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10 Equipment
Essentials for
Boxing Success!
By Francis J Sands
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Contents
Introduction.........................................................................................................................................3
Choosing the 10 Essentials................................................................................................................5
1. The Heavy Bag.................................................................................................................................7
2. Hand-wraps/Bandages...................................................................................................................9
3. Boxing Gloves................................................................................................................................11
4. A Method of Timing Rounds.........................................................................................................13
5. Skipping Rope...............................................................................................................................15
6. Mirror.............................................................................................................................................16
7. Exercise Mat..................................................................................................................................17
8. Maize Bag......................................................................................................................................18
9. Motivation Aids.............................................................................................................................19
10. Pads/Focus Mitts.......................................................................................................................20
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Introduction
Before we get into the detail of the report let’s, for the purpose of clarity, outline a couple of
definitions of ‘boxing success’:
•
In competitive terms, 'success' means that continuous improvement is achieved. Being
a top performer against any opponent in a competitive environment. This success is
attained by effective instruction (coaching), correct use of equipment, consist practice of
the skills against peers and personal dedication to the sport.
In basic fitness terms for non-competitive purposes, 'success' is defined as being
comfortable with your basic understanding of the equipment and being able to use that
equipment over a prolonged period of time in order to improve general fitness and make
gains in the efficiency and power of your punches.
•
Boxing has always been a sport that has very few barriers to participation. Barriers in other
sports can be social, geographical or financial. There continues to be many excellent boxing
clubs and gyms that provide the space, the equipment and coaching resource to allow people
full access to the sport. These gyms are most often ‘pay as you play’ and as such do not
demand that a contract be signed. This is why people from all backgrounds can easily access
boxing as a sport and is indeed why the sport remains very popular today.
For the experienced boxer, the equipment in this report is already well understood and no
doubt used to great effect. For those who are new to the sport, some items of the equipment
may be familiar but some more detailed, impartial information might be beneficial. For
example you might like to get involved in boxing, but would like to get yourself in shape by
setting up some equipment at home before taking the step of visiting a gym. You can build up
a degree of confidence by developing an understanding of the skills and fitness methods in
your home environment. Remember though, to be a competing boxer, you need to be in a gym
getting coached properly!
It may be in fact that you are already involved in boxing (or any other combat sport), and would
like some guidance on setting up additional facilities in your home environment to use at your
discretion. It may be that you would like to work out at home, maybe with a partner or friend,
and would like a variation from the often expensive option of treadmills, exercise bikes or multi-
gyms. If you have the space available, be it in a garage, basement, spare room or attic, then
you can establish yourself a functional gym where you can increase your fitness levels and
learn and develop the technical skills of boxing. Learning a technical discipline provides variety
and therefore helps to maintain interest in getting and keeping fit. This can all be achieved
within a very modest budget, spending as much or as little as you like.
In line with the advice I give on
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for the purposes of competitive
boxing, having some boxing fitness equipment at home can never and should never replace a
boxing club/gym staffed with knowledgeable and qualified coaches. Boxing is an affordable
sport, and local boxing gyms are beacons of this affordability! If you intend to exchange blows
with someone, do so under the supervision of qualified coaching staff in a dedicated boxing
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club or gym.
Within this report, I will not be covering personal protective equipment such as head-guards,
low-blow protectors or mouth guards. Furthermore, I won’t cover items of apparel such as
boxing boots (a decent pair of trainers will do fine!), shorts etc. Looking good is not a pre-
requisite to being 'successful', it's the equipment and how it is used that offers one of the core
elements of success.
There are some basic items that I consider ‘staples’ of any gym, be it a boxing gym or
otherwise. Items that I would include within this description are a drinks bottle, a bucket and
layers of clothing to remove/add when warming-up and warming-down. We’ll cover how some
of the equipment and facilities are used, but won’t get into any detail on fitness programs or
boxing technique, this is covered on
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An further obvious omission is a boxing ring. If you are attending an equipped boxing gym, then
a ring will be available. Unless there is full-contact, open sparring taking place, a solid workout
can be completed without the necessity of constructing a 22 foot ring in your attic! If you want
to undertake open sparring, do so at a main gym!
On a final note, the title of this report is
10 Equipment Essentials for Boxing Success.
This
means that whilst the 10 items I cover would indeed be constituent parts of a great gym and
would support successful skills development, you may just as easily gain benefits from hanging
a heavy bag from a rafter or cross-beam and having a piece of old carpet on which to do
groundwork (push-ups, sit-ups etc.) and flexibility work. Boxing is a sport that requires
dedication and hard work, not a bulging wallet!
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Choosing the 10 Essentials
As with all things in life, I’ve been forced to make compromises in coming up with the
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Equipment Essentials for Boxing Success.
There are items that I have left out that many will
think as amiss! Most obviously missing is the speed-ball or speed-bag. This is an example of
my logic, which may be flawed, but I’ll leave it to you to come to a judgement. There are two key
reasons that I have not included the speed-ball:
1) The only time I see a speed-ball being used is when a professional boxer is promoting an
upcoming fight. In all the years I’ve been around boxing gyms, I very rarely see them
installed, and where they are installed, I very rarely see them being used. As far as I can
tell, they are a device for showing off! The counter argument to this would be that the
speed-ball helps develop hand-speed. I would suggest that a floor-to-ceiling ball is far
and away a better piece of equipment to develop speed and also provides excellent
options for developing defensive skills.
2) Because the speed-ball is just TOO NOISY!!! Headaches can be an occupational hazard,
so why add to your potential cerebral misery by having a speed-ball banging away!!!
Other occupants in the gym (or at home) will I’m sure thank me for this omission.
My twisted logic aside, what are the criteria that I have used in devising the
10 Equipment
Essentials for Boxing Success?
The following have been at the forefront of my mind during my
deliberations:
1) I wanted to create a list of essentials that favours a balance of skill development and a
strong fitness regime. Boxing requires conditioning to maintain form and technique
throughout a bout and the strengthening of particular muscle groups that improve
punching power. Achieving the balance is vital.
2) I wanted to provide equipment that maximises variation and therefore promotes the
ability to maintain interest in skills development over a prolonged period of time.
3) I wanted to ensure that I don’t promote a perception that purchasing key items of boxing
equipment should be an expensive venture. There is a minimal level of equipment
needed, and this is very important to understand. A punch bag, hand-wraps/bandages
and gloves are an excellent start.
4) Having been active in the sport for many years, as a competitor and a coach, I wanted to
distil the key items of equipment into the restrictive count of 10 (no pun intended). I
could have gone beyond 10, and in many ways it’s been difficult to work within this
restriction. It has however had the effect of forcing me to really consider the use of the
equipment and prioritise it’s inclusion in order of effectiveness.
5) I wanted to provide a list that would maximise the benefits of both training alone and
working with a partner.
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