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It's pretty much the same around my gym. One coach walking the gym helping people out here or there.
This is one of the best things about boxing in my opinion. It's not exactly teach-yourself, but a lot of it is down to you. How hard you train is up to you, how good you get it also up to you 
The tricky part is not learning to do the wrong thing.
We only have one coach at ours but he is a badman! It is important to watch other boxers train. We have competitive boxers/fighters that train with us and they help each other and us out. I have learnt a lot from other boxers. By watching, sparring and talking with them.
I do some more traditional martial arts also and that's a lot more structured, with a lot of trainer attention. But you tend to go at the pace of the slowest student - who is there because they "have" to be, not because they wanna be - I prefer the freedom boxing provides.
You have to take responsibility for your own training. You have to take on board any advice you are given and work with it on your own. Simple things like keeping your chin tucked and having your feet the correct width apart and not standing square take practice - they need to become second nature.
The tricky part is not learning to do the wrong thing.We only have one coach at ours but he is a badman! It is important to watch other boxers train. We have competitive boxers/fighters that train with us and they help each other and us out. I have learnt a lot from other boxers. By watching, sparring and talking with them.
I do some more traditional martial arts also and that's a lot more structured, with a lot of trainer attention. But you tend to go at the pace of the slowest student - who is there because they "have" to be, not because they wanna be - I prefer the freedom boxing provides.
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