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re: Anyone here an amateur / competitive boxer?
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:33 am to FrancisCostello
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:33 am to FrancisCostello
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39 years old… training for my first fight in the Midwest area. Probably gonna get starched on my first match but looking forward to it
weight class? height? reach advantage for etiher? regular or southpaw?
Whats the format? 3 rounds 3 minutes? points?
ETA: Stay calm & breathe. it's a chess match but with punches.
This post was edited on 10/31/25 at 2:36 am
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Posted on 10/31/25 at 4:48 am to Underwood
Sweep the leg.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 5:04 am to FrancisCostello
You don't want to catch these hands bro, you don't want this energy. I worked in shipping and receiving for years, I can box shite up quicker and more efficiently than the average Joe fam!!!! 
Posted on 10/31/25 at 5:56 am to FrancisCostello
Not now but when I was younger. Boxing is a great sport and exercise and everyone on here should learn how to semi defend themselves. I’m not saying you have to be Mike Tyson or Floyd Mayweather but learn how to properly defend yourself properly throw a punch and have decent cardio. It’s amazing to me how many people don’t know how to do this. Our society is full of out of shape low t fat fricks who are going to be sitting ducks in the future for people like me when the shite hits the fan (and it eventually will just look at demographic trends in this country) Good luck!
Posted on 10/31/25 at 6:01 am to beerJeep
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There are a few members of the sonic circuit on TD
We should organize a TD member vs member tournament at one of the ‘Street Beefs’ YouTube channel fights. Would be a huge success.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 8:52 am to MWP
no message
This post was edited on 10/31/25 at 8:55 am
Posted on 10/31/25 at 10:47 am to FrancisCostello
You gotta eat lightning and crap thunder
Posted on 10/31/25 at 10:52 am to ronricks
quote:I'd tune in.... we need that original tard ref, dude that would be so close he's touching the fighters sometimes. I think they pulled him but I haven't watched those vids in a long time.
We should organize a TD member vs member tournament at one of the ‘Street Beefs’ YouTube channel fights. Would be a huge success.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 12:11 pm to FrancisCostello
Post a link if it is streamed! Love to support you!
Also, a friend’s son is a short 150 pounder in a new MMA league. I attended his first fight and each bout delivered. Although it started out with a bang as he won the round, it ended with him getting knocked down from a helluva a punch in the 2nd of 3 rounds. He got up but it was called. Much fun to root for someone you know.
Also, a friend’s son is a short 150 pounder in a new MMA league. I attended his first fight and each bout delivered. Although it started out with a bang as he won the round, it ended with him getting knocked down from a helluva a punch in the 2nd of 3 rounds. He got up but it was called. Much fun to root for someone you know.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 12:22 pm to FrancisCostello
I boxed and even considered going pro in my early 20s. I did not think I was going to be a name fighter or anything, but could have been a journeyman and made some side cash.
My advice would be against taking fights for the first time at the age of 39. The risk of injury is high and there is no upside other than saying you’ve done it. Much easier ways to get in shape, if that’s what you’re after.
One bad punch can change your life. Even in fights I did well, I got hit, would see stars, lose consciousness for split second, etc. Pro fighters make it look like nothing, but even punches that look like nothing cause damage.
My advice would be against taking fights for the first time at the age of 39. The risk of injury is high and there is no upside other than saying you’ve done it. Much easier ways to get in shape, if that’s what you’re after.
One bad punch can change your life. Even in fights I did well, I got hit, would see stars, lose consciousness for split second, etc. Pro fighters make it look like nothing, but even punches that look like nothing cause damage.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 1:55 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
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do that thing Steven Seagal was a master of too.
Owning Asian sex slaves?
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:21 pm to blueboxer1119
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People have no idea how exhausting boxing is
When I first got into boxing in junior high, I was as athletically fit as possible, so I thought. Athletically fit and boxing fit are two different things. I would bet 95%+ on this whole site wouldn't make it 3 minutes.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:36 pm to Corriente Kid
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Athletically fit and boxing fit are two different things. I would bet 95%+ on this whole site wouldn't make it 3 minutes.
Exactly this. Like already mentioned, when I was a mid teen I got into amateur boxing and like you, I thought I was pretty fit. I found out real fast how much work is needed to become even an amateur boxer let alone a professional.
I was still green and into it for about 2 months when our coach brought us to St. Mary's Gym in the French Quarter to spar with some of the amateur guys that were training there. At the time, St. Mary's was the better known gym for training both amateur and professional boxers.
My first trip there I got to spar a guy named Tony Licata who was one of the best in the gym. I wound up going 2 rounds with him and by the time the bell rang for the 2nd round I was breathing through every opening in my body---------and he was just coasting since he'd been fighting for a few years.
In 1970 he turned 18 and went pro and became one of the best boxers to come out of N.O. and going 60-7-4 in his 11 yr. boxing career. He fought the great Carlos Monzon in Madison Square Garden for the Middleweight Title but lost in 10 by stoppage to him. His first 50 fights saw him going 47-0-3 before suffering his first loss.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:05 pm to gumbo2176
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I was a mid teen I got into amateur boxing
When I got into boxing, my first sparring partner was a Golden Glove Champ when I was 14. Prior to boxing, I had been in 20+ street fights and never lost. I was considered a "badass" not to be messed with. I learned real quick that I was most definitely not the badass everyone else propped me up to be. I got my arse handed to me quick.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:12 pm to Corriente Kid
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I learned real quick that I was most definitely not the badass everyone else propped me up to be. I got my arse handed to me quick.
I saw the same thing happen more than once in our gym. Guys with street reps would come in wanting to fight anyone and everyone but the coach would not allow it until they had a bit of training before letting them spar.
They'd eventually get in the ring with attitude and then leave with humility, often not showing their faces back in the gym again. The odds of a person coming into a gym off the streets and beating a decent amateur boxer is almost nil.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 3:16 pm to gumbo2176
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Guys with street reps would come in wanting to fight anyone
I should have added that he was a friend of mine from another school. We had sparred before, and apparently, he really took it easy on me. When I showed up at the gym, his coach (dad) told him to show me real speed. LOL!
Posted on 10/31/25 at 4:32 pm to FrancisCostello
Unless you are going to fight another 35+ yr old, you are going to get pummeled.....especially if your opponent is in the 19- 22 range. Your hand speed ain't all that compared to the younger guy. You'll find that while your footwork is pretty good....and it probably is, the younger guy is faster and can move better. Nothing on you, but age matters. Where you may have an edge is in power. But if you can last 3 rounds and still want to do it going forward it's fun.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 4:45 pm to Underwood
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Stay calm & breathe
This, especially. You think you can take a punch.....you probably can. But your adrenaline is going to get activated....you have to be ready for it. Your breathing will accelerate. Your first impulse will be to start swinging and going after your opponent. Be patient. 3 minutes in a ring is a long time....for him too.
Posted on 11/3/25 at 8:21 am to KiwiHead
It’s the USA Masters program so I will be matched up with others that are 35+.
Still… pretty nervous haha!
Sparred with my coach the other day and it was like a top 10 experience in my life. He could have easily kicked my arse but he came down to my level and coached me up on things. He caught me over the top with a right hand that had me buzzed for a second… honestly pissed me off that I didn’t catch it. But it was my first time so I’m giving myself some grace there. On a positive note He said my jab is quick and that it’s gonna give folks some problems. I’ve got a good base to build on I think.
Lookin forward to the adventure and if I make it to the fight… I’ll definitely post a link!
Still… pretty nervous haha!
Sparred with my coach the other day and it was like a top 10 experience in my life. He could have easily kicked my arse but he came down to my level and coached me up on things. He caught me over the top with a right hand that had me buzzed for a second… honestly pissed me off that I didn’t catch it. But it was my first time so I’m giving myself some grace there. On a positive note He said my jab is quick and that it’s gonna give folks some problems. I’ve got a good base to build on I think.
Lookin forward to the adventure and if I make it to the fight… I’ll definitely post a link!
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