The Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. exhibition came and went, and I wouldn’t say there were too many surprises. It was a glorified sparring match, with Mike Tyson showing glimpses of his footwork and body punches and Roy Jones using his speed and elusiveness to try to evade Mike Tyson’s attacks. Here were a few of my observations from the fight:
Preparing for your first amateur boxing match can be quite intimidating. Often times, fighters are solely focused on their boxing development, sparring progress, and making weight that they don’t think about anything else.
Read more for what you should know before competing in your first amateur boxing match.
Coach Ian – Week in Review: My 30 mile birthday run, a Teofimo Lopez – Lomachenko breakdown, the benefits of Topo Chico, talking with an American Ninja Warrior, boxing drills, Vicky Zhao shooting for Dozen Boxing, Sara Koshfam shooting for Checkmate Boxing, happy birthday to Coach Masaya, How to Get COVID Tested, and more!
Boxing and Safety During COVID-19: While we’re all adapting to “a new normal”, we’ve had to modify our workouts to comply with county regulations and ensure our members’ safety. Rather than stopping what we do, I’ve tried to make small adaptations without compromising the effectiveness of our workouts. ??
Like a game of chess, a boxing match has an infinite number of combinations and different ways a fight can play out.
In the beginning of your development, I find it much more important to understand themes (changing levels/speed, countering and feinting, fighting on the inside vs the outside, etc) than to just memorize combinations. Just like in chess you learn basic strategies and tactics (center control, when to castle, forks, pins, discovered openings, etc) before memorizing openings.
Shadowboxing isn’t just a mindless warm-up! How to turn shadowboxing from a routine warm-up to an essential part of training for competition.
This Week at Dreamland Boxing (10/08/2022)
• The Dreamland Boxing team ran 7 miles in the hills
• Dreamland hats will be available for sale soon
• All members are welcome to join the Monterey Bay Half Marathon on 11/13/22. Sign up with the code IAN22 for $10 off!
• Book Signing and Brunch: Lucas Ketelle (@lukeboxing) will be doing a book signing for his latest book, “Inside the Ropes of Boxing: A Boxer’s Guide to Boxing” at our gym on 11/19 at 11AM.
• Thank you to Brett Ostrowski for photographing our fighters
• Dreamland members are welcome to come to our Halloween sparring event
• You must sign up for Intro to Sparring and Members Sparring via our class registration link. You will not be allowed to spar without registering first!
• Full video on www.iancruz.blog.
This Week at Dreamland Boxing (10/02/2022)
• Congrats to Art Amirkhas for fighting at the Aloha Throwdown at Fire in the Ring Boxing
• All members are welcome to join the Monterey Bay Half Marathon on 11/13/22. Sign up with the code IAN22 for $10 off!
• The Dreamland Boxing team is training for competition in October
• We will have copies of Lucas Ketelle’s (@lukeboxing) new book, “Inside The Ropes Of Boxing: A Boxer’s Guide To Boxing” at the gym!
• You must sign up for Intro to Sparring and Members Sparring via our class registration link. You will not be allowed to spar without registering first!
• Full video on www.iancruz.blog.
This Week at Dreamland Boxing (09/17/2022)
• Art Amirkhas will be fighting at the Aloha Throwdown on 9/18/22 at Fire in the Ring Boxing
• All members are welcome to join the Monterey Bay Half Marathon on 11/13/22. Sign up with the code IAN22 for $10 off!
• @jag_gopa boxing club came by for sparring
• Happy birthday Coach Vanessa (@coachvsanchez), Coach Travis, Luis, and Omar!
• Dreamland Boxing’s west wing is now open! See www.dreamlandboxing.org for our expanded schedule
• You must sign up for Intro to Sparring and Members Sparring via our class registration link. You will not be allowed to spar without registering first!
• Full video on www.iancruz.blog.
This Week at Dreamland Boxing (08/27/2022)
• The Dreamland Team ran 7 miles in the hills (Ask me about our Hill Challenge!)
• All members are welcome to join the Monterey Bay Half Marathon on 11/13/22. Sign up with the code IAN22 for $10 off!
• Thank you @sharpexposures for photographing the Kids Boxing Tournament
• The amateur team will be competing at the Ohana Showdown on 9/18/22 at @alohatimeboxing (San Mateo)
• Dreamland Boxing’s west wing is now open! See www.dreamlandboxing.org for our expanded schedule
• You must sign up for Intro to Sparring and Members Sparring via our class registration link. You will not be allowed to spar without registering first!
• Full video on www.iancruz.blog.
This Week at Dreamland Boxing (08/20/2022)
• Dreamland Hosted it’s Kids Boxing Tournament o 8/20/22
• The amateur team will be competing at the Ohana Showdown on 9/18/22 at @alohatimeboxing (San Mateo)
• Dreamland Boxing’s west wing is now open! See www.dreamlandboxing.org for our expanded schedule
• You must sign up for Intro to Sparring and Members Sparring via our class registration link. You will not be allowed to spar without registering first!
• Full video on www.iancruz.blog.
This Week at Dreamland Boxing (08/13/2022)
• Happy birthday @thechamp_leo ?
• The amateur team will be competing at the Ohana Showdown on 9/18/22 at @alohatimeboxing (San Mateo)
• Dreamland Boxing’s west wing is now open! See www.dreamlandboxing.org for our expanded schedule
• RIP Angel “Little Hawk” Balderas
• You must sign up for Intro to Sparring and Members Sparring via our class registration link. You will not be allowed to spar without registering first!
• Full video on www.iancruz.blog.
Dreamland Boxing Practice – Please request access if you are a current Dreamland Boxing Member.
Dreamland Boxing Practice – Please request access if you are a current Dreamland Boxing Member.
Dreamland Boxing Practice – Please request access if you are a current Dreamland Boxing Member.
Dreamland Boxing Practice – Please request access if you are a current Dreamland Boxing Member.
Dreamland Boxing Practice – Please request access if you are a current Dreamland Boxing Member.
Dreamland Boxing Practice – Please request access if you are a current Dreamland Boxing Member.