Am I training enough to become a great boxer?

[saintsFPS]

Okay so I'll put this out there as the start and yes I know this is incredibly unlikely to happen but I want to be the best, I want to be on par or better then Muhammad ali. Now i'm a little worried i'm not training enough, this is a very basic amount of time of how much I train, it can vary. If you're wondering why I even train taekwondo it's because if i don't my dad won't let me do boxing.

Mondays, ab workout (20 minutes), running as far as I can in the morning in the 40 minutes I have, If i fail to get up in the morning i'll run at night(my goal is to get 6 miles in 40 minutes like Muhammad ali use to ran, takes me 80 mins atm, a lot of the time i'll run both times, and 2 hours at the boxing gym, taekwondo at home(taekwondo while at home is just going through a few forms, takes 20 minutes and is the same everyday.

Tuesdays, rest day excluding a bit of foot work drills

Wednesdays, running (it's the same everyday for running) 2 hours at the boxing gym, upper body weight lifting, 2 hours,(5 minutes between sets) taekwondo training at home.

Thursdays, running, two hours at boxing gym, lower body weight lifting 2 hours(6 minutes between sets), Taekwondo training at home.

Fridays, running, taekwondo class 1.5 hours, ab workout, 2 hours of boxing stuff at home

saturdays, running, 2 hours of boxing at home, upper body weight lifting for two hours, taekwondo training at home.

Sundays, running, 2 hours of lower body weight lifting, 2 hours of boxing at home, taekwondo training at home.


Is this enough training for me to become a good boxer, i'll train more if needed but I am already pressed for time doing all this and I still have school, and a job, and homework to do, also i'm 16 which i'm guessing matters. Thanks for the advice or even spending time to read all this I truly appreciate it.

[Mindgames]

I dont think you need so many two hour sessions of weight lifting. Just my opinion, because i did too much myself and its a unnecessary drain. Number one is working on skills, drilling skills. Roadwork bagwork is the best conditioning then. You have a finite amount of energy, you need to prioritise it. Nothing wrong with strength work, but dont overdo it, especially at your age.

[saintsFPS]

I do see what you mean, I will be cutting down on weight lifting once I get a power rack, I can’t really do a set program without one at the moment so I’m just doing a lot of compound movements, it’ll definitely be more around 50 minutes to an hour once I get a power rack

[Rockin']

How many rounds are you sparring a week? …….Rockin'

[saintsFPS]

About 4 rounds a week of full contact sparring excluding stuff like just deference/ offends, or light contact or medium contact or anything like that, I know it’s not enough I think they don’t have me doing to much of that because I haven’t been doing it for that long, it is slowly increasing but I know I need to do more, im trying to find someone to do more sparring with outside of the gym but I’m having trouble.

[Rockybigblower]

No...you are not. All this time spent typing here asking questions could be more work in the gym. Get off the keyboard and get back on the pads.

[Eddy Current]

Maybe get rid of the Tae Kwon Do and just focus on boxing if you want to be really good at boxing

[saintsFPS]

To be fair my gym is only open 3 days a week, and I made this thread in school, and I was replying while taking 20 second rests from running

[saintsFPS]

I want to but my dad won’t let me do boxing without doing taekwondo, I don’t have a choice

[Rockybigblower]

I want to but my dad won’t let me do boxing without doing taekwondo, I don’t have a choice

You will once you are as good as Muhammed Ali. Then you can just sting him like a bee and walk off into the sunset. There is no room for bullying in world version 2018.