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    how late is too late

    is 19 too late? i took up boxing at 17 but didnt get far because of a recurring injury. im 18 now, and just had one lot of surgey. im going to need another operation soon so it will realisticaly be at least 6 months before i can start training again.

    im not particularly talented, i dont have amazing genetics for it. i was average at best when i started. is it too late to make something of my life in boxing? im not looking to go pro or be a champ, but i want to know that i got a few amateur medals under my belt.
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    It isn't how old you are, it isn't how talented you are, it's how hard you're willing to work.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by as646 View Post
      It isn't how old you are, it isn't how talented you are, it's how hard you're willing to work.
      Badabing BadaBOOM!..

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      • #4
        Originally posted by josh-hill View Post
        is 19 too late? i took up boxing at 17 but didnt get far because of a recurring injury. im 18 now, and just had one lot of surgey. im going to need another operation soon so it will realisticaly be at least 6 months before i can start training again.

        im not particularly talented, i dont have amazing genetics for it. i was average at best when i started. is it too late to make something of my life in boxing? im not looking to go pro or be a champ, but i want to know that i got a few amateur medals under my belt.

        no no no man, your far from to old!

        i know guys who has made succesfull amateur careers while starting at the age of 30 and older, i even got a guy at the gym who went to Turkey to fight, a comeback at age 49!
        Last edited by leff; 10-12-2011, 02:57 PM.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by leff View Post
          no no no man, your far from to old!

          i know guys who has made succesfull amateur careers while starting at the age of 30 and older, i even got a guy at the gym who went to Turkey to fight, a comeback at age 49!
          eeeexactly.....specially for your goals u got plenty of time and potential....hell do some training learn some knowlege then coach if you still luv the sport..

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          • #6
            cheers guys, this has made me feel a load better about the surgery, knowing im not throwing the only chance i have down the drain. can someone link me to a website that has accurate information about amateur boxing in the UK? i tried the ABAE website which i think is the official one, but i couldnt find anything clear about weightclasses, leauges or catagories or round legnths and stuff. they seemed to have lots of different divisions which i didnt know existed

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            • #7
              Its not too late. I have 2 professional boxers at my gym.

              One of them is from Jamaica and he started boxing at 21. Right now he has a professional record of 9 win 1 loss (9-1). The other guy started at 20 and is 6win 0 loss (6-0) as a professional too

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