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post 1648593103 10-08-2021, 09:02 PM
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Because I recently got a job, I finally have some money and a replenishing income at least for now. I have felt that since I stopped boxing years ago there has been a void that hasn’t been filled since. But I came to the realization a couple of weeks ago that I had to return to boxing, my former passion.

So today I showed up at my old gym, brought a friend with me, saw my old coaches who were happy to see me and glad I brought them a new student. I am 25 years old now, I hadn’t stepped foot into a MMA or boxing gym since I was 20, I was training on and off from 16-19 and a little bit at 20 but not as much, before I stopped going. I have still been shadow boxing and hitting the heavy bag to keep my skills from getting too rusty. But I felt pretty good today, I still felt like I had it.

Just figured I would share this little story, mentally I just feel better going there. I also trained arms after. Thinking about competing in an amateur bout, I just feel like it’s something I have to do, it’s something I thought about years ago. I would spar some really good boxers and I always held my own, often times I’d get the better of these guys. Maybe it’s too late for me to fight Canelo, but I think competing locally would give me that fulfillment I’ve been looking for and put those questions I had to rest.
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post 1648593143 10-08-2021, 09:03 PM
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Good to hear brah. I remember your thread from a few weeks or months back when you were looking for a job.
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good work brah, recently did the same after a long break. feels good man
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Doing smokers and amateur fights are a great way to keep in the combat sport world but not have to go full on. You can work or go to school and still have fun in a serious and disciplined manner without the trade-offs of making it a full time professional goal. Good going OP, have fun.
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Originally Posted By coast2coastam⏩
Good to hear brah. I remember your thread from a few weeks or months back when you were looking for a job.
I’m working as a landscaper, it’s really tough work but for now I have to do it.
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post 1648593753 10-08-2021, 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted By Awhat⏩
good work brah, recently did the same after a long break. feels good man
I don’t really feel like I lost much since I stopped going. My coach said “how old are you now, 20?” I answered “25” and he said “wow you don’t look it at all, you look like a young man, look at me I’m 68, we don’t get old”. He also commented that my physique looked good, I said it was good to be back and he said it was good having me back. Really couldn’t have asked for it to go any better, my friend fit in perfectly as well.

I guess when you have that boxer/fighter brain you have to always be doing some sort of training, or else you always have that void in your life or that itch you need to scratch.
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Originally Posted By SicilianPower⏩
I’m working as a landscaper, it’s really tough work but for now I have to do it.
idk if you were NEET, but I was for a little while, and I honestly feels better working. Same goes for getting back into your hobbies and interests.
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Originally Posted By DDSF1⏩
Doing smokers and amateur fights are a great way to keep in the combat sport world but not have to go full on. You can work or go to school and still have fun in a serious and disciplined manner without the trade-offs of making it a full time professional goal. Good going OP, have fun.
Yeah for sure, I’d like to compete sometime in the next year. I gotta see how things go in the coming months but that is a goal for me. I’m 5’7 (74 inch reach though) I’d probably have to fight at super middleweight (168lbs), I’m walking around at 190ish at 17% body fat right now. I might even try to get down to Middleweight (160lbs).
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post 1648593963 10-08-2021, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted By coast2coastam⏩
idk if you were NEET, but I was for a little while, and I honestly feel better working. Same goes for getting back into your hobbies and interests.
I have always hated working and that will never change, it actually has pushed me further into depression. But at least the money has allowed me to do things like return to boxing and purchase things I’ve been wanting. Hopefully going to boxing will counter negative effects work is having.
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Nice. I want to get back in the MMA gym next year. Been focusing purely on getting better at golf right now, and the cost of that and the MMA gym is just too much to stomach right now.
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Originally Posted By Unstumpable⏩
Nice. I want to get back in the MMA gym next year. Been focusing purely on getting better at golf right now, and the cost of that and the MMA gym is just too much to stomach right now.
Yeah I used to train MMA, it’s too expensive. My boxing gym is 80$ a month, it used to be 60$.
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post 1648594673 10-08-2021, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted By SicilianPower⏩
I have always hated working and that will never change, it actually has pushed me further into depression. But at least the money has allowed me to do things like return to boxing and purchase things I’ve been wanting. Hopefully going to boxing will counter negative effects work is having.
Damn, well at least some things are looking up.
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boxed competitively through college then stopped after graduating and got into BJJ which I still do today.

loved boxing but even sparring, just felt it wasn’t worth taking shots to the head with zero aspirations of turning pro
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That's cool and you're not too old at all. But I think you dodged a bullet by giving up early in terms of brain health, and you don't want to give those neuro gains up unless you're getting a million bucks a fight and I don't think you will.
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Originally Posted By HtotheOV⏩
boxed competitively through college then stopped after graduating and got into BJJ which I still do today.

loved boxing but even sparring, just felt it wasn’t worth taking shots to the head with zero aspirations of turning pro
This is the reason I stopped boxing. Loved it but lel at eating punches to your brain - that’s what you gotta use to make a good living.

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That's cool and you're not too old at all. But I think you dodged a bullet by giving up early in terms of brain health, and you don't want to give those neuro gains up unless you're getting a million bucks a fight and I don't think you will.
I just want to do a couple amateur fights and go from there. To be honest even though it isn’t great for brain health, I hate working so much that if I could make any money for boxing at all I would pursue that with all my effort to avoid working an actual job.
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I'm in a similar situation brah, just getting back into martial arts after a long hiatus. Only difference is I am 46 now,haven't been training properly since 2017 but like you I have been home training to keep a semblance of my former skills at least. I'm a Judo black belt and have about 21 years of training in different styles such as Kyokushin Karate( the full contact one, not mall strip krotty)Japanese Jujutsu and a bit of Muay Thai. About to start BJJ and Shotokan Karate, where I live now there are really limited options...it sucks cos I really miss the rough training and full contact sparring of Judo and Kyokushin
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Originally Posted By SicilianPower⏩
Because I recently got a job, I finally have some money and a replenishing income at least for now. I have felt that since I stopped boxing years ago there has been a void that hasn’t been filled since. But I came to the realization a couple of weeks ago that I had to return to boxing, my former passion.

So today I showed up at my old gym, brought a friend with me, saw my old coaches who were happy to see me and glad I brought them a new student. I am 25 years old now, I hadn’t stepped foot into a MMA or boxing gym since I was 20, I was training on and off from 16-19 and a little bit at 20 but not as much, before I stopped going. I have still been shadow boxing and hitting the heavy bag to keep my skills from getting too rusty. But I felt pretty good today, I still felt like I had it.

Just figured I would share this little story, mentally I just feel better going there. I also trained arms after. Thinking about competing in an amateur bout, I just feel like it’s something I have to do, it’s something I thought about years ago. I would spar some really good boxers and I always held my own, often times I’d get the better of these guys. Maybe it’s too late for me to fight Canelo, but I think competing locally would give me that fulfillment I’ve been looking for and put those questions I had to rest.
Did you ever learn how to drive?
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That's nice to hear OP, but Terry would still KO you in less than 3 rounds...
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Originally Posted By byzantine75⏩
I'm in a similar situation brah, just getting back into martial arts after a long hiatus. Only difference is I am 46 now,haven't been training properly since 2017 but like you I have been home training to keep a semblance of my former skills at least. I'm a Judo black belt and have about 21 years of training in different styles such as Kyokushin Karate( the full contact one, not mall strip krotty)Japanese Jujutsu and a bit of Muay Thai. About to start BJJ and Shotokan Karate, where I live now there are really limited options...it sucks cos I really miss the rough training and full contact sparring of Judo and Kyokushin
Anyway, good luck with your training boyo
Thanks, good luck to you as well. I trained Judo for a bit, I was the most brutal martial art/combat sport I’ve done, but given your background in Judo you should transition easily into BJJ.
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Originally Posted By Dontoewsmebro⏩
Did you ever learn how to drive?
I practiced for a month, took the 5 hour pre license lesson, failed my drivers test and my permit expired. I’ll have to get my permit again and attempt the drivers test again sometime in the next 10.5 months. Driving has been somewhat difficult for me for whatever reason, I think I just need more time behind the wheel.
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Any suggestions for someone wanting to get into it?

Thinking it'd be a good way to get cardio workouts in and not as lame as running

Also don't know how to throw a punch or fight and am thinking just knowing how would improve confidence and stuff - not that I'd ever fight irl
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What's your best counter for a jab?

Straight right?

From a conventional fighter
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Das it op.
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Originally Posted By SicilianPower⏩
I practiced for a month, took the 5 hour pre license lesson, failed my drivers test and my permit expired. I’ll have to get my permit again and attempt the drivers test again sometime in the next 10.5 months. Driving has been somewhat difficult for me for whatever reason, I think I just need more time behind the wheel.
Damn man I was rooting for you. What did the instructor said you failed your driving test on?
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Originally Posted By notbadnotbrad⏩
Any suggestions for someone wanting to get into it?

Thinking it'd be a good way to get cardio workouts in and not as lame as running

Also don't know how to throw a punch or fight and am thinking just knowing how would improve confidence and stuff - not that I'd ever fight irl
I would suggest trying to learn some stuff online, start off going to a local gym that has a heavy bag. Practice for a month or so just hitting the bag, get used to punching. When you feel comfortable enough find a good gym close to you and try your best. Some of these are quite rough, some are more gimmicky. If your goal is just to learn how to throw a decent punch and get some cardio in maybe try going to one of those cardio boxing/kickboxing classes before stepping into a legit boxing gym.
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Originally Posted By Dontoewsmebro⏩
Damn man I was rooting for you. What did the instructor said you failed your driving test on?
A bunch of stuff including things I didn’t even do incorrectly, the lady was a total bich, she was in a terrible mood.
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Originally Posted By MyBaddBrah⏩
What's your best counter for a jab?

Straight right?

From a conventional fighter
There are many great ways to counter a jab, my personal favorite is to parry the opponents jab with my rear hand, and then come over the top with a looping right hook. It’s something most boxers aren’t used to seeing, you’ll see it more from MMA guys, like Fedor Emelianenko for example. It has worked wonders for me.
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Someone asked me in a rep who I thought would win, the Fury/Wilder fight. It’s a closer fight to predict than many are thinking. The issue here is Wilder gained a significant amount of muscle mass, which for his style isn’t going to do him any favors, his punching power isn’t much coming from muscle mass, much if it is dependent on his speed. Him being bigger is only going to slow him down and make it easier for Fury to counter him, Wilder also might tire out quicker. However Fury looks more out of shape than I’ve seen him in recent memory, he’s lost muscle and gained fat in comparison to his last fights with Wilder. It’s very possible that Wilder clips Fury, but it’s not something I would bet on. So my prediction is Fury wins the fight but I would be surprised at all if Wilder wins.

Mind you I’m one of few people who predicted Usyk would beat Joshua, and I had been saying he would beat Joshua for years.
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Go ahead bro, I think 25 is still a good age to compete in some amateur's bouts and maybe win a title, especially if you boxed before.

I know damn well that itch that boxing brings especially when you actually have an act for it.

I also sopped boxing for years and recently went to a local boxing gym, did some sparring as well.

What I realized unfortunately is that I'm too old for it. I'm 32 now.

My body is too broken down from all the years of pounding from different sports, lifting and especially boxing. Joints, bones, all fuked up. I couldn't do shiet, I sucked too much for my standards, it was like my mind was seeing something that it used to do in the past but my body just couldn't do it or react to it. I realize I would suck after years of not doing hard sparring, but it was something else. Felt really old in there.

Even tho I miss that Godlike feeling boxing used to give me, I just can not justify putting my body thro all that pounding again, especially in this time and age of my life.

All that to say, go for it while you still can and have to age for it, because old age really does creep in like a modafuker, and suddenly its too late.

Best of luck brother, work hard.
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