Do you allow your children to watch boxing?

any age...........

It really depends but it is probably not something they should watch on their own. I watched boxing since I was real little but it was always with at least 1 person older than me to explain any thing that happened. The pro wrestling thing is 100% right also I watched that as a kid also but my parents always told me it was fake and they were highly trained stuntmen. As for actually taking part, I would think they could do that early as long as the parent and gym are responsible in making sure what happens at gym stays at the gym.

Its compulsory in my house, at the kids current age (5 and 3, both girls) they dont really know what it is they're watching, but I do explain things, and they like to sit and watch, though wether thats because they like the sport or just love being with the old man is another matter entirely! When my boy reaches the 3 year mark, I'll do the same with him, and start taking him to the gym once he hits 9/10

I don't have kids but I'd have no problem at all letting them see the sweet science. What I love about boxing is that it's one-on-one and it promotes RESPONSIBILITY and respect. There's nowhere to hide with boxing. You either man-up or get hurt. (In that sense it was a big wake-up call for me when I tried it out when I was a kid anyway.) It's like, yeah, you can feel free to punch the other guy, but he's gonna try to punch you too and for three minutes you're not getting any help. . In my situation, I'm pretty sure my 3 year old daughter is not thinking that far into it. Which brings the question once again, what age would you let them start boxing? At birth? At 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10?

I don't have kids but I'd have no problem at all letting them see the sweet science. What I love about boxing is that it's one-on-one and it promotes RESPONSIBILITY and respect. There's nowhere to hide with boxing. You either man-up or get hurt. (In that sense it was a big wake-up call for me when I tried it out when I was a kid anyway.) It's like, yeah, you can feel free to punch the other guy, but he's gonna try to punch you too and for three minutes you're not getting any help. I just love how boxing is so fair that way (Let's just pretend all judges are legit for a minute lolz.) and it's why it will always be my passion. And, ultimately, as long as you have a responsible ref, boxing should be pretty safe. As for that pretend fighting done by men in obscene amounts of oil and ridiculously tight clothing, where they also happen to hit each other with chairs and stuff, I wouldn't really care that much if my kid really wanted to watch wrestling, but I'd make sure they'd watch at least some real combat sport too, and nothing beats boxing.

if your that worried about it why not just hold off a little on it i dont see the problem tho no different then kids watching wrestling I'm not worried about it at the moment. I'm asking because I'm curious if it was something I should be worried about. I actually think wrestling would be more detrimental to a toddlers state of mind than boxing would be. (The use of chairs and other gimmicks, faked hatred, alot of rule violations that go unpunished, etc) I think its interesting that alot of parents approve of children attending martial arts, and actually feel it improves the childs discipline and structure, but have an aversion to boxing. I once asked a ju-jitsu/mma instructor (not the one from the gym I assist in, but a different one) when he fealt someone should begin learning, his response was "I think they should start right out of the womb, but in reality, they probably would have a better grasp of the concepts at the age of 4 and older". As someone who assists in an MMA gym from time to time, I'd completely disagree, as alot of the tactics in Judo,JuJitsu,MMA can be fatal if someone doesn't understand when to let go. I'd hate to hear of a kindergardener breaking another childs arm or choking another child to death. But we have a difference in opinion, I may be right, he may be right. I hope I'm not coming off as worried, I'm really just interested in what people in similar situations have chosen to do.

My daughter has been watching boxing with me since she was 3 shes 7 now and she loves it also. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

I don't have kids but i'll answer for my father: Yes, i've watched boxing since I was a kid. I watched big live ppv's with my pops like Tyson-Holyfield and Trinidad-De La Hoya. No I did not end up looking for fights in the streets or ended up in jail, or fighting a lot in school. I am not violent either. I am in college, criminal record is non-existent. If that is what you're asking. It's solely up to the parents and the child's temperament/nature, to begin with. I can't say environment because I was raised in a bad neighborhood, but I didn't let it influence my life. It's really up to the parents and how they raise the child. Television and games is just an excuse for terrible parents who did a bad job raising their kids to divert the blame on something else.

if your that worried about it why not just hold off a little on it i dont see the problem tho no different then kids watching wrestling

I will when the time comes, yes. I was watching and involved with boxing fom the age of 3, I would encourage kids the same. Did you often get into confrontations with other children? Did it have any negative effect on you? Do you remember if you understood not to just haul off and slug a friend thinking you were "playing boxing".

I will when the time comes, yes. I was watching and involved with boxing fom the age of 3, I would encourage kids the same.

DIB420; My son who had a real interest in the sport began trainng at 11 yrs old! He sparred at 12 yrs old and fought his first bout in the J.O. Ct. State Championships (USA/ABF) He lost his first bout against a seasoned 12 yr old hahahaha!! Then never lost another J.O. state fight up to 16yrs. By the time he was 15yrs old no one would fight him so he'd exhibition against Troy Worthum or some other experienced open class fighter for the rest of the year. He was sparring with Marlon Starling at 16yrs old (Open Class) Moochie was on his way up to contenders bouts at that time! I don't think any age below 10 or 11 is a good age as far as a fight! teaching the basics at a young age is a great advantage because kids who are inspired will retain what they learn at an early stage! Ray.

No I draw the line at ****, no violence.....

I rather kids be exposed and accustomed to real violence like boxing than that lame exaggerated fictitious trash you see in martial arts and actions movies, video games, tv shows, etc With boxing I can explain to her that these people have agreed to this as sport, and they tend to hug/shake hands after the fight. As opposed to ficticious martial arts films (which I wouldn't watch with her, but also she would not be interested in.) Though it seems like she understands this concept, she also turns into a puppy and tries to scratch her ear with her feet while barking at me.... sooooooooo there may be a maturity issue here. I feel this ultimately comes down to good parenting, but part of good parenting is restricting things your child is not emotionally ready to handle, no matter how well you try to explain it to them, and I'm thinking boxing could very well be one of those things. Oddly enough this never occurred to me until she started playing with my mitts and my gloves... (cute unrelated story - she wanted to sleep with some of my gloves, kind of like stuffed animals in the bed and whatnot... but I had to explain to her that they're pretty yucky, and bought her a pair of her own gloves, that she keeps in her bed.)

Reloaded; hahahaha thats a fact! Most are" little girls too"!!! Almost fell of my chair laughing on that one. What age did you allow your children/grandchildren to put on some gloves and have a go at a heavy bag or the like?

Reloaded; hahahaha thats a fact! Most are" little girls too"!!! My son and my grandsons were raised inside the business as I was but the actual boxing wasn't watched until the sport could be explained and understood! People inflicting harm on each other is a concept that takes abit of age to understand! Actually its a hard concept to grasp at any age. Ray

99% of posters here are children lol . LOL, funny... I debated posting it in the training section, but I wanted a broader opinion than that. Funny comment tho

99% of posters here are children lol .