Hey guys.

I dunno if anyone would remember me but I thought I'd stop by and let you guys know that I've given up the boxing. Was in it for quite a while and everyone here was a great help with everything.

I remember clinging to this site for ages on tips and pointers, anyone who is new here I hope you're enjoying the site as much as I did and I hope that the site is growing and becoming more and more popular, with the great and helpful community I'm sure you are.

I was loving boxing for a while, was winning and training and doin well, but when I started going up classes the guys were just relentless.... I wasn't fighting for the fun of it any more, I was fighting so that the guy on the other side of the ring didn't bash me to death.

I still train and I'm teaching my little cousin how to box coz he thinks it's the coolest thing in the world but I had to retire from the ring after a deadly defeat that left me bruised and hurt for a long long time. Maybe I'll get back into it one day, but when ever I think about getting back in the ring with some 6'6" guy with a forarm the size of my uper body I feel sick...

I guess you could say I've taken the quiters way out but I'd rather be a quiter then dead, true?

I'll admit that the thrill of beating a guy twice your size stills pulls me, but I can't bring myself to go through the torture of being beaten half to death again.

What were you doing in the ring with anyone twice your size ???

Fighting, obviously I exaggerate a bit with the twice the size thing, but some of em were big boys...

Where do you fight? I can't help but wonder why any trainer/organistaion would let you fight suuch big guys. Unless your a small heavy?

I fought at the ammeture nights in a town up the road from where I live. I'm not small-heavy, but I stood my own, my trainer wanted me to go up, go further, but I was like nah I think no. He was a tad pushy I'll admit it, but I don't think he'd have ever let me get in too deap. He told me he didn't want to 'waste me' I could take big guys, but I wasn't having fun doing it.

He must have forgotten that you're the fighter, it's your body and your burden the morning after. I'm sorry man, but If you do decide to go back, I wouldn't reccomend returning to that trainer at all.

Well yeah, I guess you're right, but I liked the challenge, for a while. The first guy I fought that was clearly bigger than me, I felt a rush I hadn't before, the rush that I wanted to beat him so bad, I told my trainer that and I think he just took it a bit far.

Everyone gets the same feeling, but is it worth it?

I thought it was, but with some of the injuries I've had and have I hafto think it wasn't

Believe me I understand! There are other ways you can contribute and participate in boxing though. You could train as a referee or you could do a trainers course and vow to be a responsible coach.

I wouldn't mind being a coach, but I dunno if I would be that great. I think if I was coaching someone I would expect them to do well, I dunno, just don't think I'd do too great. With what you're saying I might end up going back but fight the guys my size again.

I know I'm not in the best form, with having broken both my arms now, having a pretty bad knee and bad memories of the ring it might be a bit hard to climb back in.

Well man what can I say, only you know what you're truely capable of and it's only you that can decide. Obviously your going through adversity and even though I don't know you , you seem like a good guy, just a little down. Time heals all wounds.

Thanks buddy. Like I said, I'm still training and all, staying in shape, but like you said, i guess only time will say if I get back into it or not.

I remember talking to you when I was regular here. :)

You do? I thought you would have been here before I started!
Different username?

Well I'm pretty sure it was you. I'm pretty sure I remember talking to you, but I've been Luke Hughesy for my whole stay here, so no, not a different user name.