Tag: Boxing footscray
September 28, 2015
She’ll be sweet
Anyone who has followed the dramatic trajectory of Australian champion boxer Diana Prazak will know that she sure has a story to tell. From overweight chain smoker to two-time world champion, and t...
Read MoreJune 28, 2015
Still the King
Sam Soliman showed this weekend the reason he’s lasted so long in the sport of boxing. Even when the decision went against him in what has been described as one of the biggest robberies in boxing fo...
Read MoreMarch 17, 2014
Get with the strength
Everyone finds a turning point with boxing training. Changes can be dramatic and substantial at first. You get noticeably fitter, stronger, and trimmer. And you enjoy it so much that one day you f...
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2014
Disarmed and dangerous
It's hard to believe that we will soon be bidding farewell to the legendary boxer/trainer...
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2014
This is Boxing Central!
Canberra based film-maker Paul Oliver has been quietly capturing vision of Boxing Central these past couple of months. And this is his first instalment. Paul was a crucial but quiet player in the rece...
Read MoreNovember 25, 2013
Don't skip the skipping
I can tell that some people love skipping as much as they like going to the dentist. It's uncomfortable at best and painful at worst. As soon as they start you can see a kind of misery cloud their e...
Read MoreNovember 17, 2013
Five reasons to train like a boxer
1. You will be strong and fast If you train like a boxer you will develop good functional strength rather than bulk. Many boxers are deceptively strong. They look like whippets but they punch with sl...
Read MoreNovember 3, 2013
Lesson # 1. Go to the gym
Sometimes I joke that if I knew how difficult boxing was, I would never have started. There's a small kernel of truth in that. Boxing is hard on so many fronts - physically, mentally, emotionally. But...
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2013
Spring special will make you shine
Boxing Central is getting a glow about it. The afternoon sun is starting to infuse the gym with a golden light, a sign that summer is on the way. And while it has been a bitterly cold winter, most mem...
Read MoreAugust 9, 2013
Fight time
This Sunday, three of Boxing Central's finest will be travelling to Epping at the Casa D'Abruzzo Club in O'Hearns Rd to compete. Luke Bon...
Read MoreJuly 20, 2013
Come in from the cold
These cold winter months it's tempting to put your training on hold and retreat to the comforts of home. But it will be harder to restart in summer than it will be to grit your teeth for a few months ...
Read MoreApril 3, 2013
Better than Botox
Seeing this clip during week, of two amazing men in their 90s running the 100-metre dash, got me thinking about ageing and fitness. http://youtu.be/QYLVd7plaV8 These guys a...
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2013
La Dolce Vita
Santo and Fab, two boxers and best mates who walked into our gym a few weeks ago and it feels like they have been with us for years. They se...
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2013
Ready to fall for Boxing Central
We're all set to start boxing fitness classes at Boxing Central on Monday February 4 at 7...
Read MoreNovember 25, 2012
Stand and deliver
Boxing stance is a tricky notion because it's essentially fluid. You can be shown how to stand. But you rarely, if ever, just stand still in the boxing ring. You have to plant your feet to throw most...
Read MoreNovember 23, 2012
Debutants will have a ball
We found these two boxers, lightweight Aaron Masters and heavyweight Daniel Null...
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