"What do you think about the 'Mechanical Ali' just now?" Xiang Shan leaned back in his office chair, arms folded across his chest, and asked, "I mean the sparring robot we just saw."
Coach Novich nodded: "It's a piece of incredible technology."
"Do you think it can be effective in training?"
"If these big toys can actually emulate the skills of Ali and Tyson, then they certainly can," Novich said. "No one is yet qualified to have Ali as a sparring partner and let him go all out, right? Even if it's just for specialized training, it could well replace most shadow boxing."
Shadow boxing is a training method where athletes practice boxing techniques with their hands, without wearing any protective gear, either alone or with the help of others.
After mastering the basic boxing techniques and footwork, most athletes need to improve their combination punches and the coordination between punches and footwork, and shadow boxing is the best method for developing these abilities.
