Dedication & Personal Life

[Exige Jr]

There's the odd boy at my gym who you know turns up once a month and goes home bragging about it to his friends. Or turns up to parties and is all like "Yeah, I BOX!!!!" really loud to try and show off. Its the ones that turn up to the party and keep it on the dl, that get my respect, at least.

[PunchDrunk]

My piece.

1) Join the gym now. Saying you dont wanna do it now because you wont be commited is nonsense, with all due respect to you. Dont let anything phase you... do it and dont hesitate, otherwise there is always that obstacle around the corner to stop you from "commiting". I joined boxing around the time I had some of the most important examinations of my life coming up... that was my first year of college. Then in the second year of college I had to take my final exams to get the whole qualification and was still turning up at the gym at 9pm the night before I had an exam the next day. That is dedication.
2) Make boxing your life. Make friends in boxing, love what you do, socialise within the sport etc etc. Whats so bad about that? Since when did you have to go partying or hitting the bars/clubs to have a fulfilling social life?
3) If you love the sport, and have the drug for it then you will do whatever it takes to get up from work and get down to that gym. My job is pretty tiring and involves a fair deal of lifting and especially leg endurance and strength. I play this into my hands, and make that half of my cardio. I push myself at work and have ended up losing a little fat just from going the extra distance.
Then I get home and have like 15 minutes or half an hour on the days I work, to recover, jump straight on my bike or in my friends car and get down the gym.

Best post I've seen from you. I agree 100% Keep up the good work!

[Smokin']

My piece.


2) Make boxing your life. Make friends in boxing, love what you do, socialise within the sport etc etc. Whats so bad about that? Since when did you have to go partying or hitting the bars/clubs to have a fulfilling social life?

SInce always....

[Kid Achilles]

You will meet some cool people at the gym, really down to earth guys who are intelligent, have lived interesting lives in many cases, and are just plain cool to hang out with. It's a little ironic that boxing, the so called savage bloodsport, seems to attracts more approachable athletes than any other. Very few boxers are *******s, especially the pros.

[Exige Jr]

SInce always....

Since never... id rather have a ****ing wicked time with a bunch of gym dudes in a massive sparring mash up, than go to some ****ty club.

Seriously, when you get into your boxing you will realise what I mean. The camradery (i know that is spelt wrong. Bothered getting spelling? im not) that you get from your gym friends is probably worth 2 of your normal everyday friends for every 1 friend at the gym easy.

[KingDosia]

There's the odd boy at my gym who you know turns up once a month and goes home bragging about it to his friends. Or turns up to parties and is all like "Yeah, I BOX!!!!" really loud to try and show off. Its the ones that turn up to the party and keep it on the dl, that get my respect, at least.

Yeah thats exactly the type I'm refering to. Personaly I don't care if you say you box or not. Dont care what you say really. I believe nothing I hear and maybe half of what I see. But I've heard the type, boasting they'd whoop anybody, Because the box. Turns out they may have been to a gym. Might work out. But in my book don't contend with the worst of boxers. I gotta see the person in the ring. better yet He needs to have been in there with me. for my respect. Not to take anything away from proven decorated fighters.
Those guys are one in a million. But believe me I know the type your talking about

[Smokin']

Since never... id rather have a ****ing wicked time with a bunch of gym dudes in a massive sparring mash up, than go to some ****ty club.

Seriously, when you get into your boxing you will realise what I mean. The camradery (i know that is spelt wrong. Bothered getting spelling? im not) that you get from your gym friends is probably worth 2 of your normal everyday friends for every 1 friend at the gym easy.

Bolded I definetly agree. I remember back in the day when we would go to games and practices and **** the comoradery was ****in sick....its unexplainable man i loved it. i thirsted for that ****, lol. but yeah, i love going out and meeting new people i guess we are diff people. bars/clubs are def. my scene.

[KingDosia]

You will meet some cool people at the gym, really down to earth guys who are intelligent, have lived interesting lives in many cases, and are just plain cool to hang out with. It's a little ironic that boxing, the so called savage bloodsport, seems to attracts more approachable athletes than any other. Very few boxers are *******s, especially the pros.

Amen to that.
The realest and like you said coolest cats I have ever met were guys I met in either my gym, or one of the others I travel to spar at. And professional fighters are deffinately the easiest to athlete to approach. Bar none. They are normal guys who have gone through a lot of the same trials and tribulations many of us have. A boxer is deffinately a more humble man. Might be the inner confidence we have. I don't have to talk about or act like I can fight, I'm not any better than you, but if need be I'll break you down.
Other than my lil bro the only people I hang out with is my Gym partners and sparring partners

[Smokin']

kingdosia and kidachilles you guys are speaking the truth. i've noticed the same thing. it's the same thing with trade jobs. all o the guys are very down to earth and have lived VERY interesting lives (some good, some bad). overall they are good people. nice posts...

[KingDosia]

Since never... id rather have a ****ing wicked time with a bunch of gym dudes in a massive sparring mash up, than go to some ****ty club.

Seriously, when you get into your boxing you will realise what I mean. The camradery (i know that is spelt wrong. Bothered getting spelling? im not) that you get from your gym friends is probably worth 2 of your normal everyday friends for every 1 friend at the gym easy.

When you think of it who in this world have you shared more blood sweat and tears with? I can't think of anybody.
And who do you spend more time with outside your immediate family? again I can't come up with a single person.
I go through female friends like most people change there underwear, I'll keep a training partner around for the duration. I mean if need be whoes gonna support you like they do??