Thoughts on Casual Boxing/Training

[Biolink]

Get checked by a doctor and continue only with his approval.

If you're doing this for fitness than you will end up in shape if you work.

If you're doing this to actually learn to fight, without actually boxing, than you will be just wasting your time.

Buy Ringside equipment, professional quality at reasonable prices. Look it up on line.,

I slightly disagree with you on learning to fight without boxing.

If he learns how to throw nice straight form punches, works the mitts, hits all the bags, works his defense and shadow boxes, but never spars it should still be enough for the average street goon who only knows how to throw sloppy looping slap punches, is squared up and whose chin is wide open.

I wouldn't test it out, but nice straight form punches >>>>>>>>> sloppy loopy punches any day of the week.

[ladytina]

Hello all! Thought this would be the best forum for my questions and comments, if a Mod disagrees than I guess do what you will with it.

Just a quick bit about myself. Im 21, 5'10" and 145 (kind of scrawny lol) and just watched my first live boxing match the oher day, Mayweather vs Pacquiao. I have been looking for a way to workout wihout the gym (overcrowded and dont enjoy going). After watching the fight, and some pre fight training videos of the two... I got to like the idea of shadowboxing. Anyways, before I drag on for too long, I also knocked my friends 100lb (too big for me) heavy bag with gloves and definitely enjoyed that as well.

Besides the obvious questions like what name brands are best, cheaper preferred, with or without a stand, yada yada yada... But my main questions are the following;

- is it odd to just want to do boxing workouts and learn the techniques (punches and footwork) without doing the fighting (never was a fighter, never fought in my life)? I play hockey, but not competitively anymore, just recreationally. Stuff like shadowboxing and workouts involving the heavy bag (and maybe speedball in the future).

Second, I broke my right collarbone (strong arm) when I was 13, so a long time ago, but never got surgery or did PT. about two years ago a doctor recommended an MRI and possibly surgery to repair what he thought was a possibly torn ligament around my rotator cuff (not the actual rotator cuff, albeit we dont really know). I read online this could be aggravated with jabs and hooks, how true is this? After hitting the bag for a solid half hour (on and off, still learning the techniques) and two minute rounds of power and speed punches, it didnt seem to hurt much at all. Obviously I will try everything out and see how much it hurts, just curious before I go off and drop 150-200 on equipment to train with (heavy bag, stand (maybe), gloves, wraps, jump rope).

Id love to discuss everything anyone is willing, but am about to leave for work. Can answer from work occasionally, but not often... Only a five hour shift though so no biggie.

Beforehand though, thanks for any responses! Any advice and comments? Again, thanks!

I joined a boxing gym just about 6 months ago and really starting to like it. First joined for the excercise.