Best Adam Haniver Podcasts (2026)

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#127 - Stu Gill 51:39

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11d ago51:39

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There aren't many people in amateur boxing that absoloutely everyone knows. Stu 'The Preacher' Gill is one of them though. With around 120 bouts as an amateur, over 40 years as a coaching, headcoach of Golden Ring ABC in Southampton and the Southern Counties Registrar, Stu still has a passion for the sport. We talk about the state of amateur boxing…

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#126 - That Rotational Instagram Reel! 15:43

24d ago15:43

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One of our Instagram posts went viral recently. This isn't a, 'look at us our video went viral' post. I'm genuinely intrigued as to why and what is it that the boxing community want from online content. Some videos we have made, I feel, have been packed full of great detail and informative content but don't do nearly as well. Then something you pos…

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#125 - Coach Body Bags 21:51

1M ago21:51

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Body bag/protectors have been around a while now, but most coaches use just the focus pads. We think that the addition of a body pad when doing padwork is a very positive step to helping your boxer develop. Today, I talk around exactly why they are positive for not only skill development, but also for enjoyment and one hell of a workout that feels …

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#124 - Why I Boxed 21:54

2M ago21:54

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When ex boxers look back, I think most do so with fond memories. The, 'me against the world feeling' was something special. But not only that graft by yourself, but being part of a team driving the width and breadth of the country to box for a matter of minutes. I wonder how much my boxers share a similar feeling, so today I just take a trip down m…

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#123 - Amateur Boxing Coaches 11:32

2M ago11:32

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What a day in the life of an amateur boxing coach might look like! This is a shout out to all of the unpaid volunteer coached who give up their time for no pay, just the love of the sport.

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#122 - Elevating Amateur Boxing: A Conversation with Ben Hamsworth 27:01

3M ago27:01

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In this episode, Adam Haniver speaks with Ben Harmsworth, head coach and chairman of Guildford City Boxing Club, about the latest developments in amateur boxing, including the club's collaboration with Goodwin Boxing to provide better platforms for amateur fighters. They discuss the importance of presentation and venue in attracting audiences, the …

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#121 - Sonny Parkinson 36:33

3M ago36:33

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In this conversation, Sonny.Parkinson_ shares his journey in boxing, discussing his amateur career, training regimen, and the importance of trust and relationships with coaches. He emphasizes the significance of enjoying the sport, the qualities that make a good coach, and the long-term perspective needed in boxing. The discussion also touches on t…

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#120 - Multiple Sparring Partners & Variability 14:01

4M ago14:01

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Today i'm just driving back in the evening from a bout and was thinking about a session I ran today at DiSE. We have lots of new boxers for the year and wanted them working with each other by exposing them all to their own physical and tactical skills. Whilst adding this desirable variability to the session i wanted also to ensure they got to know …

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#119 - Functional Clinching with Cal Jones & Thomas La Cour 1:04:34

4M ago1:04:34

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Two fantastic minds located in the brains of Cal Jones and Thomas la Cour come on the Boxing podcast to talk about functional clinching. This is an area I know very little about as a Boxing Coach and I feel is a huge gap in my knowledge so I approached these guys to talk about a conceptual approach so I could understand this better to help deliver …

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#118 - Declan Taylor 1:16:17

5M ago1:16:17

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Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Ring Magazine's Declan Taylor. Dec tells us about his journey from university to being one of the most renowned boxing journalists on the globe. We ask Dec about the skills of asking effective questions to how he's dealth with awkward and unengaging boxers. We go on to ask Dec about what's happening with th…

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#117 - Sonny ' The Instigator' Hardy 36:19

5M ago36:19

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Unbeaten Super-Featherweight prospect Sonny Hardy talks to us about his career from his amateur days with his Father in Chalvdeon ABC in Essex to his flourishing pro career under the tutorlage of British Boxing legend and now trainer, Kevin Mitchell. Join The Box Gathering as a premium annual member in August 2025 and get a pack of our famous sparr…

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#116 - 10 Misconceptions in Boxing 14:18

5M ago14:18

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Here are 10 prevalent misconceptions about boxing which need to be considered. What are your thoughts? www.theboxgathering.com

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#115 - What's Important Now? 9:29

6M ago9:29

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Dan Abraham's acronym, 'What's important Now' has been a simple, yet effective tool for me over the last few years to help understand and direct intention of the boxers. Today I speak about how I use this phrase in my gym and at work. www.theboxgathering.com

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#114 - Dirty Derry Matthews - The Coach. 27:29

6M ago27:29

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Marybone have had great success this season with 3 national champions. Today we reinvite Derry Matthews back to The Box Gathering to talk about his progress on the safe side of the ropes. We speak about their recent success, the coaching team he works with, their ring successes and the community engagement. We also talk about what Derry has learned…

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#113 - Lewis Richardson 46:58

6M ago46:58

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Today we speak to Paris Light-middleweight Bronze medalist, Lewis Richardson. Lewis speaks of his Olympic journey, the set backs, the hurdles and his transition to the pro game. Join us at www.theboxgathering.com

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#112 - Committing 15:02

7M ago15:02

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Some boxers think they are committed. But, what does commitment really look like? Some boxers live the life style, sacrifice and train hard, but are they really committing in the moment to actually be successful in the long term? Today, I have a mind dump around what I call, ‘micro commitments’ what they are and how they feed in to what makes a com…

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#111 - The 5 C's of Corner Work 13:44

7M ago13:44

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Calm Clean Chat Check enCourage A simple framework to help cater for your boxer in between rounds in the GOLDEN minute. A few ideas for coaches to consider when cornering their boxer. How do you corner? What's different? Remember you can join us at www.theboxgathering.com and why not try our new padwork course?…

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#110 - Shark Tank Sparring 20:54

8M ago20:54

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A brief mind dump on shark tank sparring including how and when we can use this approach to develop our boxers at any point of the training cycle. We consider variability, challenge point and representative learning design. Join us today at www.theboxgathering.com

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#109 - Padwork with Steve Cranston & Elliot Dillon 1:11:12

8M ago1:11:12

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2 cracking coaches and dandy blokes, Steve Cranston and Elliot Dillon. Steve is an England Boxing coach educator as is Elliot. Steve is a Level 4 coach, Elliott is a level 3 and Team GB coach. There is a massive wealth of knowledge here as they both talk about their experiences and knowledge of padwork. Our padwork course drops next week at www.the…

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#108 - Ramadan and Boxing 26:46

9M ago26:46

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Recently we scheduled a bout for one of our Muslim boxer during Ramadan. I realised I didn't know as much i'd liked to help and support him. We have interviewed England Boxing Dr, and former amateur boxer, Doctor Ali Shaladi, Guildford coach Abdul Tahid, Kickboxing Cambridge graduate Adam Choudhury and Professional boxer, Sher Khan, all sharing the…

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#107 - "Get Us on Early, Mate?!" 8:58

9M ago8:58

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Following the social media posts on our Instagram and Facebook pages here, I thought it would be a good idea to empty my brain on the questions, 'Is it cool to ask the matchmaker to get them on early on a show?' What do you think? Is it ok or should we not ask? And regarding the Podcast Articles, simply click here to read the highlights.…

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#106 - Simon Mullan. Referee and Coach. 57:31

10M ago57:31

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'They're here to enjoy it so why make it worse?' A great chat with referee and coach Simon Mullan about his journey from the boxing as school boy to being a Physical Training Instructor in the British Army to becoming one of the country's top referees. We also talk about Lewis Richardson and their coach/athlete relationship. www.theboxgathering.com…

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#105 - Celebrating Coaches - Part 3 8:25

10M ago8:25

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Thank you to; Steve Strong Sam Newton Giuni Ligabue Casey Nachman for their odes to the coaches that inspired them to be the people they are today and the reason why they are in the sport, too. If you would like to pay a tribute to a great coach too, please contact us. www.theboxgathering.com

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#104 - Bivol - The Mobility Vs Stability Game 9:15

10M ago9:15

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Some boxers have great stability and poor mobility. Some have great mobility and poor stability. But some, the greats, often find the balance between both. Following the incredible rematch between Bivol and Beterbiev, we drop a brain dump on the adjustments Bivol made between the first fight and the second, focussing on the mobility vs stability dy…

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#103 - Technique Vs Invariants in Boxing 59:59

11M ago59:59

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Tobias Horn is the striking coach at La Familia Fight Club in Erfurt, Germany. He also holds a masters degree in philosophy. Today, we had a really good conversation around many things. Here's a few; What are the invariant features (things that must happen) Tobias uses when coaching. Ecological Dymanics and the CLA - how this informs his coaching. …

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#102 - Adam Azim's Boxing IQ 15:03

11M ago15:03

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If you watched Adam Azim's recent fight with Sergey Lipinets you may agree it was a blend of vicious punch picking and sometimes uncomfortable to watch yet elegant pugilism! But, what really took my eye is Azim's growing ability to apply his skills, his boxing IQ. So, I just had another mind dump around why i think he's an exceptional fighter. One …

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#101 - Effective Coaching 15:15

11M ago15:15

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My friend Danny Hatcher told me, try not to think along the lines of right and wrong coaching, more on effective and less effective coaching. A scale. Today, as I'm stuck in traffic on the A27 just outside of Brighton, I have a mind dump on time effectiveness when we coach. Can we be more effective with our time especially in 'warm ups'. With refer…

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#100 - Celebrating Coaches Part 2 7:21

12M ago7:21

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In the second instalment of the 'Celebrating Coaches' series, 5 more coaches talk about how coaches in their journey have inspired them to be who they are today. Today we have; Kevin Brownlow Craig Turner Emmanuel Izon-Eritei Donna Torrance Ben Harmsworth

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#99 - Nina Hughes 31:41

12M ago31:41

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Today we invite on Nina Hughes to talk about her time in the amateur ranks with GB through to one of the biggest professional controversies of recent years. We also discuss how she approached training during and post post partum with her 2 children. So much to take a way from this conversation with a boxing star.…

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#98 - 'Dagger' Dan O'Sullivan. More than the Mic. 50:55

1y ago50:55

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As one of the most recognised faces and voices in amateur boxing in England, today we have a massively indepth conversation with 'Dagger' Dan O'Sullivan. Many know Dan as the voice of the London 2012 Olympics and the Haringey Box Cup. But as we find out today, Dan's skills, responsibilities and motivation go far beyond the mic. We talk indepth abou…

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#97 - Comparing Boxing to MMA Striking with Adam Singer 1:13:07

1y ago1:13:07

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What can I say about this episode!?! Here goes... Adam Singer is an MMA coach for SBG Athens in Georgia, USA. A man who has coached world champion MMA athletes as well as help pioneer SBG (Straight Blast Gyms) all over the world. Adam has a wonderful mind which contemplates the aged old question, 'can we coach better?' We speak about the constraint…

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#96 - Celebrating Coaches - Part 1 9:45

1y ago9:45

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This is part 1 of a series where we want to celebrate amazing people who have inspired coaches across the globe. We have asked coaches to send in short testimonials identifying why coaches they have been coached by or have worked with are so special. From their knowledge to their integrity and selflessness, we seek to celebrate these amzing people …

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#95 - Technical Sparring 14:11

1y ago14:11

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Technical Sparring - what are the merits and what are the pitfalls if not applied effectively? Another mind dump on the things to consider to achieve optimal skill transfer for the boxer(s) infront of us when designing technical spars. Join us at www.theboxgathering.com to delve deeper in to the science of effective practice design.…

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# 94 - Unbeaten Pro Boxer, Liam Forrest - The Lumberjack 24:18

1y ago24:18

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Liam Forrest is an ubeaten middleweight pro based in Brighton. Liam comes on and talks about his journey through the amateurs through to the pros. He also tells us about the day in a life of a novice pro and the challenges which go with it. If you would like to support Liam in his pro journey, please get in contact below. You can follow Liam on ins…

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#93 - Ecological Coaching with Thomas La Cour 39:44

1y ago39:44

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Thomas La Cour is a multi talented coach and ex MMA pro athlete from Copenhagan. Not only does he have a wealth of experience in competing in multiple combat sports but he is vastly qualified and knowledgeable in the field of concussions. Today, I invited Thomas on talk about his new approach to coaching striking and how he uses ecological dynamics…

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#92 - Pro Boxer & Amateur Coach with Sher Khan 42:10

1y ago42:10

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There are lots of dual roles in boxing. Coach and Parent. Coach and Official. Parent and Official. How about pro boxer, official and amateur coach? Today we talk to Sher Khan of Hillcrest ABC in Sussex, England about how he does all 3 whilst raising a family. Sher shares his journey from the amateurs to the pros (currently 7 and 0) as well as his t…

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#91 - An Empire State of Mind with Sam Kotadia 47:32

1y ago47:32

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Sam Kotadia is a sport psych with an unconventional approach. Essentially, less is more. Sam works within the team at Empire Fighting Chance as well as with the sensation which is Wrexham AFC. Sam talks about his approch to psychology, how he helps young people with their mental health as well as working in the high performance realm. Sam offers so…

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#90 - The Role of the Supervisor at Amateur Boxing Shows. With Kate Clifford. 50:57

1y ago50:57

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Kate Clifford is an England Boxing qualified coach and official. She had moved through her qualifications and is now a Supervisor.I really enjoyed this chat with Kate who talks about her openness to help cross the divide between (some) coaches and officials. Kate explains more about scoring bouts, where people may go wrong in formulating their deci…

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#89 - Competitiveness 10:15

1+ y ago10:15

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What actually is it? Today I try to make sense of it as a non official. Here are the sub categories... Competitiveness•A boxer who doesn’t give up•A boxer who loses the first round and comes back stronger•A boxer who gets knocked down and comes back stronger•A boxer who realises their strategy didn’t work in the first round and changes it in subseq…

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#88 - Understanding the second scoring criteria 14:06

1+ y ago14:06

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Here is the second scoring criteria that I’ll be discussing today in this episode….Domination of the Bout by technical and tactical superiorityA boxer who causes their opponent to miss andmakes them vulnerable to their punches.A boxer throwing effective counter jabs and stands their opponent off.A boxer who sets the positions in the ring and the pa…

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#87 - Harry Otty. Developing Champion Communities in New Zealand 36:12

1+ y ago36:12

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Harry Otty is the National Performance Director at The Billy Graham Youth Foundation in New Zealand and is a proper interesting guy! A boxing man through and through with an education in Sport Science and Community Justice. Harry comes on the podcast to talk about how the wonderful and charismatic Billy Graham set up one of the most influential com…

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#86 - Harvey Dykes 23:09

1+ y ago23:09

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The 2022 Senior National Super-heavyweight champion and unbeaten pro, Harvey Dykes joins us. The ‘Dykes Machine’ talks about his rise through the amateur ranks to his current career in the paid ranks. Harvey discusses the challenges faced to up and coming pros and what’s to come in the future. One of Britain’s true rising stars with a huge fan base…

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#85 - Usyk's Boxing Dynamics 13:04

1+ y ago13:04

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We have seen a million break downs for this fight. So aplogies for addin mine. BUT! I wanted to compare the reason for Usyk's success against Fury when comparing it to the dynamics of the Boxing Model we are releasing in our Courses page. From shape and balance to positining and deception through to dominance. Join us today at www.theboxgathering.c…

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#84 - Representing Your Region. With Ben Harmsworth. 34:30

1+ y ago34:30

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Ben Harmsworth is Guildford ABC's Chairman, coach and treasurer. He is also member of the Southern Area Council for the British Boxing Board of Control.Just incase that wasn't enough responsibility, Ben is also the Matchmaker for the Southern Counties Amateur Boxing Association. Here's where we aim our chat.In today's episode, we talk about how the…

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#83 - Shoulder Sparring, Consequences and Mitigating Trauma 9:26

2y ago9:26

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I've been playing with ideas around how can we make shoulder tags more valuable. There are some good reads, range and tempo malipulation benefits to be had from shoulder spars but i've always found that the boxers dont mind getting hit! Not a good thing!So today I talk briefly around adding consequences to ramp up the potential level of skill trans…

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#82 - Effective Session Planning & Representative Learning Design 24:02

2y ago24:02

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Fancy phrase, but Representative Learning Design (RLD) is so, so vital to creating an even better learning environment for your boxers. Today I rant about what RLD is, a scale which helps me design practices and some of the things to consider when developing those practices.Hit us up on our new website, www.theboxgathering.com from Monday 25th Marc…

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#81 - Boxing Terminology 21:10

2y ago21:10

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Another car rant on the back of supporting at the level 3 in Tamworth this weekend. Lots of great discussions around terminology, standardization and how it affects our coaching. There is still lots of varying views in terms of technical and tactical terminology and tacit knowledge. This episode is me just putting my two cents worth in. Love to hea…

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#80 - Judging. ‘What are they looking for?!’ With Mike Hemming 44:10

2y ago44:10

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Ever been stood at a boxing show and the coach next to you says, ‘I don’t know what they’re looking for!’ I’ve said it too! Today we speak to one of the most respected R&J’s in the business, Mr Mike Hemming. Mike is an IBA 2 star referee and Supervisor. We fire some questions at Mike which members of The Box Gathering WhatsApp group have asked to h…

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#79 - Sparring for Openings 8:29

2+ y ago8:29

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Another drive home and reflection on a sparring session. We can ofcourse reflect and discuss between rounds which shot to throw when your partner does X, Y or Z. But in reality, the boxer needs to be looking for openings on the fly, when under pressure. Today I talk about conditioning the spars so that the boxers are given short time increments to …

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#78 - Matchroom's Alex Le Guével. From Global to Grassroots 33:26

2+ y ago33:26

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Today we speak to Alex Le Guével from Matchroom. Alex talks openly about his journey from England Boxing to Matchroom and the 'Jerry Maguire' moment that got him there. From seizing his moment in an elevator style pitch with Frank Smith to working at the cutting edge with Frank, Eddie and the whole Matchroom team.He goes on to speak about the impac…