Is 26 to late to start boxing?

[Joey Giardello]

My friend wants to start boxing with me, but is he to old? also he has done alot of partying, will he have done to much damage to his body with that bad life style to become a boxer?

[thatjamaicanguy]

i think any age is a good age to start boxing recreationally

but the drugs can slow down your physical training, but if your friend works hard he can do it

[Joey Giardello]

i think any age is a good age to start boxing recreationally

but the drugs can slow down your physical training, but if your friend works hard he can do it

my friend is tee total now and really loves boxing hopkins is his idol, as he came back to box late also

[Southpaw16BF]

my friend is tee total now and really loves boxing hopkins is his idol, as he came back to box late also

Like Hopkins, did your friend have any fights as a youth?

[Joey Giardello]

Like Hopkins, did your friend have any fights as a youth?

he had hundreds of street fights

[hateinyaeyes32]

he had hundreds of street fights

Man a street fight aint the same as boxing, you can fight a dude that weighs 40 pounds less than you without gloves on your hands and usually happens off of adrenaline and agression, and an average "street" fight lasts less than 30 or 40 seconds until its broken up, someone quits, or some gets really hurt... In boxing you are fighting someone that weighs within 5 pounds of you, with gloves on your hand, in a controlled atmosphere, for 4 rounds if hes gonna fight in the Ams, in 2 minute rounds... You could knock the crap out of someone in a street fight, but in the boxing ring, its not always gonna be that easy just to knock someone out or get the stoppage, it takes a good set of fundamentals and being able to land more punches and keep up with your opponent for those 4 rounds.... Not saying he cant do it, I just hate when people compare street fighting to boxing... And not because I cant street fight either, because i will knock someones jaw off... But because boxing is a sport, and not to be confused with the streets!

[Capt.Underpants]

Nope, infact you can be an amateur up to age 34, infact they even have a senior division for people 45 or 50 and up i think.

[F l i c k e r]

i think any age is a good age to start boxing recreationally

but the drugs can slow down your physical training, but if your friend works hard he can do it

I agree with this...

[Fearless]

This thread gives me hope, I'm thinking about starting Boxing this year (or maybe Muay Thai, I haven't really decided) and hopefully competing in the amatures.How often do you train when you are preparing for amature fights? I'm thinking if 4 days a week is enough with me preparing to part-take in full time work.

[hateinyaeyes32]

This thread gives me hope, I'm thinking about starting Boxing this year (or maybe Muay Thai, I haven't really decided) and hopefully competing in the amatures.How often do you train when you are preparing for amature fights? I'm thinking if 4 days a week is enough with me preparing to part-take in full time work.

For sure man, 4 days a week is decent, i like to train 6 days a week usually but thats me, some people like to train less days to give their body more rest... Also, training for your first Amateur fight will probably be like 4-6 months (learning basics and putting time in at the gym, cutting weight, ect.) And after that, its just really up to your trainers and yourself how fast youd like to move, I know guys that fight every few months, and I know guys who fight one day and have another fight the very next week, and for tournaments, sometimes the very next day. Hell some guys will take a month off after a fight before they even come back into the gym, me personally i wont be able to do that, ill be in the gym the day after a fight starting to train again already, but everyone's got their own training agenda!

By the way, is there an amateur Muay Thai program? Thats pretty tight man never knew anyone who competed in that stuff, would be cool to watch!