World Boxing Hotspots?

[donnydarkoIRL]

Hey Sharla, I reckon that you'll find boxing wherever you go, but from a boxing perspective it'a very good idea to go somewhere reputed and where you'll findthe help you need.

In New York, there's Gleason's Gym; A Friend is contemplating going there for the summer and I reckon he'll be finding out more soon.

In Detroit there's Kronk, little more needs to be said, If you put in the work there they'll take you anywhere.

Wildcard Gym in Hollywood is a cracking gym also.

I have a friend who trains out of the mma gym "Undisputed" in San Diego.

Sheffield England has the Ingle gym although the style they teach is so different it may confuse any fighter who dares enter!


London has a number of respected clubs too.

[Sharla forgot password]

Sheffield England has the Ingle gym although the style they teach is so different it may confuse any fighter who dares enter!

Can you describe their style? Sometimes I'm not sure if I've been taught a conventional style or not myself - or if I am able to do what is conventional anyway!

Thanks for the input. At this stage it's good to have a few different places in mind because I might not be able to just find work wherever I choose to go and I guess I might not be able to find a coach with time for me wherever I find work either!

I can see that while I'd learn the most training in places where boxing is big I might also find that I'm not of the calibre that will guarantee coaching in places where so much talent already exists!

[donnydarkoIRL]

Well the three most notable fighters to come from this gym were Naseem Hamed, Junior Witter and Johnny Nelson.
Hamed and Witer are bothe switch hitters that are typical of the Ingle stye. Hands low, feet spread wide and combinations flying from all angles. Their defensive arsenal involves a reliance on reflexes and evasiveness and the always seem to be in good condition.

[Trainer Monkey]

Theres also Fraziers and Costello's out of Philly
They call it the "Fighting City Of Philadelphia" for a reason

[Scrap]

Funny I was talking to a trainer from Liverpool a good coach working with the England squad tuesday at the Institute of Sport. Asked him how his Gym was going in Liverpool, his reply, you cant get them in, they are to busy taking Drugs and shooting each other. Makes you think.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I know myself and two of my best friends would sell our collective souls to get a trainer who actually gives a toss about teaching us.

[Trainer Monkey]

Funny I was talking to a trainer from Liverpool a good coach working with the England squad tuesday at the Institute of Sport. Asked him how his Gym was going in Liverpool, his reply, you cant get them in, they are to busy taking Drugs and shooting each other. Makes you think.

Meh,same in the states,though Fraziers is doing pretty good.I offer probably the cheapest Pro level gym in the area,and all I get are phone calls about being too hung over

[Sharla]

If I had a dollar for every time someone told me I have no life because I like to spend most of my spare time training or doing sport related activities I'd be a millionaire! I don't get it myself - in my opinion if you take to much of anything which has you feeling out of it all the time you're avoiding life not living it!

My best friends tend to be people who are into sport since other people look at me like I'm an alien when I talk about - well pretty much whenever I talk!

Still once some of us are bitten by the boxing bug we're stuck for life and that's it - it's not negotiable and then as hitmandonny says you'd LOVE to have a good trainer with some time to teach you something occasionally.

Where I am now there's a big emphasis on everyone being able to train ouselves because it's supposed to demonstrate strength of will, independance etc. While I and the others understand that we sometimes wonder how much faster we'd learn if I had a little more feedback.

A few days ago I noticed Brent sparring one of the less dedicated guys in the gym. This guy is one which has been coming for a while but on and off - not consistantly. As soon as they start sparring the non-consistent guy has something to prove and tries to take Brent's head off. They end up having a war - without head gear, wearing old gloves of questionable quality.

I was just wondering where the figher's coach was - there's always a coach for the boxercise people doing their little cardio workouts but these guys could actually hurt each other and there was no one to stop them!

I guess that's why forums like this are important - so people with 'no life' like hitmandonny and myself and our training partners with a thirst for direction can work out which coaches to come and pester

And of course pester them online a lot too