Boxing Tips to be World Champion

It feels very good that Manny Pacquiao was able to execute his plan of attack during his fight with De la Hoya. He also managed to follow some of my tips to win. I wonder why most Filipino fighters don't just emulate or copy Pacquiao's training regiment. I feel that if you want to be a winner, you must do what winners do. If I was a new boxer and I want to make it big and fight in world boxing championships, here is what I will do to win:

TIPS TO BE A GOOD BOXER

1. Have a list of Pacquiao's training technique and schedules. This means knowing what exercise is best for the body, knowing what time to wake up, train, and sleep, knowing what to eat, and knowing how to condition your mind to fight like a tiger, to fight like the Pacman.

2. Exercise. Wake up at 4:30 AM and jog until 6:00 AM preferably with no breakfast, just bring water. Afterwards, work those abs, work them real hard, really hard. Get good shoes, heavy gloves (for training only, and good running shoes. I prefer using the same shoes I use for training in the actual fight.

Important secret: During jogging and training while punishing the punching bag, I suggest you put weights, about two pounds each, which you can strap in your ankles and wrists. I recommend you do this all the time during training. Once the fight begins, take it off, and you will feel as light as a feather. You will be jabbing, throwing power punches, and dancing inside the ring with superior speed. You will knock out your opponent in no time at all.

3. Eat the right food. Protein and vegetables are preferred. No sugar, no junk foods. Drink lots of water.

4. Focus. Focus on what you want singularly. Meaning, think of nothing else but being the best boxer in the world and do nothing to divert from that goal.

5. Spar with a boxer as big and as fast as your next opponent. It is important that you have a spar mate who can mimic your next opponent. Some boxers who have made it in the big time have the resources to pay for a spar mate. For those who do not have this advantage, I suggest you get at least a regular spar mate, maybe another boxer-friend, who can copy your opponent's style.

6. Know your enemy. Master how your opponent drops his right hand everytime he jabs with the left. See if your opponent attacks with hands down and see how he reacts when you jab. Does he move away, does he stay in place and just bobs and weaves, or does he block it with his hands.

Watch the videos from the previous fights of your opponent but do not depend on it one hundred percent. These videos may be inaccurate because the fighter may have improved over the years. Look at what happened to De La Hoya who thought that he is fighting the same Pacquiao who was defeated by Erik Morales in the first Pacquiao- Morales fight.

7. Pray. Most important of all is to pray. Pray as hard as you train. Train like it is your last fight, and pray like there is no tomorrow.

Good luck to all boxers. Let us bring the sport to a new level this year!