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well today I decided to say what the hell, called the place around 12:00 and they told me to come in at 2. I get there a little late cuz it was hard to find (I don't know the 'hood) and saw an old man comin out the door. I was still lost and didn't even find the correct gym I was lookin for and I figured this old timer could help me out. I said,' excuse me sir, do you know where 1400 N. 14th st boxing gym is' and he looked me up and down and said,'We got boxin here, U ever fought?' I said no, he asked me what I wanted to do and I told him I just wanted to learn the skills and maybe compete someday...I could tell this guy had been thru some wars...I forgot his name but he has a minor slur. But he moves pretty well and thinks okay from what I can see...His nephew, a fighter, was tellin me how some cat was gettin loud on the court nearby the gym and the coach went over there to tell em to quiet down, one of the b-ballers said '**** YOU OLD MAN' and ol' coach dropped the guy with one shot at age 65. He told me to come back at six, so for three and a half hours, I waited.
The ring inside the gym I could tell had been around, it's tiny, the ropes are loose, the ring is cracked and duct taped. They have an uppercut bag, a 150lb bag, 100lb bag, and then a 70..All of em have some of the stuffing taken out, I can tell by the way they feel.
Seems like a good spot, one of the guys said it would be a little more live during the middle of the summer...Right now the only two guys that I saw that would be legitimate sparmates with me was some 35 -40 year old heavy guy who only appeared to be there for weight lifting and this 210lb mexican who was also new. all us new guys pretty much watched, I was the only new guy who brought hand wraps so I wrapped em up and when I saw a bag not bein hit for a few mins, borrowed some Lightweight's gloves and went to work....Loved the feel of these bags in there. Much better than the **** I have at home. Can't wait to go back tommarrow...
The ring inside the gym I could tell had been around, it's tiny, the ropes are loose, the ring is cracked and duct taped. They have an uppercut bag, a 150lb bag, 100lb bag, and then a 70..All of em have some of the stuffing taken out, I can tell by the way they feel.
Seems like a good spot, one of the guys said it would be a little more live during the middle of the summer...Right now the only two guys that I saw that would be legitimate sparmates with me was some 35 -40 year old heavy guy who only appeared to be there for weight lifting and this 210lb mexican who was also new. all us new guys pretty much watched, I was the only new guy who brought hand wraps so I wrapped em up and when I saw a bag not bein hit for a few mins, borrowed some Lightweight's gloves and went to work....Loved the feel of these bags in there. Much better than the **** I have at home. Can't wait to go back tommarrow...
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