Is it worth training in my gym?

[Kayo]

Smoking really pisses me off.

yeah its a real big pet peeve of mine too...my last fist fight was because this kid blew it in my face n thought it was funny

[Bucktown Beast]

If its the only gym in your area and you wanna box, then what other choice do you have.

Also, what the hell kinda gym has people smoking in it? Let alone a boxing gym. I've never heard of such a thing.

[BigMKO]

yeah. theres tons more gyms but there kickboxing and martial arts and ****

[dempseyfan]

whatever enviroment your in u should settle.remember your there to learn boxing not leisure time

I agree with him, just work and pay no attn. to all of that nonsense, you can have social hour and meet-and-greets afterwards.

[mrskimid]

i think it depends on your goals. if you're there to get into competing, then i wouldn't recommend going to a martial arts joint because their approach to fight sports is completely different from boxing. there are a lot of people who are black belts who can't hold their own when it comes to straight boxing. that's not to say that they aren't amazingly talented in their own right, but it's a different thing.

if you're going to compete, i agree with the guy who said that you should find out how many champions they've trained, see if they train the kind of fighters that you want to be (boxers vs. brawler, big v. small guys, etc.), and see if they're willing to take you seriously. if all those things are good, i don't think it matters that much where you work out. boxing joints are always broke down...aren't they?

however, if you're not going to compete you can get a really great workout in a martial arts/mma spot where they might be open more, and the place might be cleaner, etc.

as for sparring, whether you're competing or not, the biggest factor is safety. your coach should protect you by putting you in with people who can control themselves, and it doesn't really matter how large/small they are as long as you're learning and you're not getting unnecessarily hurt all the time. i'm 135, and i've sparred with pros/amateurs 20 pounds heavier/lighter, it doesn't matter. what matters is whether you're learning...

are you looking to fight?

[BigMKO]

what it is is i had 2 fights i won then i lost the next but I wasn't training properly at all (e.g i'd go for a slow paced jog, do about a round on the bag once in a while do speedbag or skipping then every night spar a few rounds).

[NJFighter91]

my old trainer used to yell when someone checked the time on their phone...i cant imagine smoking