How to convince a kid to take up boxing?

[johncods]

Why would I wan't my son to take up boxing?? dude about 95% of boxers don't get **** from boxing financially and get their heads beat. Maybe just let them train and stuff for self defense and whatever but i would not push my son to be a boxer.

[FeFist]

Why would I wan't my son to take up boxing?? dude about 95% of boxers don't get **** from boxing financially and get their heads beat. Maybe just let them train and stuff for self defense and whatever but i would not push my son to be a boxer.

This somewhat. With regards to my children I'll let them do what they want athletically, if it reaches the point where they start competing and do well so be it. I wouldn't push him to be a pro and I wouldn't prioritise it over his education.

Really speaking, you either have to be sure of your self or have nothing else going for you to decide you want to make a living through boxing because of the many that try, few get the pay check they deserve.

[Levcon8686]

Agreed with not pushing him into it.

All you can do is introduce him to it at a young age. If he grows up watching it, and you take him to a gym from a young age, i don't see a whole lot more you can do until he expresses an interest/disinterest in it himself.

I agree with what you said about him respecting your interests if he respects you as a person though. I grew up playing sports my Dad was interested in and played when he was young. I've only become interested in taking up boxing recently( I'm 23 unfortunately), I wish I had been introduced to boxing long ago, but neither my friends or family were followers and so I had little exposure to it.