Parents scared of amateur boxing

[kNIVEK2]

That's cool. I know there are people out there that think that anybody who fights for a living is dumb or worthless. At least you don't. If anything tell your mom how much time, dedication, and hard work goes into fighting. I don't know if that will work though, it seems your mom is pretty set in your ways.

yea i already told her. she says people dont respect boxers and look down on them so i told her that if those people actually did boxing they would respect boxers because of all the hardwork, pain, endurance, dedication, discipline, and other stuff that fighters have to go through. and i told her a lotta ppl quit in the beginning because its so hard and they cant take it. i also said stuff like it makes you learn discipline, the meaning of hardwork, and other things that can help you in life in general

[Feint]

As an amateur boxing official let me just say that it is a great sports and in my opinion has less risk of injury than football does. You will learn a lot about yourself and things like endurance, respect, dedication, and discipline will carry over to other aspects of your life and career. Athletics, and boxing in particular, is a great way to improve yourself as a person. It really is a great sport.

As far as people looking down on boxing as a sport tell your family that you want to be the type of person that doesn’t let other people's perceptions guide your actions. However, having said all of that you should always respect your family’s opinion and listen to them as they have your best interest at heart. Let it help guide your decision. I wish you well.

[kNIVEK2]

As an amateur boxing official let me just say that it is a great sports and in my opinion has less risk of injury than football does. You will learn a lot about yourself and things like endurance, respect, dedication, and discipline will carry over to other aspects of your life and career. Athletics, and boxing in particular, is a great way to improve yourself as a person. It really is a great sport.

As far as people looking down on boxing as a sport tell your family that you want to be the type of person that doesn’t let other people's perceptions guide your actions. However, having said all of that you should always respect your family’s opinion and listen to them as they have your best interest at heart. Let it help guide your decision. I wish you well.

i agree that boxing makes yourself a better person and i tried explaining this to my parents. ive told them that at this point my confidence and self-esteem isnt very high and boxing can help me with it. it confuses me cause i dunno why my parents let me play football before, but wont let me box. i do understand that they care for my safety and i know they dont want me to regret it cause they think ill get brain damage. i really want to do this though. thanks for the info though, ill def tell them that i wanna be the type of person that doesnt let other people's perceptions guide my actions.