drop the steroids too I'm natural i just been eating 10 times a day and training 4 hourd 6 days a week for the past 2 years.
ppl really shouldnt be telling u were to drop to. bodybuilding is about looking, boxing is about performing, obviously u will have to lose some weight to get in the kind of shape were u will perform the best at. thing is u cant guess were your body will be best at. train for power, speed and endurance. having those big muscles means u will be down on endurance, and when u do the skipping and running necessary to change that your body will get to the weight it should be. in short dont worry about the scale, worry about performance.
as for the age, forget that. u can still become great, or maybe not. eighter way u will regrett it if u dont try. the thing is u really dont have to achieve anything in boxing for it to be worth it. the lessons u learn are life lessons and can be applied to anything in life. so u have everything to gain.
go for it, u can make up for the late start if u want it badly enough. just be ready to work. and be humble. just cuz u have a lot of muscles dont make u a tough guy, boxing is a rough sport. just be ready..
That is a great post man ty so much.
that sux, i want to delete a couple of my own threads there but i dont see the option on how to do that.
anyways ill give you some advice man.
it's good thing you found a boxing website, im sure you'll get a lot of help from here.
to answer you question i dont think that you too old. it's all about drive and discipline man. Sure you wont have the kind of skills that other more experienced guys have, but as they say boxing is 80% mental, and 20% physical, in other words, will overcomes the skill most of the time.
just train hard, put 110% into it and results will come. dont be in a rush, you'll know for yourself when you'll be ready. and another thing, listen to yourself. if you feel like you're good for it, dont let people tell you otherwise. age is just a number.
as far as weight goes, i say start training and let your body decide what weight is more comfortable. Going down is not necessairly gonna make you better. you may have just as much speed at 200lbs as you would at say 180. Train hard see how you body reacts to it. Dont drain and starve yourself because that's not good either.
and be prepared to get hit, but dont get descouraged man. It's all part of boxing.
Thanks man for the insight it means alot, I'm going today to a local boxing gym to meet with some guys...
I read the whole thread and I'm 25 and I started training like 6 months ago. I was 24 then. From what you wrote you sound like you haven't even set foot on a boxing gym.
Amateurs and pro fighters make it look easy but you might not be a natural and therefore not one of the greatest.
Start off as an amateur first then if you think you can pull it off then start thinking about turning pro.
You can definitely turn pro but don't expect to be an ATG.
"To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will."
- Sugar Ray Robinson
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wow, thats kinda offensive, and I'm not even mexican
wtf, how is that offensive?