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Boxing Physical Therapy

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Tool for medical fitness!

Tool for medical fitness!

The sport of boxing is always related to rigorous physical activity. However, its therapeutic effects are known to only few people. This combat sport can also be used as a tool of physical therapy for patients suffering from serious diseases such as Parkinson Disease. Recently, boxing training has been used on the patients suffering from Parkinson disease and has met with positive results.

Six patients suffering from idiopathic Parkinson disease were asked to participate in boxing training sessions for 12 weeks while one more patient attended the training session for 4 weeks only. The training session included drills, traditional strengthening, and stretching and endurance exercises. The results of the training session included Berg Balance Scale, Functional Reach Test, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale, Six-Minute Walk Test, cadence, step width, Timed “Up & Go” Test, activities of daily living and motor examination subscales of the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale, gait speed, stride length and Parkinson Disease Quality of Life Scale.

The results of the boxing training session were amazing. Six patients showed improvements on a minimum of 5 out of the 12 tests which were measured in during the training session. The patients who had mild signs of Parkinson Disease exhibited improvements much earlier than those who suffered from moderate to severe PD. All this shows that boxing is a great source of physical therapy.

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Great Boxers of the 1970s

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There are so many boxers in this glorious decade!

There are so many boxers in this glorious decade!

Great boxers are adored at all times as they stand as an epitome of success and idol of worship for the young boxers of this century. To be more specific, concentrating on the period of 1970s, there are quiet handful number of boxers available among which, let us have an overview about just three of them. Muhammad Ali is undoubtedly a worth-mentioning boxer of this period. Though his fame was declining at the end of this decade, speaking on an average, he was one of the greatest fighters of that time. The lightning speed in his limbs and his nature to adapt to any style of his opponent are the two highlighting factors that made him great.

Next is George Foreman. He was in fact, one of the most feared boxers of that time and he saw defeat only with the two great fighters namely Ali and Jimmy Young. He was very popular for his heavy punches and powerful jabs that paralyzed the opponents very swiftly. Some of the fiery boxers who were the first to be defeated by George were Ken Norton, George Chuvalo and Joe Frazier. His fighting style was considered to be very classy and his fight against Ron Lyle is the best example for all time classic boxing. Not to be missed to say a few words about Jimmy Young.

He was so much remarkable in reaching the top position around 1974. His fighting style was smooth and admirable that even the top heavy weight fighters feared him a little! Though his losses against Ali and Norton prevented him from winning the heavy weight championship title, his opponents knew as how difficult it was to face him in the arena! Apart from these three, there are even many more boxers who have proved to be great boxers of this glorious period. Some of them include Larry Holmes, Jerry Quarry, Joe Bugner, Earnie Shavers and many more.

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The World’s Worst Boxers

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Reggie Strickland

Reggie Strickland

Every field has the highest and lowest in all aspects. In that category, the field of boxing too, has great boxers of all time as well as the worst boxers. The term ‘worst’ could be defined in terms of their losses in their career and the failures they met in their boxing life. Based on this definition, let us have a short review about some three of such worst boxers. First of them is Reggie Strickland who has the worst ever win-lose ratio in his boxing matches. Within the period of 1987-2005, Reggie had a professional boxing record of just 66 wins and 276 losses along with 17 draws. Next to Reggie is Jamaica Kid. This British boxer had made just 18 wins and 9 draws while the remaining 60 are losses.

He had been in the field of boxing from 1916 to 1928 and the more specific thing to be mentioned here is that he underwent 17 losses between 18th February 1924 and 29th November 1926. The notable thing about him is that he was considered to be a shifty boxer and that might have been the reason that disabled him from shining as a top contender. Yet another person who could come under this list of worst boxers is Jerry Fiorello. Jerry has had more number of losses compared with Kid. Out of the total number of matches 164, 84 were lost and 18 were drawn. This US boxer died at a very early age of 29 and it is believed to be a suicide. Having ardent interest for boxing, it is equally good to know about such worst boxers as it would motivate one ‘not’ to follow their track!

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Boxing: Eating to Build Muscle

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Eating to build muscles!

Eating to build muscles!

Similar to any other sport, boxing requires a great deal of strength and energy. To get strength and build their muscles, boxers need to have a balanced diet. They need extra reserves of energy as well as fluids to compensate for the loss which occurs during heavy boxing workouts. Boxers must take carbohydrates, fats, proteins as well as liquids in appropriate quantities so that they may fight to their full capacity.

Carbohydrates – Boxers should consume natural carbohydrates including beans, fruits, oatmeal, yams, and whole-wheat grain as they contain useful calories which are very much essential for the boxers. Boxers need more sources of energy so they must consume more of carbohydrate rich diet.

Protein – It is the essential nutrient for building up of muscles as well as to repair the tears caused in muscles due to constant boxing. It helps in prevention of long lasting damage to the muscles and also provides source of energy. Boxers can consume tuna, eggs, chicken, and protein drinks which are good sources of protein.

Fats – These are required by boxers for proper functioning of various internal parts of the body. Fats also help in absorption of various foods consumed by the body. Seafood, walnuts, cod liver oil, and Flaxseed oil are all rich sources of fats which can be consumed by boxers.

Water – Like eatables, water is equally important for a boxer because a lot of water is lost from body in the form of sweat during boxing.

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Most Common Long-lasting Boxing Health Problems

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Head punches could seem to be slow, but have their own hazardous effects in the near future!

Head punches could seem to be slow, but have their own hazardous effects in the near future!

Among all the games, the fighting games are quite risky when compared with others. As the defeat of one person determines the victory of the other, purposeful strikes are made that could turn out to be serious. While in other games, injuries are natural and accidental, in fighting games, boxing specifically, injuries are decisively made that could affect the boxer’s health in the long run too. There are many long term health problems that boxers face and that is the main reason why boxers break down or even die at a young age.

Arthritis is one of the common issue that nearly every boxer faces. The painful swelling in the finger joints deteriorates cartilage within and could affect the boxer’s health even after retirement. Dementia Pugilistica is yet another common health issue that a boxer faces. This disorder is nothing but the compilation brain disorders that has been over and over again due to minor brain trauma. It is similar to the Alzheimer’s disease and has memory loss as the main symptom. These are some specific disorders that influence the boxer’s health. Apart from this, potential pugilists are forced to face other problems like broken nose, deep cuts and scratches in the face and even impaired vision in some cases.

Each game has its own set of disadvantages in bundle. But when it comes to boxing, as already said, as the punches are crucial they tend to have more of health hazards for the boxers in the long run.

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Wheelchair Boxing: Where to Find a Match

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Great Fighting Spirit!

Great Fighting Spirit!

Wheelchair boxing is a fight in which the boxers fight while sitting on specially made wheel-chairs. Numerous wheelchair boxing fights have taken place in the history of boxing. Some of them are:

The Willie Pop Boxing Classic Match which was presented by Hard Hittin Promotions at the Connecticut Center in Hartford. In this match, heavyweight boxer Tony TNT Grano fought in opposition to expert boxer Diamond Dominque Alexander. This fight consisted of eight rounds.

Another match to be mentioned here is which was fought amid 18 year old Ian Cannon who is the most stirring boxer from New England and Luis Reynoso who is a New England Golden Gloves Champion from Springfield. This match was fought under amateur boxing rules.
The next wheelchair boxing match to be mentioned here is the one which was fought by light heavyweight champion from Middletown named Doug Cartelli and Jaquan Williams. Other such matches are John Willought and unbeatable Philadelphia super featherweight Frank Trader.
These matches show that physical disability can’t stop passionate fighters to leave this challenging sport of boxing. They continue to fight by making use of wheelchairs and use their fighting skills in a productive manner.

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Boxing Moves Used in Dance

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Would it not be nice to combine music and boxing?

Would it not be nice to combine music and boxing?

Boxing moves are too vast and they could be categorized as cool moves for our convenience! Some of the moves are so interesting and enthusiastic that they are even used in musicals. The typical example of a dance that imitates boxing moves is Zumba dance. This is actually Latin dance that combines with fitness program to be taught in a party environment. Actually, there is no such boxing as ‘Zumba Boxing’ as many thinks, but the jolly hybrid of dance and boxing is enjoyed by many. The four basic rhythms that are used in Zumba are cumbia, reggaeton, salsa and meringue.

The boxing moves like side kick, round house, uppercuts are well blended in these rhythms and could be seen while performing the same. Zumba classes also have warming up, cooling down and other stretches that again are very much similar to the boxing moves. By incorporating the boxing moves with the vibrant Zumba dance, your session is assured of being more lively and energetic. Also, you get the double benefit of learning both dance and fitness exercises. When you are learning Zumba dance, you are also finding a way to gush out your frustrations with a little of dance and boxing. There are some other musical forms too that uses boxing moves in it. The Zumba form of dance is explained here in particular to show you the way to ‘dance away your weight with boxing moves’!

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High School Boxers to Watch

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The Boxing field has a lot to show for the young boxers!

The Boxing field has a lot to show for the young boxers!

With the inspiration of many excellent boxers, over the recent times, a lot of young high school students have started to take up boxing. There was a slight slag over the previous decade where these young adults preferred games like football and basketball instead of this tough game. When boxing is taught right at the school going age, the students tend to learn it with more attention and vigor. Some of the high school boxers who could be said to be noteworthy are as follows. Charles Tanner could be considered an excellent high school boxer as his record shows 19 wins over all the 19 matches he attended and that is not easy!

This 6 foot tall fighter has orthodox stance and proved to be successful till 2009. Unfortunately, he is imprisoned currently for drug trafficking charges. Tony Baroni is yet another high school boxer who hails from San Francisco. Unlike Tanner, though he has equal wins and losses, he is still an upcoming boxer who has good stance to survive as a pugilist. Some other high school boxers are Jerry Lafayette, Gibbler and many more. As they are in the beginning stage of boxing, it need not be a must for them to have clean boxing records. It is the time for them to realize that wins and losses are part and parcel of boxing life and they have yet to see many things in their pugilistic career!

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Boxing’s Origins in History

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Boxing is initially known as man’s art of self defense. Here two players punch each other with gloved fists and whoever hits the most without breaking the rules is declared winner.

Boxing has its origin in ancient Greece. Boxing was first initiated when, while playing, somebody used their fist to attack the other player. Greeks had a faith that fist fighting was a game enjoyed by Olympus Gods. With this belief fist fighting was a part of Olympic Games during 688 BC. Later Romans picked up this sport and people started enjoying an earlier version of boxing. During this time boxers used leather coverings called cesti rather than the boxing gloves. But after Romans, boxing faced a big downfall and the game diminished.

In England during the 18th century game again picked up the momentum especially from1719 to 1730. James Figg a popular heavy weight lifter was also a popular boxer. Boxing become popular as workingman’s sport. It was more of street fights rather than the modern boxing.

Later on in the 19th century the game had a modern turn, in the year 1866, Marquess from Queensberry initiated new rules. He introduced modern 3 minute round during a match. Also gouging and wrestling was eliminated from the game and gloves were made mandatory.

After that there was no looking back, now modern boxing matches have 3 rounds of 3 minutes each with 1 minute rest break between the rounds. It is more civilized and sophisticated now as compared to original times.

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Modern boxing

Modern boxing

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Boxing: What to Do the Week of the Fight

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Concentrate on your strong points.

Concentrate on your strong points.

Preparations are mandatory for all kinds of games, and the same goes for boxing. Boxing is a stressful game; one has to be prepared for it. It is not a casual game; one has to be very ready for every punch. So we suggest start preparing from well in advance so that you are all set to win the fight.

Here are few tips guiding you what to do during the week of the fight:

Practice: Practice vigorously so that you have nothing to regret. Practice does not mean over practice, just stick to your schedule and concentrate on your strong points.

Know your abilities: The first and most important thing is to know your ability. You should be aware of the best things in you. These will include your defense strategies, your punching strategies and everything. Just know your strong points and use it in most effective manner.

Overcome your nervousness: It is normal to be nervous. You may get emotional and experience a variety of emotions like fear, anxiety but you have to overcome them and think about winning. This will support you and give you courage to fight.

Make Strategy for your fight: You should make strategies of how to go about your fight. For the first round you should concentrate on establishing control of your body and using your skills. For the second round you be defensive and look for attack. Third round you should be aggressive.

Stay Calm: Be at peace with yourself take things quiet calmly so that you can concentrate on your fight.

We really hope that these tips will help you to win your fights.

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