Several rope skipping displays from past and present boxers. All rights belong to their respective owners. Thanks to Ross Enamait from rosstraining.com for his help in creating this video. Music from bADproductions87's free download.
Matt McGuire yeah, sugar ray robinson was dancing having fun and the skill level was unreal, marvin hagler a blue collar no frills skipper just like his personality. duran and tyson attacked the skip just like they are in life and ring. good point .
+Matt McGuire Truest statement thus far. In Tyson you can see his unrestrained burst of tactical aggression. Surgar Ray Robinson displayed his smooth yet skilled dancing ability. Marciano showed his blue collar, avoiding the frustration of the task, yet focused on getting the job done mentality, which contributed to his success (as did Joe Louis). Pacquiao showed the character of a LIAR!!!! Sorry, had to go there. But seriously, Great Video.
Good for cardio. Good for footwork and co-ordination. Cheap and can be done just about anywhere. Not all fighters jumped rope but the best fighters seemed to be good at it.
I am 54. Last time I was doing rope skipping was at least 30 years ago. No matter what anybody says, I am heading for the gym after watching this. Time to get fit.
Mafassil Islam I hope your feet r pitter pattering away as spk bro am 38yrs bn bk in gym after 20yrs out a lot difference but am feeling 28yr old lol go o. Buddy
+Jason Stewart I couldn't agree more. It's sad how much his career derailed after the passing of his great trainer Cus D'Amato. But what Mike did achieve is still legendary and his intimidation factor could never be matched.
+d'GoAt Jf508 who did he win to show that is great? Win over a retired Spinks and retired fat Holmes? Or a 1 round ko win over a man who won 3 times and lost 16 times before?
You can learn so much from this video. How silly Sugar Ray Robinson was, how determined Ali was, how smooth Greb was, how stiff Benny Leonard was, how fundamental Dempsey was, how steady Louis was, how strong Marciano was, and I'm sure the rest have their qualities as well I just noticed that about the above men made of iron and hard work.
Vingt Deux how about MMA fighters then. They mix wrestling and boxing. In MMA there’s Yoel Romero a good conditioned wrestler. But there’s also Michael bisping a well conditioned striker. And then there’s people like GSP, Robert Whittaker and stipe miocic who are primarily wrestler-boxers who have some of the best cardio ever
Vroom Vroom some fights in boxing are tough as fuck like all Ali Frazier fights but then there are some tough fights for MMA fighters too like lawler mac-Donald. So it’s all a different factors
nice video - great to see the beauty of skipping rope. i am 61 i used to box and lately i've been trying to skip for one round -3 minutes. almost there, so i really admire these great athletes for this part of training.
now i am 62, joined a boxing gym, i train 12-15 rounds -6 days a week. skipping 3-4 rounds in every workout. man i just got into the whole boxing thing. best thing i ever did for myself. man, i feel so good at 62!
@@aformula4198 right!! I mean anything he set his mind too and his confidence is through the roof and not too bash Ali but he’s not a trash talker neither and all the great boxers looked up too him and tried too copy his style of fighting a true natural talent and truly The Greatest Boxer Of All Time ~ SRR
WanderleiSilva29 sonny was the original mike tyson, actually he was better. Casuals will scratch their head at that but real boxing fans know how ridiculously talented he was. They tried to have him banned from the sport(the boxing commission) because they knew he was going to destroy everyone and become HW champ and they didn’t want someone they thought of as a thug to hold that title. Ali wrote in his book that sonny was one of the most scientific fighters ever. George Foreman said he was the strongest man he’d ever been in the ring with (so did chuck wepner who also fought George Foreman).
@@xxperfect_cell6134 Mike stated that Liston was truly intimidating. Foreman got his invincible monster persona from Liston as well as admitted that he was the only one who could make him back up when he was young.
@@richardv6930 mike tyson actually said that Liston was the most intimidating and that comes from one of the most feared boxer so Liston was definitly Amazing and a Freak of Nature
@@joys8634 Best conditioned to fight with fists only. Boxing is a demanding sport, you dont train to go in circles, you train for a combative marathon.
man... so many to choose from. I would have to pick Tyson. based on his size and the ability to jump around like a little guy while moving the rope. and yeah Duran definitely! this was a sick video/ compilation.! B. Viloria and V. Pazienza should've made it.
Tysons a heavyweight lol and he skipped better than the featherweights of today. Id have to go with Sugar Ray, the intensity he skipped with was just immense and how high he was able to jump!! like the squats tyson done, i find them hard to do!!!
+Patrick White : I have a bias for DURAN, but he was the ONLY ONE to skip from a squatting position. I totally enjoyed Sugar Ray Robinson, and how happy he looked. I kinda Hate Floyd M. but I have to give the man his due, he finished strong. Roy Jones Jr. pretty relaxed /SWEET!
Skipping is surely the most enjoyable of their most important exercises. It makes the lighter boxers look dynamic and the heavier ones take on another dimension. Enjoyable to watch and indulge.
Roy Jones Jr, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson and Ray Robinson... My god, they are beast. Mike Tyson was a HW but jumped like Ray Robinson, he is from another planet...
This is a fantastic video. And really every fighter showed a different style. My personal favorite was Sugar Ray Robinson,who took EVERYTHING to a higher level. I wish you would have had more of Duran, and Sugar Ray Leonard,because both of them took rope skipping to a new level. Floyd was incredible, and Hagler showed his seek and destroy mentality even while rope skipping. Greb was so cool and Dempsey was ready to pounce, LISTON would make you think a thousand times before fighting him even while he danced,Tyson was always in his killer mode. Benny Leonard showed why he rulled the 135 lb division for so many years. And Roy Jones decided that he was the best at everything. Ali was always floating in there. Really would appreciate more time from Duran and Leonard. Wonderful video thank you much.
This is soooooooo Amazing! The average person has no idea how difficult it is to keep going without missing a skip. Then to do it for a long extended period of time. Then to do it in a style and adding personality to it. Same with hitting the speed bag. The eye hand coordination and rhythm it takes. The cardio and focus to keep going. Boxers are by far the best athletes. Long distance runners, just get into their pace and run. Sprinters, use a burst of speed and then the race is over. Boxers, need everything...speed, endurance, strength, eye hand coordination, quickness, agility, balance, toughness, lighting quick reflexes, mental quickness and strength. The average person couldn't go 4 rounds @ 3 minutes each round. Great video. All the while getting beat on by the other boxer.
HipsterBot the way he keeps his hands in one position at the side of his hips the whole time like that is surprisingly very hard to do and he makes it look effortless. Joe was the man, 12 year title reign just an absolute model of perfection in boxing.
@@BedlamsBluff lol absolutely man I love his fighting style and not just that he was one of few fighters that were good at ANYTHING! A true natural talent
I took up boxing approximately 5 years ago and I learnt to skip when I was 50 years old, it’s one of best things I’ve ever learnt. I can even do the Roberto Durran squat jump skips. Thank you for uploading this video. 🙏
Most soulful Jump roper: Bernard Hopkins, Worst Outfit: Roy Jones Jr., Most coked up look: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Most Bizarre: Sugar Ray Robinson, Most relaxed: Joe Louis, Best Al Pacino impersonation: Rocky Marciano (But I don't think that really is him), Worst rhythm: Harry Greb, Shortest rope: Benny Leonard, Pure Speed and Power: Mike Tyson.
I'm an incredible jump roper so I know, but watch how Ali kisses the ground when landing; that's the hallmark of a super tuned athlete. Notice how many of the other jumpers hit the deck quite hard when landing.
Awesome exercise for weight loss and conditioning. I used to jump rope till I had a hairline tear in my ankle. Took too much time off and getting back into shape, light weight lifting but heavy on cardio.
Idgaf Sugar Ray Robinson is the best jumper by all means,just watching him is amazing, we're so fortunate that humans invented cameras and were able to capture him on film training.Just watching his foot work makes me want to practice more too,thanx for this vid! ^_^
Cus D'Amatos greatness is a perfect example to what we are all watching. Such a basic exercise yet not one of these legends convey the same thing. Character is what makes a champion
They short changed Mayweather. He's got some serious footwork to boast. I'd give him to top 3 easy. You have to look hard to make sure he still has a rope cause you can't believe he's able to move like that. The rope actually disappears and pops back up when he stops! Otherwise, great video 👍🏾
Sugar Ray Robinson skipped or danced with the rope. Joe Frazier looked like he enjoyed training. There is a zen or joy to boxing training. I'm 64, I still do it.
