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Gym Wars
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? ? time in Muhammad Ali’s camp as
? ? a sparring partner. Holmes also
served as a sparring partner for Ali’s
? ? nemeses Joe Frazier, Earnie Shavers,
NIGHT
? ? By Jorge Luis and George Foreman. Larry learned
? NIGHT ? and developed himself to the extent
that he became a world champion
is Back!!
? ? himself, several years later. When
? is Back!! ? ello Fight Fans! he fought Ali, he left Ali with no
chance of victory.
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January 21,
The purpose of sparring
When he was a teenager, Alexis
? Mark your calendar for January 21, ? is obvious. As a training exercise Arguello sparred with world
? at 7:00 pm for this virtual trivia experience. ? between two well-padded champion Ruben Olivares during the
? A real fun way to spend an evening at home and ? opponents, sparring is a simulation latter’s training camp preparations.
of a real-ring duel. It’s a scrimmage, Arguello took his lumps but did
? support the community at the same time! ? like in hockey or football practice. manage to land some good blows

? Small prizes will be awarded. ? Movement patterns and tactical and make a good account of himself.

? Questions start at 7:30 pm. ? behaviors can be practiced with the A few years later, Arguello fought
intensity of a real fight, but without Olivares for the world championship
? A donation of $10 per person ? the same results. These can include and won. Later, Olivares told

? is suggested for the link to play…. ? combinations of punches and steps Arguello that he had sensed that one
? Proceeds and donations are directed to projects ? designed to improve the boxer’s day this would happen.
overall performance or to perfect
Impressive sparring is good, but
? that benefi t our community. ? specific strategies for the next too many hard sparring sessions
? To register online or for information ? bout. Sparring should serve as an and “gym wars” can be harmful to

? www.cornwallsunriserotary.com ? educational/preparatory tool for the a boxer. While sparring can develop
boxer.
a boxer and greatly improve their
? or email rotaryclubofcornwallsunrise@gmail.com ? Sparring between two equals is performance and sharpen their skills,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ideal since both boxers can derive too many sparring sessions can
the same benefit from the experience. destroy a boxer’s physical stamina
Sparring can also be very taxing. For and reflexes in the long term. A
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There is the main fighter, usually of gym and have nothing left for the
Presents “Famous Sports Quotes” superior skill and a training partner real fight in the ring on fight night.
who has been assigned to him.
You can look great hitting the
The more skilled boxer’s task is to bag, but the bag doesn’t hit back.
“Champions never complain, they are too busy land scoring blows, practicing the Before the young boxer enters real
strategies he will need to employ on
getting better.” John Wooden fight night. He must, however, also competition, he/she must prove

measure his attacks so as not to hurt their true worth to the trainers.
They must be able to perform under
his training partners. These sparring pressure with a moving target that
sessions should neither be too hits back. Only sparring can provide
harmless nor so strong as to hurt or that test and measurement. The

ALL BLINDS
ALL BLINDS intimidate the boxer in training. The coach is responsible for the safety
typical sparring partner is like the
of the boxers, to maintain control,
understudy in a dress rehearsal. The respect, and they must not let
focus is not on his own performance, sessions become free-for-all brawls.
but on getting the other boxer ready Attention to detail and technique are
for his fight. He will try to use the
SAVE 50 % style of the boxer that the main musts and the coach’s responsibility.
UP UP
TO TO
Sparring can make or break a
fighter is getting ready for.
boxer. As Muhammad Ali famously
Many great fighters spent their said, “Fights are won and lost in the
SOL-R early years as sparring partners gym and on the road, long before
for others. Usually, ambitious you climb the stairs into the ring
Since 1988 youngsters who take advantage of under the bright lights.”
Celebrating 33 years better training opportunities, but also

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