Boxing Wrapping Hands Like The Pros

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00:00I'm here at the Gusen Gym in Van Nuys with boxing trainer Ricky Funes and boxing star

00:09Fernando Guerrero and today we're gonna get a lesson, a class, how to do hand wraps.

00:15What's the first thing we need to know Ricky?

00:18First thing?

00:19Yeah.

00:20The first thing, look Eddie, I get two sets of gauze.

00:25Do you need to buy one every day, a set of gauze?

00:27Well you know what, Fernando's been buying it because he's been feeling comfortable with

00:31his hand wrapping.

00:32Okay.

00:33But if I can't afford to buy one every day, can I use the same one?

00:36We use the Mexican gauze, which I'm going to start showing him how to wrap so he won't

00:38spend so much money.

00:39Why do you call it Mexican gauze?

00:42Because that's the Mexican gauze that they use mostly in the gym actually, you know?

00:47Okay, and what's that?

00:48This is tape, gauze, and a piece of toilet paper.

00:52In the fight we use gauze for the knuckles.

00:55You can have a little padding, because right here we use toilet paper, it's just more economical.

01:00Start with Vaseline here, so when I put the toilet paper, it won't have so much friction

01:08and get any blisters or any cuts on his knuckles.

01:13Now if Fernando had to do this himself, would he be able to?

01:16Yeah.

01:17You know how to wrap your own hands, right?

01:18Like this?

01:19Like a professional?

01:20Yeah, of course.

01:21No, I'm saying it's always easier when somebody helps you.

01:24Yeah, but you know, there's fighters that wrap their hands really sloppy.

01:27There's some fighters that really take their time on wrapping their hands.

01:29Actually, my last fight, you know, I wrapped my own hands for my fight.

01:32Really?

01:33Yeah, and I had no problems with my hands or anything, so.

01:38I'll put it right here by his knuckles, and I pass his knuckles first, because then I'll

01:42adjust it.

01:43And I get the gauze.

01:45The Mexican gauze?

01:46Yeah, this is Mexican gauze.

01:47Do I have to go to Mexico to buy it?

01:49No, you can get this from Joe Chavez.

01:51Joe Chavez?

01:52Joe Chavez.

01:54The cut guy?

01:55The cut man, yeah.

01:56I buy this from him.

01:57So you start right here, and you start wrapping.

01:58What does he charge?

01:59Yeah, I think it's $1.25 for each row, $1 something.

02:00That's not so bad.

02:01No, not at all.

02:02So you start, and how many times do you go?

02:03The whole thing?

02:04Yeah, I do the whole thing.

02:05I do it probably like 10 times around first, or 5, 7.

02:06It all depends.

02:07Now, Fernando, why is it so important to wrap your hands like this before, and not just

02:08use like the hand wraps that you could buy anywhere, in any sporting goods store?

02:09Well, these are my money money.

02:10These are my money money.

02:11These are my money money.

02:12These are my money money.

02:13These are my money money.

02:15Now, Fernando, why is it so important to wrap your hands like this before, and not just

02:18use like the hand wraps that you could buy anywhere, in any sporting goods store?

02:21Well, these are my money makers, you know, so if I fight in it, why not train in it also,

02:27you know, because they protect my hands so when I'm in a fight, you know, it's just good.

02:33It's not good to be cheap, you know, it's good to protect yourself.

02:37You make the little padding here, you make sure you go under, so you feel the knuckles.

02:43Do you like the toilet paper trick?

02:48I like it, you know, all I like is as long as it doesn't hurt my hands, I'm okay with

02:54it, so ever since he started doing this, it was the first time that somebody actually

02:59used toilet paper, but I told him, hey, if it's working, it's working, you know.

03:03And it works, Ricky?

03:05Yes.

03:06What about taking an old glove and use the foam from inside the glove or something?

03:10You know, we use guarding gloves, instead of hitting the bag with big gloves, he's

03:15been getting adapted to using guarding gloves to strengthen up his muscles on his hands,

03:20make his...

03:21I saw his hands were so big, he couldn't even put on the guarding gloves.

03:24Yeah, you saw that.

03:25Then you go wrap around here, I did like 15 times now, then you go around the thumb.

03:30Now, why do you go around the thumb?

03:31You don't really use the thumb when you punch, do you?

03:33No, you don't, but you know, it puts your hand wrap steady with the whole wrapping,

03:38you know.

03:39If you just do that, there's no point of you wrapping your thumb.

03:42Okay.

03:44Go around.

03:48There is no right way or wrong way to wrap, right?

03:51Everybody has their own way, everybody has their own method, you know.

03:54Freddie Roach has his own method, Robert Garcia, Roger Mayweather has his own way of wrapping,

04:00you know.

04:01But what I noticed one thing, I don't like putting too much padding on the knuckles.

04:05Why?

04:06Because I've seen fighters injure their hands because they put so much padding.

04:10Like James Toney, he used to put a big padding, a wrapping on his... for training.

04:15And not on top of the wrapping, then they put a heavy glove.

04:19So, when they're hitting the heavy bag, I mean, they're hitting, yeah, it sounds good

04:23and looks good, but when it comes to fight, remember, they allow you a certain amount

04:27of padding at the fights.

04:29So, they just won't allow you to put so much padding.

04:31So, imagine you hit so hard and you hit that guy in the head, you end up breaking your

04:35knuckles, you know, bruise it or do it.

04:38And then, Ellie, look.

04:39Then we go around here, you twist it, you go under.

04:49You do that with a... to the other side, close.

04:55How does it feel, Fernando?

04:56Feels good, you know.

04:57For the middle.

04:59Now you open.

05:04And in the end of every training session, you take the scissors and you cut it off?

05:07Yes, sir.

05:08So, every day...

05:09I'm sorry, every day we go through this.

05:11Close.

05:19Very cool, Ricky.

05:20So, what point does the tape come in?

05:22I'll show you right now, Ellie.

05:24You're right, it took four minutes to do this.

05:26Yes, it took you four minutes?

05:27Yeah, you're pretty good.

05:32You know, they're doing this thing, bare knuckle boxing now.

05:35It's coming back.

05:36Someone started a promotion company.

05:37Oh, yeah.

05:38Would you ever do that?

05:39No, I think I'm okay with boxing.

05:41Ellie, so now we're going to finish up with the tape just to strengthen his whole wrist.

05:53Then we go around the thumb.

05:57And go around, open.

06:07Remember, in the professional institute, you're just one inch away from the knuckles.

06:11The tape, you're not allowed to have the tape on top of the knuckles.

06:17Do you do the whole thing with tape?

06:18Yeah, mostly the whole thing.

06:20But we're almost done here, Ellie, so I can show you.

06:23Look, Ellie, now, look how this...

06:27You go around, see this?

06:30Open it.

06:31Why?

06:32So he could get a grip, you know?

06:40Pull.

06:43For now, do your trainers always wrap your hands wherever you train?

06:45Yeah.

06:46So now look at this one.

06:47I've always had, you know, delicate hands, so...

06:49Look at this, Ellie.

06:50I need to do it.

06:51An artwork that says Picasso over here.

06:53Yeah, look.

06:54Like Picasso, right?

06:56I learned that wrapping here from Joe, Joe Goosen, who taught me this, you know?

06:59Joe invented it?

07:00Well, I mean, Joe didn't invent it, but, you know, Joe had his own way of wrapping,

07:05which a lot of fighters felt very comfortable, and I wanted to mimic everything that he did.

07:09Great job.

07:10So now you're ready to go knock some fools out?

07:15This is good.

07:16So, does it matter what glove you put on now?

07:18It does.

07:19You know, you have to...

07:21Just like you asked, you know, like, for the wrapping, is there any incorrect way?

07:25No, it's just the preference of the boxer.

07:28And the gloves, you have to have a preference, too, you know?

07:31Like, I have some particular gloves that I like, you know?

07:35And the feel of it, you know?

07:37I get the scissors, you know.

07:39We go here.

07:40I start here.

07:43Boom.

07:46And I go on there.

07:48And I go on there.

07:53But sometimes I see fighters that they use the same hand wraps every day.

07:57Yeah, they do.

07:58Yeah, I can't do that, you know?

08:00Like, my hand, like I said, you know, I like taking care of them.

08:04And then they use it every day because they want to save money, you know?

08:08But if you make money with it, you got to spend money.

08:10You got to take care of your hand, your bread and butter.

08:14There's fighters that, you know, what's good for other fighters might not be good for him.

08:18And what's good for him might not be good for other good fighters, you know?

08:21And I learned that the other day from Tony, actually, you know, Tony Morgan.

08:24When you do mitts with him or with work on the body, how hard does he hit?

08:29He hits hard.

08:30The other day he hit me hard that I went, oh, man.

08:34Because he's learning how to throw his punches precisely where they should be, you know?

08:38And he's a hard hitting.

08:39But you know when we're doing mitts, he doesn't let his whole power go.

08:42Which he doesn't need to, you know?

08:44We just work on technique.

08:45And once in a while, I would like him to throw his hard punches.

08:48Because last time when we started, I'd go, hey, man, let your left hand go.

08:51And he'd just go like this.

08:53And I'd go, okay, relax now.

08:55Easy, easy now.

08:57Because he let it go.

08:58Yeah.

08:59It's like, damn, you know?

09:00You're lucky you didn't miss.

09:03There you have it.

09:04Fernando Guerrero and Ricky Funes.

09:05Look out for them videos on threepoint.com.

09:07And we'll be right back reporting.

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