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Boxing Tips : How Is a Boxer's Reach Measured?

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Uploaded by on Jan 31, 2009

There are two ways to measure a boxer's reach, including the distance from finger tip to finger tip and the distance from shoulder to finger tip. Discover how a long reach can give a boxer an advantage with help from a former heavyweight boxer in this free video on boxing and boxing training.

Expert: Justin Fortune
Contact: fortunegym.com
Bio: Justine Fortune is a former heavyweight boxer who fought for the title against Lennox Lewis in 1995.
Filmmaker: Mark Labbato

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  • Im 19 and I weigh 114kg but i plan to lose weight until i become 75kg, will this loss in weight reduce me reach, because currently Im 5'8" with a 77 inch reach

  • im 15 years old 171 cm and reach 68in is that normal????....

  • @Hughjass505 is that good for what? boxing? come with me in the ring im 180cm 181 and i kill the guys with 190 + in height and reach in the ring doesent matter :D moahah

    ahahha

  • Should be closed knuckes as you don't throw chops in boxing..

  • Awesome. With my short height at least I got me some long arms for advantage. In euro I'm 172cm and my reach is 180cm, so 8cm would be 3 inches and a bit. And the reach is a little under 71 inches. Hows that for a middleweight? Or a light middleweight?

  • @Hughjass505 average i think im 5ft 10/11 with 73"

  • @bigbadwolff1 good point about the lighter faster hands after using gloves sorta things

    its like baseball, swing with like 5 bats at once and youll swing faster when using a single bat

  • @bigbadwolff1 or you can put shoulder to shoulder...yaaaaaa :o

    and does anyone(or you) know if boxing gloves are good to train in, im not doing boxing but me and my friends sometimes do it, and idk if i should get boxing gloves, or boxing gloves and trainin gloves (training gloves like those, small little slip on ones, er w/e :D)

  • @bigbadwolff1 taht doesnt make sense, you have a reach longer tahn how tall you are? thats pretttyy fucked up, super arms

  • Would have been helpful if you actually SHOWED it.

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