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Learning
And without conditioning, you won’t last a minute
before you become a wheezing wreck.
Training is everything.
Respect it.
And for heaven’s sake, have
fun with it.Stick with it and
you’ll never regret the hard
work. Figure around six
months of training to
acquire some basic boxing
skills and the proper condi-
tioning to successfully spar
three three-minute rounds.
Figure a whole lot more to
get better.
Watching Fights
After a few lessons you
can watch competitive
bouts with more under-
standing and interest.
Furthermore, they serve
as a great learning tool.
After all, you’re watching
the guys that have, more
or less, put it all together.
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