Right, so I have decided to want to start boxing...

[0james0]

As it stands we'd both be in Light Heavy aswell, so you never know! (although if I can lsoe enough weight to get under 12 stone then I can squeeze into Super Middle!

You can take on the winner of the super six mate. I'm sure it's what the world wants to see.

I think the world wants to see me pound your giant lego head!

[Fran@myboxingcoach]

Alright Boys!

Don't know whether to step in between you two to prevent a scrap, or throw a bucket of water over the pair of you! Anyways, you want to find a decent amateur boxing gym in your area. The coaching will be good, the value for money will be great (we charge £1.50 per session in our gym.) Be sure to tell the coach that you are interested in fighting (I'm a coach and wouldn't spend time coaching someone who didn't want to compete, this sounds harsh but you need to understand that there are a gym full of boxers who do want to compete.) You can box up until the age of 35, so you have a good few years left. From raw novice (and depending upon coaching and progress), it's going to realistically take about 12 months to be ready for a full contest. From then and after a few contests, you can enter the Novice ABA champs so that you aren't out of your depth in terms of opposition.

There's a club finder on the aba website (ABAE > Forum) to get you started. If you continue to thirst knowledge of the technique, go check out the free stuff on my site (check the link in my profile).

Most importantly....enjoy the sport, and keep on learning!!!

Good luck lads.

Fran

[Aussie_Egg]

Im 27 and only started training properly 4 months ago 5-6 days a week for 2hrs each time and will be have my 1st amature fight in july.
I go to a pcyc and it cost me $70aus a months for as many sessions as i like. Its a amature boxing gym but we have pros train with us.

Fran: I know where your coming from with letting the trainer know that you intend to fight. It takes a lot of instruction from the trainer to pick up the little changes he wants you to do. Then you having sparring times to include also. And if you have to do it to the non-fighter too the fighters would recieve less insruction which could make the differance in a fight.

Koppas: Go to a few local gyms and have a talk with the trainers and tell them your intentions, They will usually give you a run down on a usual session and ask you some questions. Then just watch the workout for a while maybe even do a session and decide if its going to suit you.

[boxingbantz]

Great advice fellas. Thanks for the input. Glad to see I could still be taking on the world yet.

[0james0]

I just can't get the picture out of my head of some dude with a giant lego head ducking and weaving in a ring!

[boxingbantz]

I just can't get the picture out of my head of some dude with a giant lego head ducking and weaving in a ring!

It's what the world wants to see.

[boxingbantz]

After a month of working on a heavy bag non stop, reading etc today I finally plucked up the courage to phone up my nearest boxing gym and I have got my first private tuition on Monday afternoon. I figured private tuition is probably the way forward as I'll learn a hell of a lot more so the £20 p/h is quite reasonable. Quite excited to be honest, I'm like a kid at Christmas and quite pleased I have actually gotten off of my arse and made the phone call. This could be the start of something good.