Boxing diagnostics

[Tom Yum]

If I was going to evaluate myself here's what I would look at:

1. Power - My ability to push off from feet, explode from the hips and snap punches to hit hard.

2. Cardio - Can I maintain a good enough pace to win several rounds against someone fighting as hard as I am without sucking wind?

3. Defense - Can I do the following during spontaneous sparring: consistantly slip/parry a jab? Can I parry or get out of the way of a hard cross? Can I block or get out of the way of hooks, uppercuts?

4. Strategy - What is it? How can I make it work? Am I throwing punches consistently to open up a target or am I just trying to damage my way in? Am I playing off the other guy?

5. Stamina - Can I keep my arms up after a few rounds of sparring or pad work? Can I continue to explode as I advance or does it become more of a push? Do my legs get weak after taking a few solid hits?

6. Heart - Can I fight through fatigue? Can I keep focused on winning after losing one round? What are my weak points and how can I defend them?

[HtTKar]

I know this could be considered under stategy. But I would also add movement. Am I making myself a hard target? Am I moving smoothly without telegraphing? Am I making my opponent guess where I will be defending and attacking from?

I think you could have all this skills in the world, but if your telegraphing all your intentions, you're not going to get very far.

[Hardball]

Originally Posted by Tom Yum

If I was going to evaluate myself here's what I would look at:

1. Power - My ability to push off from feet, explode from the hips and snap punches to hit hard.

2. Cardio - Can I maintain a good enough pace to win several rounds against someone fighting as hard as I am without sucking wind?

3. Defense - Can I do the following during spontaneous sparring: consistantly slip/parry a jab? Can I parry or get out of the way of a hard cross? Can I block or get out of the way of hooks, uppercuts?

4. Strategy - What is it? How can I make it work? Am I throwing punches consistently to open up a target or am I just trying to damage my way in? Am I playing off the other guy?

5. Stamina - Can I keep my arms up after a few rounds of sparring or pad work? Can I continue to explode as I advance or does it become more of a push? Do my legs get weak after taking a few solid hits?

6. Heart - Can I fight through fatigue? Can I keep focused on winning after losing one round? What are my weak points and how can I defend them?

I'll add "WORK ETHICS". Believe it or not some fighters are lazy and don't want to practice. They don't want to spar or spend the necessary hours training. Don't get me wrong, some of these types are blessed with natural ability and thus can be very dangerous fighters.