Boxing as a newcommer

[Xwetie]

Hi boxing is quite a hard sport because you have to be dedicated, you have to want to learn. I recon with just a standard boxing bag or the one you linked to is quite boring for a newcomer, Way easier to start with in a gym, there's a few different bags, trainers, tell you how to punch. 140 kg stand is quite hard bag as well i recon.

If you go to the local boxing gym a few times and learn the basic and you like it, then i recommend you to buy your own boxing bag.

That's just my thoughts.

I started out with my own bag but was I was going really dedicated. so its not impossible.

[Gray Lion]

Trust me on this. First I want you to understand that 20 minutes a day is nothing for getting in shape---it wont happen. Second, you can not teach yourself boxing by watching a video or reading a book. Third, you are a long way from punching anything, or investing any money in any kind of bag. (I know fighters in training that use their bed mattress proped up against a wall for punching). The end result after several months is that you will be out of shape, you will be no where close to even getting in a ring and sparring with anyone. And worst of all, when you finally do decide to get gym membership and learn the 'sweet science', your trainer will spend weeks having to undo all the wrong things you have picked up.
If your funds are such that you can not afford to get into a boxing gym, then go by and ask them if you can work in the gym in exchange for free lessons. If not, then ask if you can hang around and watch. You can pick up a wealth of training tips by just watching.
Ask some of the fighters if there is a retired boxing coach who might just be bored and would be glad to donate his free time to working with you. You can cut his grass or do odd jobs around his home for payment. I am doing that now. I am 73 and got tired of being expected to be at the gym on certain days and spend hours of my volunteer time teaching. I now work with a young fighter who was adopted by a family, and it has put the fun back into training someone...and I have a nice lawn and trimmed hedges.

[jamzmaxwell]

Hello...
First of I want to tell you that boxing is a hard sports...Boxing is not a sports for every one only dedicated and hardworking people can adjust their-selves in this sports...Being a boxer i suggest you to use all of protective and training gears to prevent injury while you are practicing...I am a user of RDX Sports Gears...and I also recommend you use these quality gears...Because of its quality gears...RDX sports provide a large range of Boxing gloves and punching bags...

[wanderingfighter]

20 minutes a day is not enough....

I'm a advanced novice that's been practicing for 1.7 years as of now. I train 3 hours everyday except Sundays. Sometimes on Saturday I train twice a day, I haven't even began to scratch the surface of things. If you aren't dedicated you'll go to sleep with a lot of headaches if you ever start sparring against quality opponents.

[Master]

20 minutes a day is not enough....

I'm a advanced novice that's been practicing for 1.7 years as of now. I train 3 hours everyday except Sundays. Sometimes on Saturday I train twice a day, I haven't even began to scratch the surface of things. If you aren't dedicated you'll go to sleep with a lot of headaches if you ever start sparring against quality opponents.

That is dedication

[wanderingfighter]

20 minutes a day is not enough....

I'm a advanced novice that's been practicing for 1.7 years as of now. I train 3 hours everyday except Sundays. Sometimes on Saturday I train twice a day, I haven't even began to scratch the surface of things. If you aren't dedicated you'll go to sleep with a lot of headaches if you ever start sparring against quality opponents.

That is dedication

Yes but I started to train seriously at 30 and I'm 32 now and I have no idea what I'm doing or why I'm dedicating myself to combat sports. I haven't been able to find a teacher that can plan a fight for me so I'm putting all this time into training and neglecting other aspects of my life and at the end of the road I have no fight planned. I met some guy last month that talked about having me fight some Russian guy but they expected me to drop 12 pounds in one month and even though the other guy said he was 0-0 I saw videos of him and he looked extremely experienced. Probably had an amateur background in Russia to be honest with you because he was slipping shots and throwing from angles like a professional and he was fight ready at the proper fight weight. I had to back away from that one and felt like a coward for a week, but there's no way I'm to put myself into that position and have to lose 12 pounds in one month while the other fighter doesn't have go through that hardship and I'm 0-0 and no amateur fights in boxing or Muay Thai so I have no business in the right with someone that's super experienced. My motivation is in the dumps right now so I'm going to get back into focusing on my business life (which I neglected) and the conditioning aspects of fighting in general so I can be ready for whatever shows up out of nowhere, perhaps I will pick up running as a sport and start training for marathons. But I'm just about giving up on the idea of ever having a meaningful fight, at this point if I fight at some hole in the wall fight show I'll consider it a success. So I'm just going to build myself up for one fight.

[Master]

There is a poster on here that fights unlicensed here and he has fought in those white collar fights which you could easily do yourself. That would give you a reason and focus to train so hard.