Soon wrote:
Train first, train hard, then fight. The person who is in the better shape wins.
Hi Soon,
That's really great advice. If you're in better shape than your opponent, you've got a much better chance of beating him. You can't overstate the importance of conditioning. Skill is very important, too, but you won't get much of a chance to use your skills if you're not in good shape.
A couple of times, I was able to beat guys who were better boxers than I was, in terms of skills, because I had better conditioning. I had to use the endurance to be compensate for lesser skills, but I was able to do so by pressing the action at a really fast pace for the entire duration of the rounds. I was glad, too, because I could not have outboxed those guys!
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All the best to you,
Steve
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"I can make it, I know I can.
You broke the boy in me, but you won't break the man."
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