Tapering for fights should, physically, be the easiest part of the camp. This comes down to the athlete having done all the hard graft in the weeks leading up to the fight, including tracking their food as well as recovering…

I have seen and tried many a whacky, fun and not so fun exercise whilst boxing and seen some whilst coaching. But out of all push, upper body exercises, I strongly believe that the standing strict overhead press (OHP) is the most beneficial for boxers.

The physical aspect of training can be broken down into a few key fundamental areas:

Sleep

Making weight

Load management

Recovery/rest

Stress

Novice and intermediate boxers don’t fully understand that boxing is a martial art and not a fight. It can take some boxers a long time to come out of this mind set… some boxers never do come out of this mind set.

The squat is regarded the king of all the exercises in the strength world. The squat requires a tremendous amount of technique, strength, balance and mental strenghth. The low bar squat (which for this article, when I say squat I will be referring to) is arguably the best exercise to over load hip drive…