Boxing

[biggun_]

So any of you old guys still fight?I'm 40 now and want to box again,or at least spar a little.Maybe once a week.I love it but I think i'm getting too old and am afraid of the hits to the head even with headgear.Every time i pass the local boxing club gym I resist the urge to stop and go in.Anyone still do it?

[NotTooLate]

One of my best friend's is a boxer, an ex boxer. He used to fight professionally. I don't know at what level. He is now 65 and he teaches boxing to teenagers. He has had a hip joint replaced and had cancer and he's still at it LOL You could join a boxing gym and help out with young men learning or you could be a punching bag for sparring, it's just practice so you won't really get hurt. Or you can just go and practice and not fight. I was considering becoming a punching bag for the girls myself. You are not too old.
You could also try kickboxing. My son goes to that and he loves it. It involves punching and kicking and lots of practice. Very strenuous sport.

[biggun_]

I have lots of headaches.I think that is why I am holding off!

[biggaz]

Originally Posted by biggun_

So any of you old guys still fight?I'm 40 now and want to box again,or at least spar a little.Maybe once a week.I love it but I think i'm getting too old and am afraid of the hits to the head even with headgear.Every time i pass the local boxing club gym I resist the urge to stop and go in.Anyone still do it?

It's something I've never done, but oddly enough something I've thought about for a bit now. Do you need to be naturally aggresive or competitive to do it?

My son's godfather used to box, but I could never imagine getting into a ring to try to hurt someone, even though they would be trying to hurt me... lol

Maybe its just something I'm trying to come to terms with about myself, I'll only fight if I have to, I won't walk away but I'll try to talk first, and touch wood, I haven't had too fight so much.

Sorry to hijack your thread ;-(

[NotTooLate]

Originally Posted by biggun_

I have lots of headaches.I think that is why I am holding off!

Sounds like you need to determine the nature of your headaches first. Otherwise it could be dangerous for you. You have to pass a physical and gt the doctor to check you out for everything before you can join a boxing gym anyway. Mention the headaches and see what comes up.

[biggun_]

Originally Posted by biggaz

It's something I've never done, but oddly enough something I've thought about for a bit now. Do you need to be naturally aggresive or competitive to do it?

My son's godfather used to box, but I could never imagine getting into a ring to try to hurt someone, even though they would be trying to hurt me... lol

Maybe its just something I'm trying to come to terms with about myself, I'll only fight if I have to, I won't walk away but I'll try to talk first, and touch wood, I haven't had too fight so much.

Sorry to hijack your thread ;-(

I dont have anything to prove by fighting. I just like to box a little.Although there are a few guys at work I would like to get in the ring with!

[biggun_]

Originally Posted by NotTooLate

Sounds like you need to determine the nature of your headaches first. Otherwise it could be dangerous for you. You have to pass a physical and gt the doctor to check you out for everything before you can join a boxing gym anyway. Mention the headaches and see what comes up.

As far as the headaches they go away with Advil usually.

[biggaz]

Originally Posted by biggun_

I dont have anything to prove by fighting. I just like to box a little.Although there are a few guys at work I would like to get in the ring with!

LOL on the guys at work part.. I didn't mean about proving anything to anyone. What I was badly trying to ask is that because I'm a probably a bit scared of being hurt, would I be wasting my time going to a boxing gym?

I have fought, not very often, and haven't come off too bad, but only when I've been too pushed., when I had or needed to fight for my own safety.

I don't know if its just in me to do?

[m1k3g0rd]

Hmmm.. the last time I tried boxing I almost broke a guy's fist from hitting it so hard with my chin. I decided at that point that I didn't want to see anyone else get hurt that badly.

[TuffGirl]

Originally Posted by biggun_

So any of you old guys still fight?I'm 40 now and want to box again,or at least spar a little.Maybe once a week.I love it but I think i'm getting too old and am afraid of the hits to the head even with headgear.Every time i pass the local boxing club gym I resist the urge to stop and go in.Anyone still do it?

Boxing is Passe'.

Step it up a bit and get into MMA, specifically the Ultimate Fighting Championship

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=6958161
TuffGirl's: "I bet you thought I forgot" - over 35 - UFC 81 - Who you got? Thread

Sorry,,, I hijacked your thread... all in good fun!

[biggun_]

Originally Posted by TuffGirl

Boxing is Passe'.

Step it up a bit and get into MMA, specifically the Ultimate Fighting Championship

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=6958161
TuffGirl's: "I bet you thought I forgot" - over 35 - UFC 81 - Who you got? Thread

Sorry,,, I hijacked your thread... all in good fun!

UFC hell no! Those guys are freakin nuts!I have thought about the toughman competition if it comes to the area again,which I doubt.There is to much controversy over safety.

[TuffGirl]

Originally Posted by biggun_

UFC hell no! Those guys are freakin nuts!I have thought about the toughman competition if it comes to the area again,which I doubt.There is to much controversy over safety.

Weight classes:
Lightweight - over 145 lbs. to 155 lbs.
Welterweight - over 155 lbs. to 170 lbs.
Middleweight - over 170 lbs. to 185 lbs.
Light Heavyweight - over 185 lbs. to 205 lbs.
Heavyweight - over 205 lbs. to 265 lbs.

Bout duration:
All non-championship bouts shall be three rounds.
All championship bouts shall be five rounds.
Rounds will be five minutes in duration.
A one-minute rest period will occur between each round.

Fouls:
1. Butting with the head.
2. Eye gouging of any kind.
3. Biting.
4. Hair pulling.
5. Fish hooking.
6. Groin attacks of any kind.
7. Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent.
8. Small joint manipulation.
9. Striking to the spine or the back of the head.
10. Striking downward using the point of the elbow.
11. Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea.
12. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh.
13. Grabbing the clavicle.
14. Kicking the head of a grounded opponent.
15. Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent.
16. Stomping a grounded opponent.
17. Kicking to the kidney with the heel.
18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck.
19. Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area.
20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent.
21. Spitting at an opponent.
22. Engaging in an unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent.
23. Holding the ropes or the fence.
24. Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area.
25. Attacking an opponent on or during the break.
26. Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee.
27. Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat.
28. Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee.
29. Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury.
30. Interference by the corner.
31. Throwing in the towel during competition.

Ways To Win:
1. Submission by:
Physical tap out.
Verbal tap out.
2. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest.
3. Decision via the scorecards, including:
Unanimous decision [all judges pick the same fighter as the winner].
Split decision [One judge picks one fighter, the other two judges pick the other fighter].
Majority decision [two of three judges pick the same fighter as the winner].
Draw, including:
Unanimous draw.
Majority draw.
Split draw.
4. Technical decision.
5. Technical draw.
6. Disqualification.
7. Forfeit.
8. No contest.


Referee may Restart the round:
If the fighters reach a stalemate and do not work to improve position or finish.

[TuffGirl]

Originally Posted by biggun_

UFC hell no! Those guys are freakin nuts!I have thought about the toughman competition if it comes to the area again,which I doubt.There is to much controversy over safety.

You're right it takes a special kind of guy to fight MMA. And although I respect Boxers and the sport of Boxing. I love and embrace ALL of the Mixed Martial Arts (including Boxing) that have come together to give us the UFC, PRIDE FC, WEC and all other Cage Fighting Sports.
What can I say? I just love this stuff!

[Mark1T]

Originally Posted by TuffGirl

You're right it takes a special kind of guy to fight MMA. And although I respect Boxers and the sport of Boxing. I love and embrace ALL of the Mixed Martial Arts (including Boxing) that have come together to give us the UFC, PRIDE FC, WEC and all other Cage Fighting Sports.
What can I say? I just love this stuff!

You need to bump up your enthusiasm, Tuffie!

[chodan9]

Originally Posted by TuffGirl

You're right it takes a special kind of guy to fight MMA. And although I respect Boxers and the sport of Boxing. I love and embrace ALL of the Mixed Martial Arts (including Boxing) that have come together to give us the UFC, PRIDE FC, WEC and all other Cage Fighting Sports.
What can I say? I just love this stuff!

Agreed!
MMA doth rock!
I think it brings the best of many combative forms and distills them into a sport that is extremely entertaining as well as being very technical. It can be enjoyed by casual viewers and seasoned martial artists as well.

As for the original post I think you would have a blast in boxing, not to mention the fitness benefits of training. whether you fight like a boxer is one thing but if you train like one your bound to lose body fat and gain functional strength, double true for mma.

[TuffGirl]

Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki
Tokyo, June, 1976; Tim Wehr, 'Stars and Stripes'



Muhammad Ali makes a face at his next opponent, wrestler Antonio Inoki, during a luncheon at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan. In the background is Jun Rhee, a Korean taekwondo expert who was said to be teaching karate to Ali in preparation for the exhibition event that would be called 'unusual' by the more generous and 'a farce' by others.



Inoki reels from one of the few punches Ali managed to throw during the match.

The Match:
The majority of the match saw Inoki on his back kicking Ali's leg. In the 15 rounds, Ali threw less than a dozen punches. In this match, the only losers were the fans. The match itself was declared a draw. Ali made over $6 million for the match while Inoki made only $2 million. The wrestling company that he had a stake in got to keep the gate from the live event and portions of the closed circuit telecast.

Additional Note: was originally going to be no-holds-barred, Inoki was not allowed to use any wrestling. The results were not pretty.

[greyhair]

Originally Posted by biggun_

So any of you old guys still fight?I'm 40 now and want to box again,or at least spar a little.Maybe once a week.I love it but I think i'm getting too old and am afraid of the hits to the head even with headgear.Every time i pass the local boxing club gym I resist the urge to stop and go in.Anyone still do it?

I'd stop in the gym.
Your lucky to have a boxing gym near by. I don't
The training is good for you and sparring is training for both sparring partners.
You just have to find a good sparring partner. Sparring is training, not a competition.
BTW, I'm jealous, I'd jump at the chance to spar a little and I'm +50.