I boxed in college for a few years and for a while when I was in the UK. The gym I trained at in the UK had the number 7 ranked WW in the UK and some other pretty impressive fighters. I really enjoyed the training and boxing is one of my biggest passions, but at the end of the day I simply lost too much weight when I was training to meet my other physique goals.
I think the biggest thing that people who have never stepped in a ring don't realize is just how much getting hit hurts. I remember my first time sparring in the UK they put me in with a guy that was 195lbs and I was around 170lbs. I boxed circles around the dude but the first time he hit me with a straight right I was shocked at how much I felt it, and that was with 16oz gloves on haha.
I think the biggest thing that people who have never stepped in a ring don't realize is just how much getting hit hurts. I remember my first time sparring in the UK they put me in with a guy that was 195lbs and I was around 170lbs. I boxed circles around the dude but the first time he hit me with a straight right I was shocked at how much I felt it, and that was with 16oz gloves on haha.
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