Can you jab effectively? Continually keep by-passing your opponent’s guard and hit him (or her) relentlessly? The jab is a great way of wearing down your opponent. And keeps you scoring points in the judge’s eyes.

The night began very ominously for Floyd Mayweather before he even entered the ring. The British invasion was in full effect, as the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada was filled with the screams and singing of rabid Ricky Hatton fans who had traveled across the Atlantic to see their man beat the Pretty Boy.

When the Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Ricky Hitman Hatton meet on Saturday night for the Ring Magazine welterweight championship, the two will most likely be partaking in the biggest fight of the year. However, I am not sure the excitement in the ring will match the excitement leading up to the fight.

You have all different categories of boxing equipment from head gear , boxing gloves, hand wraps, heavy bags, speed bags and so forth. Boxing bags are the essential steps of getting in shape. Heavy bags are made to build hard lean muscle from your shoulders to your elbows to make your punches more powerful as well as giving you and ultimate workout . Speed bags are used to improve your jab speed as well as your power punch speed but also there are other ways and techniques of using a speed bag.

Of course, all true boxing fans should care about Friday’s non-title, super middleweight battle between Ferocious Fernando Vargas and Ricardo El Matador Mayorga! The question is how much should we care? Despite the fact that both fighters will bring marquee names, large followings, and tons of bravado into the Staples Center on Friday night, they are bringing shells of their former selves into the ring. Interestingly enough, both fighters have been on the receiving end of professional beat-downs at the hands of future Hall of Famers Oscar De La Hoya and Felix Trinidad. These losses offer great insight into what will take place tonight.

Boxers are often misled with the motto “No Pain, No Gain” or “More is Better” when it comes to training for a fight. I would like to discuss one of the most important and misunderstood factors in regards to successful fight preparation.