Starting late, how to be great?

[Aeggie]

40 miles away? man there HAS to be a closer gym than that... And boxing requires about 5 or 6 days of training a week so unless your ready to journey 80 miles 5 days a week, i'd look for a closer gym... I don't box much but the closest gym to my house is about half a mile away/ a mile

I am extremely unhappy about this, and I really, plainly, cannot afford to travel that distance five times a week, but it really does look like the closest gym is 40 miles from where I'll be staying in the fall. At least, according to http://www.boxinggyms.com/ and http://www.yellowbook.com/?&A=1&T=1&...H=Indiana&ST=5. If anyone has any suggestions on how I might stumble upon a lesser-known gym or something I am literally chomping at the bit to cut my costs down for training this fall.

[ryu89]

yes definitely fight. also u should spar in the gym as much as u can. sparring is the best way to prepare, but it is nothing like a real fight, so going into the golden gloves tournament with no experience is like jumping into a shark tank with a bad cut, u'll get eaten up in no time. train hard, spar as much as possible, and get into some real AM fights before u go into the tourny...

*gulp*


those were my coaches plans for my first fight...

[ryu89]

I am extremely unhappy about this, and I really, plainly, cannot afford to travel that distance five times a week, but it really does look like the closest gym is 40 miles from where I'll be staying in the fall. At least, according to http://www.boxinggyms.com/ and http://www.yellowbook.com/?&A=1&T=1&...H=Indiana&ST=5. If anyone has any suggestions on how I might stumble upon a lesser-known gym or something I am literally chomping at the bit to cut my costs down for training this fall.

my gym isnt even in that website =P


call around to that gym thats closest to you, and ask them if there are others around your area.