Boxing Blurs - at Henry Tillman Championship Boxing Club

Motion blurs are one of my favorite diversions. For me at least they are most effective when shooting action sports, although that seems to be stating the obvious. I have already posted a series or two on surfing blurs, also on Muay Thai boxing. In surfing you not only have the motion of the water (the spray in particular) but also the very dynamic motion of the surfer. Motion blurs also tend to be very successful in color, the streaks running across the frame competing with the rest of the image. The end result is an image that playfully captures and details movement.
In boxing the ring remains idle, it is just the two combatants that are moving. In this instance the colorful streaks left by the gloves and the head gear reinforce the movement. You get a sense of where the punches came from, and where they stopped in that 1/20 of a second.
Here are images of heavyweights Malik Scott (pink head gear) and Charles Martin (red head gear) sparring at Henry Tillman Championship Boxing Club in Carson CA. Shot 2013.11.08 with Canon 5D3 and EF 24-70 f/2.8 or EF 70-200 f/2.8 lens. With a little post work in Photoshop.

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Muay Thai Boxing Blurs

Last nights 'All Star Promotions' fight card had 8 bouts of Muay Thai and 7 bouts of Boxing. I shot the first 3 bouts of Muay Thai as motion blurs. Here are some of the images. as you can see I opted for color this time, seemed more appropriate!

 A special thanks to Ed Holmes and All Star Boxing.

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Jonathan Hamm vs Andrae Carthron ; OC Fight Club 2013.06.06

The main event on the 9 bout fight card, at The OC Fight Club', matched Heavyweights Jonathan Hamm (6-1, 5KO) and Andrae Carthron (5-7, 3KO).
Coming into this fight not only did we know both Hamm and Carthron could punch, we also knew Carthron could take a punch. Taking punches Carthron did indeed. It was an impressive show on Hamm's part landing punch after punch, but equally impressive or should I say amazing was the fact that Carthron did not go down. Hamm won by unanimous decision improving his record to 7-1, while Carthron dropped to 5-8.

Here are some of the images from that fight.

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Henry Tillman Championship Boxing

I first met Henry Tillman several years ago when he was part of All American HeavyWeights, with the end of that program Henry decided to open his own gym. Walking into his new gym is like walking into 'the past, present and future of boxing', not only are current pro and amateur prospects training here, but there are constant visits from other current and former fighter as well. Just the other day saw light welterweight Pauli Malinaggi and former light welterweight 'Two Gun' Robertson drop by.
The day I stopped by was the first day the gym was ready and also a day of sparring. Not only were the heavyweights Hamm and Martin training for their upcoming fights, but a number of other athletes were there as well. Heavyweight Joe 'The Future' Hanks 21-0, 14KO, is currently training here also, with his coach Jamal Abdullah, in preparation for his upcoming fight in Macau

Henry Sits on the apron of the boxing ring in his new gym in Carson, CA.

Heavyweight Charles Martin warms up,

while heavyweight Jonathan Hamm wraps his hands.

Olympian Michael Hunter shadowboxing in foreground and George Faave in the background.

Referee Ray Chavez dropped in for the action and the practice.

Then its time for the sparring Jon Hamm and George Faave pair up,

while Charles Martin pairs up with Michael Hunter.

 Trainer Nico on the pads with George,

then with his son.

Sparring is over but not the workout, Charles shadowboxes,

 Hamm jumps rope.

Devo, George and Jon all on the heavy bags!

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