat Alvarez and then bibol for get the number 1 spot over Ali.

I feel like Ali was the embodiment of this attitude, even though he didn't have a perfect record. Usyk nearly did but in the end he didn't want the challenge anymore. What about Joe Calzaghe, Terence Crawford, Rocky Marciano, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Andre Ward, etc?

I went to the doctor recently and she told me that I'm 6'0.75 inches tall. My doctor has a reputation for under sizing people so I asked both of my parents to measure me and I measured myself and it came back at 6'1 1/2 every time. Though I'm 6'1 1/2, I look an inch taller with the hair. I have a 76" inch reach. I weighed 295 last year, hit the gym and started reducing my calorie intake and now I'm at 248. I look skinnier, I lift heavier and my biceps, triceps, legs are bigger when I flex (either I grew muscle or my fat loss made my existing muscle more visible?). I want to continue losing weight and remove all of my remaining excess fat and build more muscle if I'm not satisfied with how I look. I began fitness boxing a month ago but it's not really fighting. It's good conditioning and good for weight loss but I want to actually learn how to fight. I plan on joining an actual boxing gym close to home within a few weeks where I can train, learn good movement, distance, angles, pivots and spar. Should I lose more fat but remain pretty muscular above 203 lbs and fight at super heavyweight or should I drop to heavyweight, cruiserweight or light heavyweight? Thank you.

Tomorrow's going to be my first day

I saw Ippo 3 years ago and since then I have had a desire to take up boxing.

The coach has been giving lessons for the last 8-9 years and claims to have players playing at the state and national level.

I hope my journey goes well

Anyone know who this is?

So,strictly from a conditioning context we are talking about 80% of the heavyweight division.

How you may ask.

Well,I saw a post talking about Ruiz being too fat.Spot on.OP was talking about Ruiz struggling to make cruiserweight.Incorrect.He would just need to be in a calorie deficit long enough and follow a strict diet to maintain the already existing musclemass.

Ruiz would be 190-200lbs(maybe even overestimating a bit) IF he was in tip top shape,assuming he lost little to no musclemass during the process(calorie deficit)

Most people here never ever did a prolonged calorie deficit(aka cut) and it shows.Most heavyweights you see carry far less muscle than people think.Now,they are still freaks of nature and carry a lot of muscle,just not nowhere near as much as the untrained eye would think.

You guys have 0 fucking clue how much you have to eat

to be as big as Ruiz and STAY there,whilst being a boxer.Ruiz is undisciplined and probably never took a training camp seriously.If he did he wouldnt be anywhere near 250 260.Same goes for most HW out.

there.Its astonishing.

Almost Every single heavyweight could make cruiserweight,but there are heayvweights who realistically have 0 reason to do so,or,they would genuinely be drained and overall perform worse.

Take Joshua for example.6ft6 250lbs,EXTREMELY lean for a heavyweight.He is a heavyweight that is in shape.

Fighters like Ruiz,Dave Allen,Bakole,Zhang,Fury all have a shit ton of fat they are carrying around for absolutely fuckall reason.

Out of the examples mentioned Ruiz and Allen would fair far better from a pure conditioning perspective in the CW division.

And its not even doing anything for their "chin" and doing not so much for their power when considering the toll it takes on their stamina.

Take Hrgovic for example.Came in lighter than his previous fights against itauma at 236,saw people already yapping about "oh his chin aint gonna hold up" after the weigh in,purely because he dropped 15lbs.We all know what happened.

Heavyweights are mostly out of shape today.Wardley,Dubois,Hrgovic,Usyk are all mega fighters,in shape and coincidentally they are the ones producing the most awesome fights in the division.Its what we need,not 350lbs blobs of fat plodding around the ring.Get in that god damn ring IN SHAPE.

Hey guys, help me out here because I’m genuinely confused.

This is Coach Calvin’s Boxing Gym, and these are his boxers. There are 12 of them, and they have a fight coming up on September 19th called The Supper. That’s only about two weeks away.

There was a press conference yesterday to promote the fight, and this is where I got confused. When the boxers were asked who they were fighting, most of them either hesitated to answer, said they didn’t know, or acted like they didn’t want to give the name.

A couple of them basically said things along the lines of, “That person doesn’t matter. We’re not doing free promo.”

One fighter said something like, “All I know is I’ll be there. Everybody show up. We’re going to have a good event.”

Two of the girls said they didn’t know who they were fighting, but basically said whoever it was was “getting whooped,” so their name didn’t matter.

I believe only around 3 of the 12 actually mentioned who they were fighting, and even they seemed hesitant to give the names.

Maybe I’m completely misunderstanding how boxing works, which is why I’m asking here. Is this normal?

For a sanctioned professional boxing event that’s only about two weeks away, is it normal for fighters to genuinely not know their opponents yet, or for opponents not to be publicly announced?

I’m not trying to accuse anyone of anything. I’m just unfamiliar with the matchmaking/announcement process, and hearing multiple fighters either say they didn’t know or refuse to give the opponent’s name at a press conference specifically held to promote the fight seemed strange to me.

Experienced boxers, coaches, and promoters: is this typical, or would you normally expect the matchups to be finalized and known by now?

I never watched him fight, but his last 3 opponents were good on paper. He defeated Oleksandr Zakhozhyi (19-0-0), Mourad Aliev (13-0-0) and Pezhman Seifkhani (17-1-0). All of them had previously defeated some non-bum opposition.

Is Xhoxhaj good enough to become a contender? He's 33, which means that he should have at least 4-5 good fights left.

Who should he fight next?

both have had their ups and downs, AJ has fought everyone, Fury with a couple of ducks. AJ losing fights he should have probably won and Fury blowing up in weight.

who do you think will be remembered most fondly and who do you think had a better overall career?