Editing Boxing training (section)

== Training ==
A [[boxing|boxer]]'s training depends largely on the point in their career at which they are situated.  If the boxer is just a beginner, a minimal training routine might consist of learning how to hit a [[heavy bag]], a [[speed bag]], or a double end bag (a small bag with a cord on top and bottom connecting it to the floor and ceiling) as well as doing [[shadowboxing]] in front of a mirror, [[skipping rope]], [[calisthenics]] and [[jogging]] every day, as well as an occasional practice bout inside the ring ([[sparring]]).  Most beginning boxers will spend most of their early careers conditioning and establishing the fundamentals. For the amateur or professional boxer preparing for a competition or bout, however, training is much more stringent. Boxing is widely considered one of the most physically demanding sports in the world.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

=== Weight ===
Boxing, like several other fighting sports, categorizes its competitors into weight classes. Some fighters try to take advantage of this by dieting before weigh-in so that they can be bumped down a weight class. In extreme cases, a fighter may forgo solid food before the official weigh-in ceremony, and eat a lot afterward to compensate. In some very extreme cases, boxers have been forced to stop eating solid food up to three days before the weigh-in ceremony, in order to make weight for the fight. Sometimes, if a boxer doesn't make the weight agreed for on the first weight-in, they might go to a sauna or to jog with a jacket to sweat and lose the extra pounds, however this is mainly water that the body holds. After weigh-ins, competitors will in general add on weight before the fight, resulting in them weighing anywhere from 5 to 25 lbs above the weight class.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-08 |title=How To Cut Weight For A Fight: Full Guide - Sweet Science of Fighting |url=https://sweetscienceoffighting.com/how-to-cut-weight-for-a-fight/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>

A boxer will generally try to have the maximum weight possible within the [[Boxing weight classes]] they are fighting in, as a good boxer will be able to use their weight to their advantage.

=== Sparring ===
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Sparring is "practice fighting" with the aim of [[Aliveness (martial arts)|training skills]] and fitness, not to determine a winner. Sparring should always involve use of a mouth-guard, head-guard and groin-guard.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boxing HeadGears|url=http://hellofighter.com/best-boxing-headgear/|publisher=Hellofighter.com|access-date=9 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220105555/http://hellofighter.com/best-boxing-headgear/|archive-date=20 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sparring gloves are often more padded than gloves used in actual bouts. Sparring partners sometimes agree to practice particular types of punches or defense moves to focus their training.