I'm surprised at how many guys on here haven't boxed before.

If you are a huge boxing fan then the temptation to learn to box and compete yourself is almost impossible to resist.

It was for me anyway.

I'm far from Youngblood, but I have had a few boxing smokers and learned to box from proper trainers, and sparred hundreds and hundreds of rounds, some against professional mma fighters over the past 3 years.

I have a chipped front tooth, what seems to be a deviated septum, and I once pissed blood for a week, but otherwise I feel great !

Even at 47, it is possible to get into boxing to some degree and have an amateur fight or two against someone around your age. And it would be incredibly rewarding.