Been wanting to for a long time. But right now i don't have a car yet, so i'm saving money. The only real boxing gyms are pretty far away from me so i need transportation first.
That said, as i mentioned before itt, if the boxing gym has a coach that doesn't give pointers/advice and all i do is pay $60+ a month to hit the bag, i might as well invest in a heavybag myself and some good gloves/tape and practice in my backyard.
Ideally, you'd learn boxing legit, do mitt work, learn how to properly punch/block/slip and all that. And then after a few months, you spar against someone who will go easy on you so you learn something instead of simply trying to survive while getting beat up.

For now, it's all in the open though. Gotta get a car first, then try a gym out. But most likely i'll stick to purchasing a heavy bag for now.
How about you, you already box?

yeah man i've been boxing for a while now, damn that's a tricky situation i scored lucky, my gyms just a 15 minute run from my house, albiet it's a small dodgy gym with used equipment but i pay 50 dollars a year for the insurance and nothing else, i get constant one on one work and so do all the fighters, plenty of padwork, and sparring, we went to my coaches house to train all through quarantine. After everyone leaves i get the gym to myself and get to lock up whenever i'm ready to leave. It's great i got mad lucky, and it's a legit gym to, dozens of people that have in the past or currently won our state or country title (amatuer). We go to coaches house every big fight to all watch together it's pretty awesome. Albeit not everyone gets all that, theirs plenty of people there that do there own things, the only requirements to get extra work is wanting to be a fighter and hard work. Everyone gets at least 3 rounds of padwork a session tho, like the lil kids that couldn't care less about actual boxing and stuff.

I couldn't imagine going to the gyms like mentioned in this thread, honestly i didn't know they existed till like 6 months ago.

Wtf? $50 a year? And personal 1 on 1 work? fuarkkkk wish i had that.
For me it will be a 40 minute drive. On the websites it says you can get private lessons for $65 an hour but no thanks lol. Who can afford that?
Awesome to hear you have such a great set up! Boxing is a beautiful sport.

No it's completely relevant, how are you gonna tell people that actually fight that they don't know what they're talking about and you do when you've never even thrown a punch at a person.

No matter how good you are you're still gonna get hit and you need to learn to deal with that, floyd jr still gets hit.

Its irrelevant because i'm giving you advice based on what has proven to work in the real world - not only does it work, it works magnificently.

This is also a problem, where fighters usually have trouble buying in on advice. Its hard to know who to believe since everyone is giving advice nowadays. And so I don't blame fighters shutting everyone out.

Ideally find the biggest gym YOU AND YOUR SON can realistically attend on a regular basis because the bigger gyms have enough instructors and classes to grow

Most likely a blend of mixed martial arts / muay thai / boxing ect

Try Everything . Keep doing what you like.

Sometimes it's about being dat dere well rounded

Real boxing gyms are normally more expensive. Let's say, maybe $80 - $120 a month.

If you go to those fitness gyms like Title Boxing or whatever, I'm pretty sure they are cheap AF in comparison. Maybe like $30 a month.

If you go the 1-on-1 trainer route, you will spend a lot more than both for private sessions (obviously).

Also, going to a boxing gym doesn't mean you will always get 1-on-1 attention regularly. They might drag you into the group workouts and stuff, but not spend too much time with you each day you're there. It varies depending on the gym. They might be busy with the real fighters in the gym, or they might want you to be consistent and show up before they take time to teach you. For your first week, they might show you some attention since you won't know ****. General rule of thumb is they might step in when you're hitting the bag to talk to you about your technique.

If you really want to learn to box, you're going to have to find a reputable gym nearby and show consistency going regularly every week . You won't learn much from fitness gyms, maybe basic form and technique (but even then, I doubt it will be perfect).

Depending on what state you're in, you'll be luckier than some in terms of finding a gym (and maybe not too expensive). Texas, California, NY all have a lot of boxing gyms (although some are garbage).

Can I learn how to box at one of those boxing focused "fitness" gyms with all of the sloots, or should I look up a real boxing gym?

I want to learn... but the idea of mingling with sloots sounds good too.

Also how does a real boxing gym work? Do I have to pay some guy per lesson? Which I imagine isn't cheap.

Or are there group classes?

Bruh the point is your advice means nothing 'hur dur hit and don't get hit' No fuarkin chit but it aint that simple, everyone gets hit, i get hit, my sparring partners get hit, anthony joshua gets hit, floyd mayweather got hit, ali got hit, everyone gets hit at some point, your point is literally mute and you're an idiot, no wonder you're red

I've been boxing all my life. I've competed at a national level. I trained in old school gyms in Oakland where Andre Ward trained. I trained in SE DC where I was the only white guy. These are the gyms where you can actually improve because coaches wont gas you up and will throw you in there with guys who are trying to hurt you. Right now I'm training in LA at a Hispanic gym. If you want to get good at boxing you have to go to an old school boxing gym. But at your age most trainers wont give you the time of day. Every beginner at my gym does not get any attention from the coach until you show everyday for months and do well in sparring.

They will either one of two things: throw you into sparring very early to see how you react or just let you do whatever you want and not give you any attention. If you go spar early, do well in the sense that you were not afraid and keep coming back then the coaches will start giving you more attention. They are not gonna waste their time and energy on a guy that has no chance at competing on any serious level.

The problem here is (1)either youre not listening to the message im trying to convey, which is place a higher premium on defense than offense (2)Im not doing a good jerb at explaining.

Of course there's more to but this is just for starters. And yall keep saying idk what im talking but again, Ive seen these technqiues work in the real world and not only do they work, its the best there is.

Its irrelevant because i'm giving you advice based on what has proven to work in the real world - not only does it work, it works magnificently.

This is also a problem, where fighters usually have trouble buying in on advice. Its hard to know who to believe since everyone is giving advice nowadays. And so I don't blame fighters shutting everyone out.