Professional male modern boxing: An analysis of activity profile by category

The purpose of this study is to examine modern professional male boxing by analyzing world champions differences between winners and losers by categories. 322 male professional boxers (age 28.95 ± 4.10, height 175.26 ± 9.44 cm, and weight 147.82 ± 31.31 lb) were included in this observational descr...

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Main Authors: Vicente Puchol, Jose Antonio Sanchez Fuentes, Lluís Albesa Albiol, Toni Caparrós Pons
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author Vicente Puchol
Jose Antonio Sanchez Fuentes
Lluís Albesa Albiol
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description The purpose of this study is to examine modern professional male boxing by analyzing world champions differences between winners and losers by categories. 322 male professional boxers (age 28.95 ± 4.10, height 175.26 ± 9.44 cm, and weight 147.82 ± 31.31 lb) were included in this observational descriptive analysis, through 320 fights separated by weight divisions [Heavy (H) (n = 24), Cruiser (C) (n = 48), Light Heavy (LH) (n = 62), Super Middle Weight (SMW) (n = 17), Middle Weight (MW) (n = 68), Light Middle Weight (LMW) (n = 42), Welter Weight (WW) (n = 49), Light Welter Weight (LWW) (n = 28), Light Welter (LW) (n = 33), Super Feather Weight (SFW) (n = 63), Feather Weight (FW) (n = 66), Super Bantam Weight (SBW) (n = 42), Bantam Weight (BW) (n = 30), Super Fly Weight (SFLW) (n = 39), Flyweight (F) (n = 29)]. Differences were found between winners and losers (U = 57804 - 90908.5; p <.001; d = 0.129 - 0.776) for all the variables analyzed. Four significant correlations were highlighted: %PL (Percentage of Punches Landed) (rho = .630); AVG PLxR (Punches Landed Per Round) (rho = .594); AVG PPLxR (Power Punches Landed Per Round) (rho = .517); %PPL (Percentage of Power Punches Landed) (rho = .672) and differences were also observed between weight categories (H = 32.29 - 93.11; p <.001 - .004), except for %PL, AVG JLxR, %JL (Percentage of Jabs Landed) and %PPL. This data suggests that in order to win these events, fighters must deliver precise punches, especially power punches, and that there are differences between the categories with this type of punch (AVG PPLxR). Keywords: Performance, trajectory analysis, punch indicators, power punches, ecological study
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spelling doaj-art-38a8eec7fa3a47cbb26e085af949fb892025-08-20T01:57:25ZengFEADEFRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación1579-17261988-20412023-09-015010.47197/retos.v50.99923Professional male modern boxing: An analysis of activity profile by categoryVicente Puchol0Jose Antonio Sanchez Fuentes1Lluís Albesa Albiol2Toni Caparrós PonsNational Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain2Department of Physical Activity and Sport, Univeerity of Murcia, Murcia (Spain)TecnoCampus Department of Health Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, Mataró (Spain). The purpose of this study is to examine modern professional male boxing by analyzing world champions differences between winners and losers by categories. 322 male professional boxers (age 28.95 ± 4.10, height 175.26 ± 9.44 cm, and weight 147.82 ± 31.31 lb) were included in this observational descriptive analysis, through 320 fights separated by weight divisions [Heavy (H) (n = 24), Cruiser (C) (n = 48), Light Heavy (LH) (n = 62), Super Middle Weight (SMW) (n = 17), Middle Weight (MW) (n = 68), Light Middle Weight (LMW) (n = 42), Welter Weight (WW) (n = 49), Light Welter Weight (LWW) (n = 28), Light Welter (LW) (n = 33), Super Feather Weight (SFW) (n = 63), Feather Weight (FW) (n = 66), Super Bantam Weight (SBW) (n = 42), Bantam Weight (BW) (n = 30), Super Fly Weight (SFLW) (n = 39), Flyweight (F) (n = 29)]. Differences were found between winners and losers (U = 57804 - 90908.5; p <.001; d = 0.129 - 0.776) for all the variables analyzed. Four significant correlations were highlighted: %PL (Percentage of Punches Landed) (rho = .630); AVG PLxR (Punches Landed Per Round) (rho = .594); AVG PPLxR (Power Punches Landed Per Round) (rho = .517); %PPL (Percentage of Power Punches Landed) (rho = .672) and differences were also observed between weight categories (H = 32.29 - 93.11; p <.001 - .004), except for %PL, AVG JLxR, %JL (Percentage of Jabs Landed) and %PPL. This data suggests that in order to win these events, fighters must deliver precise punches, especially power punches, and that there are differences between the categories with this type of punch (AVG PPLxR). Keywords: Performance, trajectory analysis, punch indicators, power punches, ecological study https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/99923Performancetrajectory analysispunch indicatorspower punchesecological study
spellingShingle Vicente Puchol
Jose Antonio Sanchez Fuentes
Lluís Albesa Albiol
Toni Caparrós Pons
Professional male modern boxing: An analysis of activity profile by category
Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
Performance
trajectory analysis
punch indicators
power punches
ecological study
title Professional male modern boxing: An analysis of activity profile by category
title_full Professional male modern boxing: An analysis of activity profile by category
title_fullStr Professional male modern boxing: An analysis of activity profile by category
title_full_unstemmed Professional male modern boxing: An analysis of activity profile by category
title_short Professional male modern boxing: An analysis of activity profile by category
title_sort professional male modern boxing an analysis of activity profile by category
topic Performance
trajectory analysis
punch indicators
power punches
ecological study
url https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/99923
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