by taking boxing seriously i mean training with a view to entering competitions and taking it as far as i possibly can.

I recently turned 18 and when i move away to university i am planning to join a boxing gym that i have found near my university.

i have been trining for boxing for a few months now at my gym but it is not a boxing specific gym so i can only really train my body and use things such as a speed ball and the heavy bag i have at home, i do not currently have a trainer or any good sparring partners but this will change soon.

i do have a martial arts history i have been doing karate since i was 6 and entering under 16s competitions since i was 8 so i think this would give me a solid base to work from i.e i have good natural reflexes and handspeed and my punching teqnique is good as i have been doing it since i was 6 lol.

bearing my background in mind and the fact i would absolutely devote myself to this as i have fallen in love with the sport,could any of the more experienced posters tell me whether i have started too late to realistically have a decent future in the sport.

Thanks

by taking boxing seriously i mean training with a view to entering competitions and taking it as far as i possibly can.

I recently turned 18 and when i move away to university i am planning to join a boxing gym that i have found near my university.

i have been trining for boxing for a few months now at my gym but it is not a boxing specific gym so i can only really train my body and use things such as a speed ball and the heavy bag i have at home, i do not currently have a trainer or any good sparring partners but this will change soon.

i do have a martial arts history i have been doing karate since i was 6 and entering under 16s competitions since i was 8 so i think this would give me a solid base to work from i.e i have good natural reflexes and handspeed and my punching teqnique is good as i have been doing it since i was 6 lol.

bearing my background in mind and the fact i would absolutely devote myself to this as i have fallen in love with the sport,could any of the more experienced posters tell me whether i have started too late to realistically have a decent future in the sport.

Thanks

i also did karate from the age of 6 till 14, then i did a lil bit mma . But when i started boxing my technique suckt, only thing i think doing karate helpt me with was reflexes and mayby footwork. But i don't think 18 is to old, if u want to do boxing just do it cause else in a couple of years u will be sorry.

thanks, which style did you do? i did Goju Ryu and recently started learning Wing Chun (which is brilliant btwi absolutely love it lol)

Who ya trying to convince? Karate won't help you at all in boxing. Hand speed can not be taught. Footwork barely you have to move ya feet to punch with power. None of that will help you it would probably give you bad habits meaning it takes more time for you to adapt.

Who ya trying to convince? Karate won't help you at all in boxing. Hand speed can not be taught. Footwork barely you have to move ya feet to punch with power. None of that will help you it would probably give you bad habits meaning it takes more time for you to adapt.

agreed. totally different techniques and styles. boxing is not similar to karate at all. if u had fast hands doing karate, u probly will be fast throwing punches in boxing as well, but technique and training are not at all similar. and 18 is not too old to start. plenty of pros started in their 20s and were successful. train hard, eat smart, train more. good luck

who started in the 20s and was susccsuefull as a pro tell me when ur 20 it takes time u get into extreame fitness perfect all the boxing skills then go all through amtuear and the time between fights you wont wana box all the time dont say u do motvation will go and when ur through all that if u spend 24/7 and ur right for the sport ud be 26 at minimium then ure looking at going downhill so if u wna be good amtuear go for it pro forgot it

Nate cambell, tony thompson and a few more started boxing in there late 20s. If you don't know what the **** you're on about, stfu.

who started in the 20s and was susccsuefull as a pro tell me when ur 20 it takes time u get into extreame fitness perfect all the boxing skills then go all through amtuear and the time between fights you wont wana box all the time dont say u do motvation will go and when ur through all that if u spend 24/7 and ur right for the sport ud be 26 at minimium then ure looking at going downhill so if u wna be good amtuear go for it pro forgot it

Anthony Mundine, a professional rugby player turned successful Australian pro boxer at 25 (although he had 4 amateur fights when he was 17)

Rocky Marciano started at 23.

Larry Holmes 19

James "BoneCrusher" Smith 20 - first to beat Tyson

Nate Campbell supposedly 24

And at 26 not all boxers start to go downhill. Some boxers are successful at older ages though obvioulsy not at their peak - George Foreman, world heavyweight champion at 45, had his last at 48.

Archie Moore fought until he was 50.

Bernhard hopkins is 42.

the list goes on

thanks, which style did you do? i did Goju Ryu and recently started learning Wing Chun (which is brilliant btwi absolutely love it lol)

i did shotokan, the most sissy form of karate i think lol, it was semi contact so i wasn't really used to get puncht to my face.

Ruslan Chagaev also started at the age of 20 with boxing.

who started in the 20s and was susccsuefull as a pro tell me when ur 20 it takes time u get into extreame fitness perfect all the boxing skills then go all through amtuear and the time between fights you wont wana box all the time dont say u do motvation will go and when ur through all that if u spend 24/7 and ur right for the sport ud be 26 at minimium then ure looking at going downhill so if u wna be good amtuear go for it pro forgot it


antino tarver went pro at the age of 27

george formen was succesful when he was in his 40's and came back

Theyre completely different styles. I do Karate(Kyokushin) and IMO the only thing that you can take across successfully is the ability to take a hit without caring that much and good striking technique(especially hits to the ribs and liver). Pretty much due to the blocking techniques you learn are made for avoiding kicks aswell, you'll find it hard to shake off a few instincts that you've developed(I know i did when I tried). Also you're likely to have decent stamina aswell so that will help you!

The rest I think you'll be learning almost from scratch. Without doubt you will pick it up quicker than any other starters, because of your karate background.

Ron Lyle turned pro at 29

yes but these had try protenseshal george foreman was a street fight for 10odd years as a child and was amazing

antino tarver went pro at the age of 27

george formen was succesful when he was in his 40's and came back

yeah but tarver had been boxing since age 8, he just had a freaking long amateur career


and foreman started in his teens and won the heavyweight title in the 70's before retiring for a while and coming back

so those guys arent great examples

If you are only boxing for the fame and glory you will always be too old to start. If you are boxing because you love boxing then just get out there and do it no matter what happens.

Who ya trying to convince? Karate won't help you at all in boxing. Hand speed can not be taught. Footwork barely you have to move ya feet to punch with power. None of that will help you it would probably give you bad habits meaning it takes more time for you to adapt.

Handspeed can not be taught? who are you trying to convince? Do you think RJJ was born with the handspeed he once possessed? No of course he didn't, like any physical attribute it can be trained and is only limited by your training, technique and genetics.

Handspeed can not be taught? who are you trying to convince? Do you think RJJ was born with the handspeed he once possessed? No of course he didn't, like any physical attribute it can be trained and is only limited by your training, technique and genetics.

thank you. that was long overdue to be said.

theres successful amatuers that star5t at 24 ... 18 isnt too old at all thats a decent age you can box for 6 or 7 years and turn pro 24 or 25

the way I see it is, children take training and discipline less seriously than a seriously motivated 18-25 yr old who really wants to become a boxer. I believe the later you start, the better chance you have of becoming a decent boxer. (inless you're still lazy and unmotivated)

like I said to the other guy, nate cambell started at 28 yrs old (amateur) so did tony thompson.

the way I see it is, children take training and discipline less seriously than a seriously motivated 18-25 yr old who really wants to become a boxer. I believe the later you start, the better chance you have of becoming a decent boxer. (inless you're still lazy and unmotivated)

like I said to the other guy, nate cambell started at 28 yrs old (amateur) so did tony thompson.

I have never seen anyone misspell "unless".

Congratulations.

I have never seen anyone misspell "unless".

Congratulations.

Its just a typo FFS. :spank:

dude ure at univertisy u prob wont have time and if u start at 18-25 u gota better chance tyo go pro dude shut the hell up most of the greats and good boxers started young and if u start at 8 u have a good 10years to get fit perfect skills and loads more while at 18 ur strap for cahs and over stuff

I have never seen anyone misspell "unless".

Congratulations.

sowwy :(:(:(

Rocky Marciano and Nigel Benn didnt start boxing until they were in their 20's. I think they both started boxing cos they were in the army. Then again both of them had aggressive KO power.

Eubank didnt start until he was about 16 and Audley Harrison (lol) didnt put on a pair of gloves until he was 19 and managed to win a gold medal at the olympics.

If you're starting boxing to become a star then you wont ever make it. You should start boxing cos you love it then if you train religiously for about 5 years you might find your good enough to go pro.

dude dnt bover

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you pretty much hit the nail on the head,im not expecting to become the next world champion, but i would like to compete at a decent level as i love the sport and all the training has to offer me

u love the sport dude u neva even tried it n wtf up wth ya pic

Problem is many of the people that you listed that started at those ages had great talent. Not sure how many of the posters on here looking to start boxing at that age have that kind of talent, or anything close to it. Never hurts to try and see though.