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Delve into the world of boxing, where fighters compete for glory and riches through intense bouts, training, and dedication. Learn about the gear, schedule, and qualities needed to succeed in this physically demanding sport.
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The Next Hall of Famer By: Isaac Seigmund
Boxing • Boxing is Physical Contact sport, you fight for points based on your hit percentage, knock downs and mainly if you win the rounds. • 100 through 1,000 or more for 4 round fights, 5,000 or more for 6-8 round fights,10,000 or more for a decent undercard fight. 25,000 or more for a decent primetime fight. 100,000 dollars or more for a main event cable primetime fight. Quarter to a million in an undercard pay-per-view fight. 3 million to 10 million in a main event pay-per-view fight. 10 million to 40 million or more in a super fight.
Training!!! • A boxer’s training program must focus on his reactive power, power endurance, muscular endurance, anaerobic endurance and aerobic endurance. • Agility and reaction time are vital components of a boxers armory. Foot and hand speed, reactive power and hand-eye co-ordination can all be significantly improved with proper conditioning.
Gear • In Boxing a person wears a few things such as boxing gloves, a mouth piece, a waist guard, shorts, shoes and until you get into the pro’s a helmet.
Schedule • Boxers will usually train 2-4 hours a day depending if they have a fight coming up. When a fight is scheduled they usually train 4-6 hours a day then take a break on Friday and Sunday so the body can rest. • Beginners will train 1-2 hours a day but take off Wednesday, Friday and Sunday so their bodies can adjust.
People who like this job • The kind of people who like this job are self-disciplined, courageous, dedicated and independent.
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