If you have ever laced up, post here

[OaktownGhost]

I've laced up, and that's why i'll never disrespect any boxer, because what the pros do is hard.

[larry x]

.. Prison? How long did you stay?

i did 2 years

[El Ceja]

33 fights amateur. 22 by via ko come get me kids!!!!

[Zhaakal]

33 fights amateur. 22 by via ko come get me kids!!!!

Losses ?

[SkilledB]

had a few bouts as an AM, years ago.

[Driver]

I was about to start doing some am fighting and began training, but I suffered a horrible accident in a open wheel race car in south america, so I never made it into the ring.. I did some pretty hard sparring though... Very tough sport..

[El Ceja]

Losses ?

I ain't perfect so i have 6 losses...

[CubanGuyNYC]

I’ve been a boxing fan since the early seventies, when I was a kid. After years of watching fights I thought I’d finally go see what the athletes I admired really went through. About eight years ago, I started going to a boxing gym and trained as well as my full-time job allowed. I did a fair amount of sparring (my favorite aspect of training). When I was satisfied with my progress, I stopped sparring. I felt that there was no sense in risking getting my nose broken just for fun. lol

I’m in total agreement with some of the posters here. I respect anyone who’s willing to step in the ring with another man and trade blows. It takes stones. I’ll go to war with a man like that, not someone sitting in front of the TV, guzzling beers and dreaming that they can do better. I, too, feel uncomfortable when a fighter is called a bum. Practically anyone who’s ever boxed probably feels similarly.

[Michael Hall]

I wrestled all my life. I know it's not boxing, but I understand how cutting and making weight works. I understand what it's like to compete on the highest level in a one on one sport.

I hate it when I hear ignorant, immature fans criticize fighters. These guys have NO IDEA the level of commitment and dedication it takes to perform on the highest level.

A guy like Mayweather has put in incredible work to be where he's at today.

[rskumm21]

See, I'm not that annoyed when another fighter calls another fighter a bum, most of the time it's all in fun or to hype a fight, but when it comes from an armchair quarter back, that pisses me off.