Boxing Training Guide: Weight Classes, Bags and Pro Drills

Boxing training routines from legends like Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson focus on speed bag drills and heavy bag work. Understanding boxing weight classes and equipment is vital for amateur and pro bouts.

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How to Inflate an Everlast Speed Bag

Published Jul,08 2011 | By C. Taylor

Speed bags are an effective tool for training hand speed, rhythm and timing while building endurance in your arms, shoulders and back. Small bags, such as Everlast's 8-by-5-inch Kangaroo bag, moves faster, so it requires considerable skill to control.

C. Taylor embarked on a professional writing career in 2009 and frequently writes about technology, science, business, finance, martial arts and the great outdoors. He writes for both online and offline publications, including the Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Samsung, Radio Shack, Motley Fool, Chron, Synonym and more. He received a Master of Science degree in wildlife biology from Clemson University and a Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences at College of Charleston. He also holds minors in statistics, physics and visual arts.