how long in the gym till ur first fight ?

[KingDosia]

I think you may be right, but I'm not there, yet. I believe that my brawling style developed as a psychological reaction to being afraid of getting hit: falling back on what I know. I have more faith in my physical strength than I do my boxing ability per se, so when I "spool up" or get pressured, I tend to shove my opponent back and beat the **** out of them with shovelhooks and overhands. For awhile they were alternately calling me "Crash" and "Dozer" at my gym.

I'm actually ambidextrous; I fight southpaw b/c I'm left eye dominant.

I'm hoping to learn how to box -- really box -- this year.

yeah understand completely, You know what if feels like now, maybe over that hump? Did you fence with your left? The ability to use both hands effectively is always a plus. Tyson was a natural lefty converted to orthodox. Look how that served him. Some guys can pull of the switch more effective during a fight than others it can work to your advantage. Probably more so inside of a "boxer" or even "boxer puncher" fight strategy than the all out brawler. Seems like some good tools to have.

[ferocity]

^^^yeah...

there was a kid at my old gym...went in a fight in about 4 weeks...another kids been working out at the gym bout a year and still hasnt had a fight...

depends on a lot of things

True, it depends on the fighter.

Hey, which Tyson fight is that in your sig and is that speed up?

[NJFighter91]

i got it from worldboxingarchive...i know its from the reggie gross fight but i dont know if its sped up...i think the part where hes bobbing and weaving it is...

[fraidycat]

yeah understand completely, You know what if feels like now, maybe over that hump? Did you fence with your left? The ability to use both hands effectively is always a plus. Tyson was a natural lefty converted to orthodox. Look how that served him. Some guys can pull of the switch more effective during a fight than others it can work to your advantage. Probably more so inside of a "boxer" or even "boxer puncher" fight strategy than the all out brawler. Seems like some good tools to have.

I did fence with my left. I do some things with my right, some with my left, and most simple tasks I can do with both. I've been practicing switching up and I have one trainer who thinks it's cool and one who hates it. I've covered this in other posts, sorry to say it again. Always open to suggestions.

[coty]

yeah im more of a brawler i love to brawl but i know when to box also i've been working on countering now im alright at it but theres always work for improvement

[chris_cov]

iv been training for bout 5 months and shoud have my first bout in late november or in december.

[potatoes]

I am not so sure that there is any particular length of time necessary before the first fight. Some kids come to the gym with lots of talent and lots of motivation. Sadly, they are in the minority! But 3 or 4 months is all they need. Then there is other kids who are a bit slower on the uptake and they need much more time. How much more? Quite honestly I'm not sure. However, if you don't let them fight they will lose interest in boxing. My rule of thumb was defense. They had to prove to me they weren't easy to hit otherwise I wouldn't let them spar, much less enter a competition.

[coty]

so ur a trainer potatoes ?

[potatoes]

so ur a trainer potatoes ?

......was. All the weightlifting pissed me off so I quit.

[coty]

well why'd u let that affect you