Why did you not Box?

[bestjabwins]

I was, maybe still am, quite a decent boxer but never took it past competing at amateurs because of
- lack of self belief - being a world champion seemed too unlikely a thing to happen to me.
- fear, i found the constant nerves and anxiety for at least a week before a bout draining, and couldn't imagine living with that for a large portion of my life if i ever wanted to turn pro.
-lack of discipline, smoking cigarettes and other stuff. i'd like to say girls and sex but I wasn't that lucky in my teens.
- didn't want want to mess up my considerable good looks. ahem.
- fighting for peoples' entertainment didn't sit right with me. I remember in a fight the other guys supporters shouting at him to 'f***ing kill the bastard' and other stuff, and while I was fighting I was also having a conversation with myself about how ugly the whole scene was.
- seemed like a mugs game for most people.

[Master]

Yes I am a bit like Pavlik instead of being addicted to alcohol I am addicted to women, being lazy and food.

[roberto duran legend]

I used to go to boxing clubs all the time when i was younger, i loved it all , the training and sparring,and just the smell of the gym , and the banter with the rest of the lads was quality . i wasnt too bad , i could hold my own in sparring with anyone in or around my weight , but the thing is with boxing as everyone knows is if your not totally dedicated you are going to be in a world of hurt. And when girls and beer came along so my dedication went out the window.

[THE THIRD MAN]

I thought going out getting pissed and chasing questionable girls was more important.

I wish I'd taken it seriously

"I spent all my money on cars, women and booze, the rest i just wasted" ~ George Best

[Violent Demise]

Well, I consider myself lucky, because I have been boxing.

But unfortunately, I never got the chance to end up in the Amateur or Professional competitions. The last boxing gym in my city closed down a while ago, and that ended all of my hopes for now. But I still box on the streets, taking on anybody that's willing to lace up the gloves with me.

So, for the last five years, I've had 125 fights. Rarely against good competition. Lost most of my fights early on, and haven't lost since September of 2009. My record is 97-22-6 with 73 knockouts/technical knockouts.

I'm only seventeen. I'm very wise for my experiences, and I plan on continuing boxing. I'm probably going to be stepping into the ring when I'm 18.

I've loved boxing ever since I became oddly obsessed with it. You get to a certain point when you fight, that when you get hit, it oddly feels good.

It's a sweet science. My main priority has always been defense and counterpunching, and because of it, I've only had three concussions. I'm mentally a little bit slower, but still sharp and smart.

I have three loves. 1. Boxing 2. The English Language and 3. Humor.

And I'll remain devoted to all three of those loves until the day I die, no doubt.

Lets see if I got this straight. You're 17 years old who's spent the last 5 years fighting the best 6th and 7th graders the local junior high has to offer. And despite being 5 years older and towering over them height wise you still managed to lose to them 22 times. Suffering 3 concussions in the process. This while concentrating on defense and counterpunching. Damn. Not much can really be said but

[p4pking]

I think your story. About the baseball bat is. way more badass VD. That one isn't funny at all, really hardcore like a story should. be.

[Slim the BoxingManiac]

Well, I consider myself lucky, because I have been boxing.

But unfortunately, I never got the chance to end up in the Amateur or Professional competitions. The last boxing gym in my city closed down a while ago, and that ended all of my hopes for now. But I still box on the streets, taking on anybody that's willing to lace up the gloves with me.

So, for the last five years, I've had 125 fights. Rarely against good competition. Lost most of my fights early on, and haven't lost since September of 2009. My record is 97-22-6 with 73 knockouts/technical knockouts.

I'm only seventeen. I'm very wise for my experiences, and I plan on continuing boxing. I'm probably going to be stepping into the ring when I'm 18.

I've loved boxing ever since I became oddly obsessed with it. You get to a certain point when you fight, that when you get hit, it oddly feels good.

It's a sweet science. My main priority has always been defense and counterpunching, and because of it, I've only had three concussions. I'm mentally a little bit slower, but still sharp and smart.

I have three loves. 1. Boxing 2. The English Language and 3. Humor.

And I'll remain devoted to all three of those loves until the day I die, no doubt.

Lets see if I got this straight. You're 17 years old who's spent the last 5 years fighting the best 6th and 7th graders the local junior high has to offer. And despite being 5 years older and towering over them height wise you still managed to lose to them 22 times. Suffering 3 concussions in the process. This while concentrating on defense and counterpunching. Damn. Not much can really be said but

Yeah, okay, asshole.

I got the concussions from the only good fighters that I fought. I don't think I have ever boxed somebody younger than me. As a freshman in high school, I was boxing seniors.

And you hurt my feelings. You naughty poster, you.

[Conrad]

Karate Kid the movie.

I'd be about 7 when that came out and although all my family were boxers I insisted on doing that instead. I hated it and only stuck at it because my Dad promised me £100 if I got my black belt. I quit the day after I achieved it.

By the time I realised I should've done boxing I was a teenager and cared more for girls and getting off my face. Plus if I'm honest I was too scared/wise to walk into the gym by then.

Have you ever been to the gym Willenhall Road?

No mate, know where you mean though. The lad I work with trains there from time to time. I'm from Wednesfield so Graisley Lane would be my local gym but that's a shithole.

[Violent Demise]

I think your story. About the baseball bat is. way more badass VD. That one isn't funny at all, really hardcore like a story should. be.

What a sad sheltered life you must of lived if you consider a baseball bat hard core. I bet you don't believe in sex before marriage either, huh?

[p4pking]

Of course Venereal, that and sarcasm are absolute no no's for me.

I do like how premarital sex and being attacked with weapons apparently go hand in hand in your estimation though, both a measure of how sheltered one's life has been. I'm sure you truly have been beat up a lot, being the victim of bullying is about the only charitable explanation for the way you post.

[Master]

Karate Kid the movie.

I'd be about 7 when that came out and although all my family were boxers I insisted on doing that instead. I hated it and only stuck at it because my Dad promised me £100 if I got my black belt. I quit the day after I achieved it.

By the time I realised I should've done boxing I was a teenager and cared more for girls and getting off my face. Plus if I'm honest I was too scared/wise to walk into the gym by then.

Have you ever been to the gym Willenhall Road?

No mate, know where you mean though. The lad I work with trains there from time to time. I'm from Wednesfield so Graisley Lane would be my local gym but that's a shithole.

I trained at Graisley School and another warehouse factory nearby.

Amir Khan visited the one I mentioned a few years ago.

[NuthaPug]

Missing half a leg.

Didn't get into kick-boxing, either.

[NUCLEAR BULL]

i was at best good domestic fighter but nothing more, i would have loved fighting at world championship level but it wasnt to be wasnt good enough. Once i got injuries that limted me even more that was it really, had surgery, then injection to help calm the probs but should have ended before then. I help boxers train these days and show them ways to do things that hopefully avoid them from getting same type of injuries that finished me.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Ive been competing as an amatuer for years and heard from numerous trainers ( In Jin Chi's trainer in particular ) that i have the style to be a successful pro but the reason why I dont head to the big leagues are two reasons.

1. I love Boxing but I just dont feel the need to take punches for a living because I already make decent money.

2. Not to sound like a tool or anything but everyone around me , especially the girls, always told me that my prettyboy face is one of my biggest assets so I just dont want to mess it up and end up like Mickey Rourke.. fuck that..

Im going to be a bigtime promoter one day though..

[uwey]

Old cutman Percy Richardson told me there were levels to the fight game and then got me some sparring with Bernard Hopkins sparring partners. His sparring partners were unbeatable to me. Then he told me to stay and watch young Bernard dismantle these guys that i thought were unbeatable. Percy pulled me to the side and then pointed out that if i cant beat this ans sparring partners then what the hell do u think the champs will do to you. Bottom line, there is only one king of the hill and u can hurt your self trying to reach that point just like Freddy Roach or many other boxers. At least he made money on the training end. Many of us end up damaged and broke. I had a great mentor, i went the cutman route