First of all, just wanted to say hey, and a little about me. I am 15, live in "smalltown", Texas, and want to learn to box. No, I'm not just some other punk that thinks he can step in the ring with another fighter and woop his ass any day. I KNOW I can be beat, but I want to learn. i want to teach myself though, because I think that's the best way to learn. So anyways, here's my questions:

1.) I have previously had a broken jaw, due to me running into a guys shoulder. it has been... about 5-6 months after the accident, but I'm worried that if I get rocked too hard it will break again. Does anyone have any knowledge/ first person experience of this?

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2.) Just bought a brand new pair of boxing Gloves. They seem ok, here's an ebay link to some just like it: http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-BLUE-1...QQcmdZViewItem
I was just wondering, are these any good? Thanks guys, I plan to stay here and learn from the best.