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xTroy
10-20-2008, 05:08 PM
What's up everyone? I was just trying to get some information as to how to start boxing. I don't really know anyone that knows to much, so information as to where to start would be pretty helpful ha, i.e. gloves, what to look out for, etc. Also, I'm kind of a slender guy, I'm 5'10 or so, and weigh about 142lbs. I'm skinny, and my dad tells me I don't have the body for a boxer, but I really want to pursue it. Also I kind of have a bigger nose, and know to look out for the nose hits.
Ha, I guess what I'm getting at is just a little advice. Thanks.
BlackWater
10-20-2008, 05:28 PM
Look into joining a gym. You'll learn everything you need to know.
xTroy
10-20-2008, 05:31 PM
And how would that help? Like, not trying to be rude, but I wouldn't really walk around asking people around the gym what's what. Unless you're implying I get a coach?
BlackWater
10-20-2008, 05:51 PM
Generally in gyms you work in groups with other people for a while learning the fundamentals.
xTroy
10-21-2008, 12:47 AM
That makes sense... But like, what kinda stuff do I need? Like what's some pretty standard boxing gloves, mouth piece, and should I get a punching bag yet. Ha.
BRICKS
10-21-2008, 12:54 AM
just go in the gym with tennis shoes and workout clothes. gyms will provide what u need for a while.
ur not that skinny. im 5' 10.5 and weight 130-135 when im not working out.
if u stick with it u will find out what u need. wouldnt worry about most the shit just yet since you havent gotten any use for it.
karatekid530
10-21-2008, 02:10 AM
before you go to the gym, start running and doing your basic pushups/situps/pullups. theyre gonna work you hard the first couple times to make sure you have the spirit for it so go prepared for a thorough workout and try to enjoy it. after a while once youre accepted its fun as hell and always a good workout.
Mikaeel
10-21-2008, 02:27 AM
just go to the gym and never be shy about asking people advice. when i started boxing i was like a dork asking anybody for advice. now i teach classes at the same gym. just make sure to be very humble and soak up as much advice as u can.
Mikaeel
10-21-2008, 02:28 AM
wow, i used 'advice' like three times lol
Don't listen to your father for one. Two, join a boxing gym. There's no need to get in shape first, no one expects you to join as a gym rat. That's what the gym is for, getting you in shape. Third, give it all you got :good
Youngblood
10-21-2008, 10:42 AM
Ditto on the don't listen to your dad. I find even at 6'1" and 154 and giving age...I have a hard time finding fights, as most everyone is in a lighter category.
And yes...just get your ass to the gym, and let it sort itself out. Too many people worry about being ready before joining. Ready is what a good gym will help you do. After you get a few months in a gym and get familiar, then get your medical to further train and to spar...well then I tend to think it is time to look at a more substantial fitness for boxing related workout. Too many people miss out IMO, for fear of not being ready.
Ready begins with a walk thru the door.
"you dont get fit to train, you train to get fit" or something like that....
"you dont get fit to train, you train to get fit" or something like that....
Great quote, I'll try to remember it for the future.
karatekid530
10-22-2008, 01:35 PM
Don't listen to your father for one. Two, join a boxing gym. There's no need to get in shape first, no one expects you to join as a gym rat. That's what the gym is for, getting you in shape. Third, give it all you got :good
right, no need to go turning yourself into a gym rat. but it does help being able to know the excercises proper motions before getting em tossed at you when you're already tired from training ya know? and the other side of that is that if you come in in fairly decent shape it'll cut the time it takes for a coach to be a coach instead of testing your guts.
jimmie
10-22-2008, 02:36 PM
What's up everyone? I was just trying to get some information as to how to start boxing. I don't really know anyone that knows to much, so information as to where to start would be pretty helpful ha, i.e. gloves, what to look out for, etc. Also, I'm kind of a slender guy, I'm 5'10 or so, and weigh about 142lbs. I'm skinny, and my dad tells me I don't have the body for a boxer, but I really want to pursue it. Also I kind of have a bigger nose, and know to look out for the nose hits.
Ha, I guess what I'm getting at is just a little advice. Thanks.
Your dad is full of shit no offense I was the same exact weight and height when I first started boxing when I was 17 and I did alright. First off join a gym and dont worry you dont gotta follow guys around and ask stuff the coaches or fighter/coaches will notice your knee and help you out with the fundementals and good technique just try and learn whatever you can. More then likely they will have gloves there for you but if im you buy your own pair something in the 12-18 oz range also buy a pair of handwraps trust me its very important if you use them and wear them correctly your hands wont even feel like you box which believe me helps. A mouthpiece wont really be needed until you start sparring but its good to help with your breathing.
Slicknick56
10-22-2008, 09:35 PM
i remember being on these boards years ago and asking for advice when i first started. ill tell you one thing, a gym can be an intimidating place. The second you walk through the door your in a whole different world. youll feel as though your in a movie watching gladiators train for battle. its loud, its rhythmic as with the tapping of the jump rope. big bangs othe heavy bag, little burst like thuds from the speed bag. the coaches instructions being yelled out to his or her fighter.
you may get the chance to see two people sparring in the ring which is always fun to watch for the first time.
its fun, good luck. im starting to get back into it myself so i look forward to seeing how you progress. good luck buddy.
I remember that as well. The people in the ring were like super humans to me at that time, getting hit in the face and not even flinching! :lol:
Slicknick56
10-22-2008, 09:54 PM
yea it was crazy when i first started. i would shut my eyes whenever someone punched at me and what not. but before boxing i used to read up so much on it, i studied it like an obsession. everyday nothing but boxing on my mind. so i learned what the greats did to condition themselves and tried imitating. it was fun, i wanna go back to that. its crazy to think about your first time ever stepping into boxing. i remember my first trainer and shit. still the trainer i think about when boxing, always remembering that to him, the jab should be out 90 percent of the time.
boxing is addicting so be ready newbie.
MagnaNasakki
10-23-2008, 01:26 AM
Do it son! Life is too short. Eventually you wake up, and you're old and haven't done what you want to do.
Join a gym, and reach for your dreams.
xTroy
10-27-2008, 03:05 PM
its fun, good luck. im starting to get back into it myself so i look forward to seeing how you progress. good luck buddy.
Ha, that post kinda hit me. You guys are right, I shouldn't worry about what my dad says, and life is too short. If I want to scrap, then thats what I should do. Hopefully I'll stick to these forums, because you all seem to know what's up and will be able to help me out. Hopefully I'll go to my first boxing gym sometime this week, as of now though, I'm gonna start training.
Corrosion
10-27-2008, 07:19 PM
Your dad just said that because he dosen't want you to box.
Don't listen to him.
Do what YOU want to do.
xTroy
10-28-2008, 11:20 PM
Hey guys... Sorry to bring this topic back up again, but now my dad is telling me that I can't box. It's bullshit, I really want to, but he keeps telling me about all the health problems involved. Sure I understand all about that, but like... He's not even giving me a chance to try. I am considering about doing it behind his back, but I dunno if that'd work. How would I explain injuries/etc. Thanks again :/
Hey guys... Sorry to bring this topic back up again, but now my dad is telling me that I can't box. It's bullshit, I really want to, but he keeps telling me about all the health problems involved. Sure I understand all about that, but like... He's not even giving me a chance to try. I am considering about doing it behind his back, but I dunno if that'd work. How would I explain injuries/etc. Thanks again :/
What health problems? Could you direct your father to this board, perhaps he's willing to debate those health problems he speaks of. He's probably worried, but he can be assured there's no brain damage in the amateurs. The worst that can happen is breaking your nose or coming home with a shiner.
Storamin
10-29-2008, 08:38 AM
Hey guys... Sorry to bring this topic back up again, but now my dad is telling me that I can't box. It's bullshit, I really want to, but he keeps telling me about all the health problems involved. Sure I understand all about that, but like... He's not even giving me a chance to try. I am considering about doing it behind his back, but I dunno if that'd work. How would I explain injuries/etc. Thanks again :/
Just Do It.
you shouldn't have any injuries in the first few months... at that point, you can probably show him the positives of boxing. but he'll be pissed.
always ask for forgiveness, not for permission
get a mate to break your nose then tell your dad your you got attacked then break down and cry and tell him that if only he let you go boxing that would never of happened because you would of known how to fight off the dirty criminals who did that to you! plus if your nose is already broken before starting boxing it wont happen whilst boxing so its all good!
PS: maybe a black eye would do...a broken nose is a bit extreme but you catch my drift...
GPater11093
01-18-2009, 10:32 AM
Hey guys... Sorry to bring this topic back up again, but now my dad is telling me that I can't box. It's bullshit, I really want to, but he keeps telling me about all the health problems involved. Sure I understand all about that, but like... He's not even giving me a chance to try. I am considering about doing it behind his back, but I dunno if that'd work. How would I explain injuries/etc. Thanks again :/
if i was you tell your dad your doing it to get fit. my parents hate me boxing but they wont stop me as im good at it, and your dad will realise that you can box and you will be safe in the ring.
Kolya
01-18-2009, 02:26 PM
Hey guys... Sorry to bring this topic back up again, but now my dad is telling me that I can't box. It's bullshit, I really want to, but he keeps telling me about all the health problems involved. Sure I understand all about that, but like... He's not even giving me a chance to try. I am considering about doing it behind his back, but I dunno if that'd work. How would I explain injuries/etc. Thanks again :/
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Marnoff
01-18-2009, 04:54 PM
Go to your local boxing gym. Begin.
davenz
01-18-2009, 08:59 PM
[quote=xTroy;2749663]Hey guys... Sorry to bring this topic back up again, but now my dad is telling me that I can't box. It's bullshit, I really want to, but he keeps telling me about all the health problems involved. Sure I understand all about that, but like... He's not even giving me a chance to try. I am considering about doing it behind his back, but I dunno if that'd work. How would I explain injuries/etc. Thanks again :/
my dad said wanking makes you blind haha i can still see sweet as
xTroy
02-02-2009, 12:54 AM
I see you guys brought this topic back up, sorry I haven't responded. But no, I have not joined a gym yet... My dad is still "no" on the topic, and the problem is since I don't drive I can't get to a gym. The closest one around me is about 30 minutes away and I have only 1 friend interested in boxing - but at the moment he can't box as he is heavy into lifting (due for a lifting competition soon).
But I still have really been reading about it, watching it, and have been lifting consistently for about 2 1/2 weeks. I printed out that article that you guys posted in here about boxing not directly linked to head injuries and left it for my dad so I'll see what he says when he reads it, I'm 99.9% sure he wont budge much though.
ralphc
02-02-2009, 01:24 PM
The question you might ask yourself, are you an athlete? If you aren't any good at sports, chances are you won't be any good in boxing. Although there are specific talents required to become good in any given sport, most athletes can learn and become reasonably proficient at any sport. If you can't do boxing do something else. Sooner or later a chance to do boxing will come along.
xTroy
02-02-2009, 03:37 PM
Hahah what kind of question is, "Are you an athlete?" Just because I'm kind of skinny doesn't mean I'm not athletic... Not trying to brag, but I'm a starting point guard for my basketball team, 2nd or 3rd best track distance runner in my grade (junior), and overall my dad doesn't want me to box simply because he has some crazy image that boxing is violent :roll: Ha ok that last part was a joke, but he's just looking into me safety, but at the same time I know that I could handle it..
GPater11093
02-02-2009, 03:50 PM
you sound like an athletic guy
i can only say whta other people have said before to elll your dad about the safety and tell you r dad your just going to a boxing gym, you might end up not liking it or juts going for fitness and hardly anyone spars in the first few moths
also my mum and dad arnt to keen on me fihting but they realise i enjoy it and can handle myself.
but she aslo comes out with soem great one liners while i was boxing
'just hit him'
'just dodge them'
'just bob him on the nose'
that was the first and last time she came to see me box
Hahah what kind of question is, "Are you an athlete?" Just because I'm kind of skinny doesn't mean I'm not athletic...
Trust me mate, ralphc is the last person here to imply that you need to be a big bodybuilder to be an athlete ;)
Not trying to brag, but I'm a starting point guard for my basketball team, 2nd or 3rd best track distance runner in my grade (junior), and overall my dad doesn't want me to box simply because he has some crazy image that boxing is violent :roll: Ha ok that last part was a joke, but he's just looking into me safety, but at the same time I know that I could handle it..
That's athletic. You shouldn't be putting on mass, you'll fill out naturally by doing boxing training. Convince your father, or send him here :hey
Seriously, he should understand that amateur boxing and professional boxing are two different animals, amateur boxing is a sport like any other. Sure it'll get you a shiner or an occasional broken nose but no one died of a broken nose and cemeteries aren't filled with shiner victims either. He should cowboy the fuck up :D
xTroy
02-02-2009, 06:29 PM
Ha I'd love to send him here to read this kind of stuff, but he'd be all like "these are not valid sources to justify your boxing.", and blah blah blah. My dad is a big reader, thinker, whatever you want to call it, and there is nothing wrong with that, but it's obnoxious. See, he's lawyer, so it's nearly impossible to change his mind as he thinks his logic is always right. I even tried telling him Amateurs and Pros are two different things, and that I wouldn't even box within the first 2-3 weeks if longer, and he goes on about brain injuries and things like that.
A lawyer? That's perfect! Tell him that you need proof of brain damage in amateur boxing, innocent till proven guilty :lol:
Besides you are 17, he can only stop you for a short while so that's a pretty pointless exercise. His best option is settling out of court. You get to train, but no sparring until you're 18 :think
Or request to be tried as an adult, 17 is pretty close to 18 :think
ralphc
02-02-2009, 10:16 PM
Ha I'd love to send him here to read this kind of stuff, but he'd be all like "these are not valid sources to justify your boxing.", and blah blah blah. My dad is a big reader, thinker, whatever you want to call it, and there is nothing wrong with that, but it's obnoxious. See, he's lawyer, so it's nearly impossible to change his mind as he thinks his logic is always right. I even tried telling him Amateurs and Pros are two different things, and that I wouldn't even box within the first 2-3 weeks if longer, and he goes on about brain injuries and things like that.
Brain injuries are an ugly reality in violent sports, however boxing doesn't have a monopoly on it. As a matter of fact American football is one of the most dangerous sports in the world, brain injuries included. A football player is about 3 times more likely to incur a concussion requiring hospitalization than a boxer. If you get proper training, there is only a small chance of getting a brain injury in boxing.
heehoo
02-03-2009, 12:45 AM
Not to hijack the thread, but would there be any hope for a guy who's 28 and just wants to get into shape? I'm 5'11" 200 lbs and I want to get fit.
just to respond to the athletic thing....I was a heavy drinker and weed smoker before I started boxing and it didnt stop me for fuck....I dont think you should make such broad generalisations mate...just saying boxing/sports is open to everybody I know some really athletic guys who started at the same time as me, In the first sessions I was a reck sweating all over the gafe, out of breath all the time, the athletc cunts were like looking down their noses at me, a few months down the line came sparring and lo and behold a few punches on the nose and the athletic cunts never came back....
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