Can a 47 year old become a competitive boxer?

[BIG H]

Hall of fame thread in the making

[boozeboxer]

I would encourage everyone to follow their dreams.

[Jody Lane]

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.

I am one of the guys on here that did box. 1983 Golden gloves champ in Indiana at 147. Now working to get my gut out of the 190s, but not by sparring. Jogging maybe.

[AdamGB]

I would encourage everyone to follow their dreams.

[brocktonblockbust]

I'm down to 192, I was wrong about my weight stated earlier. I got 45 pounds to go, to make weight. This may sound weird, but is there any nose-exercise you can do to get ready for a possible broken nose?

[boxingbantz]

I'm down to 192, I was wrong about my weight stated earlier. I got 45 pounds to go, to make weight. This may sound weird, but is there any nose-exercise you can do to get ready for a possible broken nose?

You could get someone to drop medicine balls on it. This is a regular exercise used to toughen up your abs. It will have the same effect on your nose. If only a bit more bloody.

[Fenster]

I'm down to 192, I was wrong about my weight stated earlier. I got 45 pounds to go, to make weight. This may sound weird, but is there any nose-exercise you can do to get ready for a possible broken nose?

This guy is brilliant. Fact.

[Dark Lord Al]

Please Please go for it , I mean what have the rest of us got to lose?

[brocktonblockbust]

DLA could lose out on this thread if he poo-poos it any further.

medicine ball sounds great, but i'll just have the trainer drop it lightly at first, dont want any bloody noses too soon.

[Dark Lord Al]

DLA could lose out on this thread if he poo-poos it any further.

medicine ball sounds great, but i'll just have the trainer drop it lightly at first, dont want any bloody noses too soon.

It was a question , feel free to answer.

[brocktonblockbust]

no, no, no, it was an ANSWER, feel free to question it.

[X]

Brockton ..... I boxed amateur for 12 years (Detroit and Chicago golden gloves, British schoolboys etc ...... 56 amateur bouts undefeated, lots of trophies) so I sort of knew what I was doing.

I'm 42 now, but I wouldnt think I could get fit enough to compete properly at a high level again.

So, I guess the answer to your question is what you mean by 'competitive' - you could probably do some sort of white collar boxing and maybe even get a couple of low level amateur bouts ...... but don;t expect you are necessarily going to suddenly become a 'monstor for your weight' or anything (to paraphrase a famous old post)

Be real, man.

[JazMerkin]

I'm down to 192, I was wrong about my weight stated earlier. I got 45 pounds to go, to make weight. This may sound weird, but is there any nose-exercise you can do to get ready for a possible broken nose?

Man, don't let these guys discourage you or give you silly ideas like dropping a medicine ball on it. I'll tell you the secret to preparing for a broken nose. Spoons.

Get a pair of small tea-spoons and lightly smack away at your nose with them. Have one further up at the bridge of your nose & another down near the base. Then hit away with the metal. You might be thinking 'well that will be nowhere near the power of a man's punch', however what it does is gets your nose used to impact.

As time goes on, start to improve the force with which you hit the spoons onto your hooter. It's really important that you don't miss opportunities to do this as it's really beneficial in the long-term, so if you're at dinner or down at starbucks, make sure you take advantage of what's there & let those teaspoons go

[Howlin Mad Missy]

get good enough to not get hit

[Dark Lord Al]

get good enough to not get hit

Or fight kid thunder , that will also work.