It's not surprising to come away from a session of boxing with sore forearms. Given the impact involved, especially in contrast to the relatively small bones and muscles in your forearms, the surprise is that the soreness isn't far more frequent and severe.

Boxers often wrap or tape their hands for protection before donning their gloves. Taping up to support a sore wrist requires a different procedure, however.

Legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato devised the peek-a-boo boxing style as a way to protect the head and body from unnecessary punishment. D'Amato instructed his fighters to hold their gloves high in front of their faces, offering protection from punches while still allowing them to peek out at their opponents.

The force of an object is a product of that object's acceleration and mass. English physicist Isaac Newton introduced this fundamental identity of classical mechanics with his second law of motion, F = ma. F represents force; m represents mass; and the variable a represents acceleration.

A heavy bag hung at the optimal height responds to punches similar to an actual opponent, providing valuable feedback during practice. Because the heavy bag is an important tool for learning correct technique, it is essential to hang it so that it responds consistently to a correct punch.

Throwing a punch is a complex series of movements that begins in your feet and ends with your knuckles striking a target. Boxing uses every muscle in your body but some are more active than others. The most active muscles are the ones that will become stronger as a result of regular boxing workouts.

There is no single body type that indicates a competitor will be successful in boxing. The history of the sport shows great success for tall boxers with long arms, shorter boxers with more powerful physiques and athletic boxers who can generate speed and power.

Punching faster means your strikes land earlier, more often and with greater force. It should come as no surprise, then, that many fighters make punching faster a priority in their training.

The winner in a boxing match is often the competitor with the fastest punching speed. How quickly you can deliver a punch increases your chances of landing it and improves the force behind it. While punching speed is partly dependent on genetics, anyone can make significant improvements with consistent training.

Boxing means you're most likely going to get punched in the face. In most cases, it means getting punched in the face a lot. This unavoidably means swelling on your face. Although this is often an inconvenient side of the sport that's not serious, it can also be a sign of serious injury.

A boxer will typically punch the heavy bag while wearing hand wraps and boxing gloves. However, hitting the bag with bare knuckles has certain advantages. Punching the bag without wraps or gloves can toughen the skin while strengthening the bones, muscles and connective tissue of your hands.

The violence in boxing has led many people to question whether the sport is safe enough for people to participate in it. People have died as a result of head trauma from boxing, and some have questioned whether long-term brain damage happens as a result of the constant forces that impact the head.