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Thomas Yankello Jr. (born February 12, 1971) is an American boxing trainer and a teacher of boxing through his YouTube channel, World Class Boxing Channel. Yankello is considered by manyRoy Jones Jr as one of the best boxing trainers in the world.
A 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 ...
A wall bag is a type of bag that is attached to a wall and can be used for training hooks and uppercuts. A "body opponent bag" on a pedestal mount. Body-shaped training aids such as the modern "body opponent bag" are made primarily of synthetic materials, and punching bags are sometimes mounted on a weighted pedestal rather than hanging from ...
Some headgear is open-faced. This is the style normally used in amateur boxing competitions. Unlike open-faced headgear, training headgear covers the cheek. "Face-saver" headgear features a pad across the face so that no direct contact is made to the face. As the amount of padding in headgear is increased, visibility is reduced.
Other unique features includes side to side head movements, bobbing, weaving and blind siding your opponent. The number system e.g. 3-2-3-Body-head-body or 3-3-2 Body-Body-head is drilled with the stationary dummy and on the bag until the fighter is able to punch by rapid combinations with what D'Amato called "bad intentions."
On 28 October 2023, Wardley fought David Adeleye on the undercard of the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou contest in Saudi Arabia with the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title, Wardley’s British championship and Adeleye’s WBO European heavyweight belt and WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title all up for grabs. Wardley won the fight via TKO ...
Torrez Jr. represents the third generation of a boxing family from San Joaquin Valley, California. His great-grandfather, Juan Torrez, emigrated from Fresnillo , Mexico in 1920. His grandfather Manuel Torrez, was a southwest (USA) Golden Gloves champion and his father and coach Richard Torrez Sr. reached the quarterfinals in the U.S. Trials for ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. Weight class in combat sports Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above 154 lb (70 kg) and up to 160 lb (73 kg). Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation ...