Can a 47 year old become a competitive boxer?

[brocktonblockbust]

Call me nuts. Here I go.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

if you're punching untrained under 16's sure.

[Snakey]

Nope, end of thread.

[OumaFan]

Age is just a number!

If you have heavy hands (the kind that could destroy a watermelon) you wouldn't even really have to get into good shape. Just get in good enough shape to go one or two rounds and everything should be fine.

[AdamGB]

Normally I'd be thinking 'why couldn't this have been posted in ask the trainer'

But I''m happy to leave it otherwise...

Honestly? No chance... not unless by competitive you mean 'fighting other untrained 47 year old novices'

Nothing saying that you can't get fitter and look better and learn a bit of boxing whilst doing so... and that is an achievement in itself.

[Master]

Good luck at boxing, I wanted to do it and for the same reason I did not continue to box, did not want to break my long nose, plus parents would not have been happy. Life has not turned out bad but wished I did try boxing as an amateur. Try white collar boxing first and take it from there.

[Hulk]

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.

[AdamGB]

Not sure about in the US, but in the Uk you're not getting a sanctioned amateur bout over the age of 35

[Hulk]

Not sure about in the US, but in the Uk you're not getting a sanctioned amateur bout over the age of 35

To my knowledge in the U.S.A. we have the "Masters Division" for boxers over the age of 32, and they use 16 oz gloves in their bouts.

We also have tons of "Guns N Hoses" shows where middle aged fire fighters and policeman have amatuer boxing matches against one another.

Also, I believe Brocktonblockbuster is living in Korea where there are no laws, Gods, or morals

[JazMerkin]

I don't know what you guys are talking about. I box & I can tell you it seems to me that brockton is made of the right stuff. If you've got heavy enough hands I'd say you can probably compete anywhere up to Super-Middleweight. B-Hop has shown us that dedication can carry you beyond younger, more athletically gifted opponents. The only question is how dedicated are you?

[brocktonblockbust]

I have really heavy hands. At 47, its about 30 years too late to go into boxing. But I do have regrets. I dont regret not having my nose broken though. I have a really big Italian nose which probably woulda got broken each and every fight, plus in sparring.

I met a wellknown trainer in Newark, NJ's Red Brick Gym back in 1996, and he took one look at me and said I should fight at about 147. Im only 5 foot 6, and my normal out of shape weight is about 185. I know I woulda been good at 147, with real heavy hands for that weight.

Now Im in South Korea, and the 147 pounders are weak as shit, they couldnt knock out a fuckin fly or even a fly's egg. Im seriously thinkin of going into boxing at age 47 just to knock these weak ass motherfuckers out. Yes Im fighting in a much lower quality market, but hey, maybe Ill be the South Korean welterweight champ soon.

Im the Rocky Marciano of the 147 pounders. Grazing blows daze my opponents. I could give a guy a standing 8 count if the WIND from my missed punch hit him just right. Just kidding, but I can bench 320 pounds as an example of my strength, and I only weigh 174 right now. That's double my weight. How many people can bench press double their weight----and at age 47!

Thanks to everyone who encouraged me. And the ones who say it cant be done, I'll show you by putting a video up here of me.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

since when has the bench press translated in to punching power? Just asking.

[Memphis]

since when has the bench press translated in to punching power? Just asking.

Agreed, its all about the side muscles

[AdamGB]

^

It's always interesting to see what people will actually class as a bench press...

[FinitoElDinamita]

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.

Nicely put. I agree.