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ReplyDeleteBoxing, an Olympic sport
ReplyDeleteDid you know boxing was not held in the 1912 Olympics? It's true, Swedish law banned the sport at the time and since the Olymics were held in Stockholm, no boxing was allowed.
It has however, been in every other summer Olymipics since it's inception in 1904. Many famous fighters have participated in Olympic boxing as well. A few notables are Joe Frazier, Oscar De La Hoya, Cassius Clay, and George Foreman.
Boxing Description
ReplyDeleteBoxing is in principle a sport, more than a martial art. Matches are heavily regulated and when it comes to punching technique and power, and there are few martial arts that are as focused on fist strikes as pugilism is. In addition, fighters are well known for fantastic footwork and the manipulation of angles to beat their opponents. Combined, these two a spects make these athletes very dangerous in fights.
Carried out in a series of rounds (up to 15) that usually last anywhere from 1 to 3 minutes, fights can be very lengthy. In between rounds, contestants are allowed to rest for one minute. During this time, water is given as well as immediate and temporary first aid. This aid is usually designed around tending cuts and bruises to prevent them from interfering with vision.
Hand wrapping stabilizes the bones in the hand and allows hard punches to be thrown that would otherwise break the bones. Heavy gloves are also worn over the hand wraps that protect their hands and their opponent from injury. Although bare-knuckle styles can cause more damage with less strikes, skilled boxers with gloves will inflict heavy and powerful damage regardless. Death in the ring is not unheard of.
Boxing gear usually consist of gloves, shorts, and boots. Shorts are usually designed for free movement and also for fighter identification. The gloves are used, as mentioned above, to protect the fighters. Boots are worn to to allow for stability and traction while still maintaining the ability to speedily move the feet.
Boxing punches are designed to be either quick or very damaging. Different punches have different uses. The four main punches are the "jab", "cross", "hook", and "uppercut". Punches can be thrown to either the body or the head. Your boxing stance will determine which hand throws which punch. Left-handed people typically box "south paw" which means your right foot is forward and left hand is back. The traditional boxing stance is for right-handed people with the left foot forward and the right hand back. Professionals usually will be able to effectively fight from both stances.
Jab Punch: The jab is designed to be a short and fast punch. It comes straight out from the lead hand and is not thrown with maximum power. It is often used as more of a "feeler" punch to gauge distance. Known as the "set-up" punch, it is usually followed by more jabs or more powerful strikes.
Cross Punch: The cross is thrown from the rear hand is thrown with more or maximum power. Its delivery is straight out and designed to knock your opponent out, or at least bring them closer to being knocked out. Delivered correctly, the cross can bring heavy damage to your opponent.
Hook Punch: The hook is thrown in a looping motion from the side. It is designed to "hook" around your opponents guard and strike them in the temple or side area of the head. The hook gains its power by a pivot of the body. Many people improperly throw a hook by only rotating their shoulder. Doing this can damage your arm and does not carry the same amount of power.
Uppercut Punch: The uppercut is a devastating punch that, when properly thrown and landed, will definitely hurt your opponent. Like other punches, the uppercut can be thrown at the body or the head. This punch is brought buy shooting your fist in an upward fashion with the back of your fist towards your opponent. Like the hook, the uppercut's power comes from inertia gained by using your body to generate power, and not just your arm.
WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) doesn’t plan on sticking around in the light welterweight division for much longer. Khan, 24, revealed in a Sky Sports News interview that he plans on beating Paul McCloskey (22-0, 12 KO’s) on April 16th, and then take on and beat WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (27-0, 11 KO’s) in the Summer in a unification bout.
ReplyDeleteFollowing that, Khan doesn’t plan on sticking around and trying to defend the unified titles against the likes of the hungry lions Marcos Maidana and Lucas Matthysse. Instead, Khan says he wants to move up to the welterweight (147 lbs) division and go after Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley. It’s unclear whether Khan will then retire after he gets the cash out fight against one of those two or if he’ll continue to try and fight in the welterweight division. If Khan gets a fight against Mayweather, he will almost surely lose and lose badly.
Khan isn’t in Mayweather’s league and never will be. That’s a mismatch. Khan might be able to beat Mosley, but even as shot as Mosley is now, that’s a big ask. Mosley can punch and is fairly accurate. He would force Khan to fight the kind of fight that Maidana was putting him through in the 10th through 12th rounds in Khan’s last fight last December. I don’t think Khan would do well in that kind of fight against a still fast, power and dangerous puncher like Mosley.
Khan might get knocked out even by Mosley. Khan may need to consider moving back down to the light welterweight division once he’s beaten by one or both of those two unless he’s just looking to cash out and retire from the sport prematurely rather than risking his neck against other fighters like Andre Berto, Saul Alvarez or Mike Jones at welterweight. I don’t like Khan’s chances against any of those guys because they can punch even better than Maidana and they would almost surely catch up to Khan and put a big dent in his chin, even if Khan were running and holding a lot like he did in the Maidana fight.
Khan had this to say in an interview with Sky: “I want to unify the division [after McCloskey bout] in the summer against Bradley, and after that move up to 147 pounds and fight for a pound-for-pound title. There are a lot of great fighters out there – Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosley – and I think fighting one of them would me one of the best fighters in the world. My dream is to be the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world.”
Khan had this to say about fighting Mayweather: “That’s a fight that could happen in Wembley Arena. It’s a fight people would want to see across the world. I’m a big fan of Mayweather, but sometimes you have to share the ring with one of your heroes. It would be massive.”
I agree it would be massive – a massive mismatch. Khan wouldn’t stand a chance against Mayweather. And beating the soon to be 40-year-old Mosley will hardly make Khan a great fighter. Mosley should have lost his last two fights and will definitely lose to Manny Pacquiao on May 7th. So in effect, Khan would be facing a 40-year-old Mosley, who be coming off of two losses out of his last three fights, and Khan wants to be considered great for beating Mosley?