Taking up Boxing at 33

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

You can box in the masters, something I was thinking of doing myself. At 5'5" and 235lbs, you are very heavy. You will need to lose a lot of weight because if you get in there with guys that are even 180lbs or above, you will get hurt.

I am trying to get down to 175 for the masters and I weigh 190 right now. Those dudes at 200+ are big boys you don't want to get in there with at 5'5". Most of them are over 6 feet easily.

You can do it but you will have to get your weight down dramatically.

[Walt Liquor]

You can box in the masters, something I was thinking of doing myself. At 5'5" and 235lbs, you are very heavy. You will need to lose a lot of weight because if you get in there with guys that are even 180lbs or above, you will get hurt.

I am trying to get down to 175 for the masters and I weigh 190 right now. Those dudes at 200+ are big boys you don't want to get in there with at 5'5". Most of them are over 6 feet easily.

You can do it but you will have to get your weight down dramatically.

cuauht, how tall are you? im 190, trying to get to 180- im 5'11''

[J.Dempsey]

there was some guy in my gym, must've been about 40, he stayed for about 6months but he did give everyone a run for his money, age is just a number, and like some1 said earlier u only get one life so do whatever you want to do! gdluck bro

[mushahadeen]

Not new to the gloves, but I have never been taught how to box. Only lost one fight in my life and know that I am a very hard puncher. I want to train and lose like 90 lbs. I'm 5 ft 5 in and currently weigh 235, but I can run a mile in 10 minutes or less. I just want to really get back in shape and learn some **** to teach my sons properly. is this a pipe dream yes or no? I want to have atleast one amateur in my lifetime.

33 is old but it's better than 43 right? You don't want to still be wondering about this **** 10, 20, 30 years from now.

You only live once, go for it.

[Right2TheTemple]

Not new to the gloves, but I have never been taught how to box. Only lost one fight in my life and know that I am a very hard puncher. I want to train and lose like 90 lbs. I'm 5 ft 5 in and currently weigh 235, but I can run a mile in 10 minutes or less. I just want to really get back in shape and learn some **** to teach my sons properly. is this a pipe dream yes or no? I want to have atleast one amateur in my lifetime.

Youre really not a hard puncher because you have never been taught how to box ,and also about the 10 mile run.. if that 235kg is MUSCLE MAN then yes you can do that 10mins or less .. but if that's 235kg is only fat porkchop then no youre not telling the truth..anyways if you really want it,by proper training and diet .. 6 months or maybe 8 months of hardcore conditioning and skill training in boxing is just enough to lose 25kgs ..and youre ready to go as very explosive as boxers to fight amateurs!

[Bullrush]

dude its 235 pounds not kilos. if he were 235 kilos thats close to 500 pounds im sure he wouldnt be able to walk let alone run if he was that heavy
also some people have good punching power without knowing how to punch properly. shavers didnt know **** about boxing yet when he was sparring somebody right after he took up boxing he killed people with his punching power even though they outboxed him.

and being short and heavy that means you should have good balance, leverage, more punching power. but it also has a lot of disadvantages that are way more important than having great instead of good punching power. those are the main things you need in boxing. like cardio, quickness, speed.

you gotta lose a lot of weight but once you take up boxing you will lose weight fast if you do it at least 3 times a week. also how is it possible you can run a mile in less than 10 minutes yet you are that overweight? nobody that runs a lot carries that much weight around (compared to your height)

[Right2TheTemple]

dude its 235 pounds not kilos. if he were 235 kilos thats close to 500 pounds im sure he wouldnt be able to walk let alone run if he was that heavy
also some people have good punching power without knowing how to punch properly. shavers didnt know **** about boxing yet when he was sparring somebody right after he took up boxing he killed people with his punching power even though they outboxed him.

and being short and heavy that means you should have good balance, leverage, more punching power. but it also has a lot of disadvantages that are way more important than having great instead of good punching power. those are the main things you need in boxing. like cardio, quickness, speed.

you gotta lose a lot of weight but once you take up boxing you will lose weight fast if you do it at least 3 times a week. also how is it possible you can run a mile in less than 10 minutes yet you are that overweight? nobody that runs a lot carries that much weight around (compared to your height)

lol ! and also i see its 1 mile only .. hahah i typed 10miles ... arggg and yeah i mean 235lbs

and back when i was 19 yrs old my weight was 187lbs im 5'6..when i run for 3 - 5 mins im starting to run out of gas and also my feet and my shin hurts,, the and i know you feel that too... now im 21 yrs and 64kgs ,the one that tires me now is going 1000mph in 4 rounds in a fight!

and sorry for my poor english im a filipino ..

[danny13]

I actually just took boxing up at 32. I have always been an athlete and played lots of basketball and competed at a high level, but boxing is an interesting new challenge. The conditioning necessary to box is second to none. I have been working out hard for about 3 months and feel better than ever physically. I am 5-9 and started at 184, but am down to about 164 now and plan on losing more and fighting at 152 in an amateur bout in September. I have a long way to go though. Just picking up boxing is not that easy. It is a difficult sport.

I did my first sparring this week on Monday. It was really hard. I feel like I am in great shape, but only did 2 three minute rounds of sparring. The guy I sparred with was a little smaller and honestly I could probably destroy him in any sport, but he was definitely a better boxer than me. Being an exceptional athlete does not make you a boxer...Trust me, I caught a couple big shots from this kid and it made me second guess trying to box, but truth is I love it. It really motivated me to persevere and work harder. Boxing is a beautiful and challenging artform/science. Good luck! Keep us posted. Lose that weight and get in there and mix it up. Make sure you have a trainer and protect yourself at all times.

[iceman1]

you can do it, age is just a number
and like many have said you only get one life utilise it well
good luck dude

[Clint650]

IM 34 AND HAVE BEEN CONDITIONING IN A BOXING GYM SINCE JAN. I LOVE BOXING AND I ALWAYS HAD A PUNCHING BAG/ SPEED BAG GROWING UP, BUT NEVER TRAINED TO FIGHT. I FEEL I'M TOO OLD TO THINK ABOUT FIGHTING, BUT SINCE I'VE LOST WEIGHT AND HAVE ALREADY REACHED MY FIRST GOAL (WHICH WAS TO GET BELOW 200 LBS- iM CURRENTLY 6' 198LBS, WAS 217 A FEW MONTHS BACK) I SET NEW GOALS TO REACH 185 IB AND I THINK AT THAT WEIGHT I WOULD BE GOOD TO GO. BOXING AS REALLY MOTIVATED ME TO STAY IN THE GYM.