Hey all!

I'm 24 and I've been wanting to box for a long time coming. Currently I'm in Oregon and my gf just found me a boxing gym that trains for the amateur league. I know that you're supposed to start young and end before you get banged up TOO much... but I just can't go out of this life without a good fight. Anything I should worry about? Concerns? Tips?

-Thanks all

Also, I wear contacts... I wonder if that will affect me seeing as though i'm def gonna get socked in the eye in a fight...

It's never too late to start, if you want to box recreationally or even in the amateurs. See the thread further down about the Master Division, which is solely for older amateur boxers.

I started at 35.

if it makes u feel any better kid, 24 is young. i wanted to turn pro late, like late 30's, i don't think i will though, i'm definitley past prime

Thanks for that guys, it makes me feel better about starting late. What about wearing contacts though? I read a thread where one dude said he was waiting till he got lasik sugery before he went amateur...

Good on you for wanting to give it a shot. 24 is not to old.
I started this year at 31.

I looked at the rules for Amateur Boxing in the U.S.A here is what it says about Vision

(d) Vision. The wearing of glasses by boxers in the ring is prohibited. A boxer totally unsighted (uncorrected vision worse than 20/400) in one or both eyes, or possessing only one eye is prohibited from boxing. In addition, a boxer with corrected visual acuity of worse than 20/60 in either eye, regardless of its cause, shall be disqualified. Any boxer with uncorrected vision between 20/20 and 20/400 may be permitted to wear soft contact lenses. If the lens comes out and the boxer cannot continue; the boxer losing the lens will lose by RSC. Any boxer possessing a cataract in either eye which reduces vision to 20/60 or worse, or a boxer possessing the presence or history of retinal detachment or tear, whether or not such condition has been effectively treated, or presence of any other ocular pathology that may result in permanent vision dysfunction, shall be disqualified.

Hope this helps.

DMC:boxing:

Guess that means I'll be protecting my face more... so my contacts stay in my head...