I know @mortimermouse has. Anyone else boxed
It’s the hardest sport IMO…not only is it difficult to get punches in if you’re not an expert but the endurance needed is insane…going three rounds in a row with minute breaks I almost passed out. Can’t imagine being a pro and going ten rounds
It’s fun though.
i’d like to spar with someone for fun landing light punches with super soft gloves lol, but i’ve just used the punch bag a little bit.
I have the body of a boxer
Short and lean but tough
But still was very challenging
Especially since I went against kids much taller and bigger than me (longer arms for them)
I was aggressive though
I think boxing is like swimming, in that if you’re not experienced at it you flail around and tire very quickly, but once you get practiced you don’t get nearly so tired doing it.
It’s really about repetition and having long arms. I would say that you could teach yourself a fair amount but that the first time actually doing it is still a big wake up call to everyone who has ever done it 
It’s really all about cardio though. Getting used to 3-5 mile runs does you more good with boxing than lifting weights a whole lot. Or, you could box for eight rounds for cardio.
I actually have long arms but the kids I was going against was 4-5 inches taller and 50 pounds more than me
Yes it was a wake up call though
Back in early 2013 before I went in the hospital all I did was workout I was in insane shape and VERY lean…thought “maybe I could be a boxer”…then they put me on prolixin which caused muscle weakness and was unable to workout. And abilify causes me weight gain…I’m 170+ now which isn’t too lean for my height…and no longer excercise…so I couldn’t be a boxer but I did do it once and it was fun but challenging:). I sparred in late 2014…haven’t picked up the gloves since though
I think it’s good for some people because the discipline and motivation picked up during it can be applied to other areas of life pretty well.
I do miss it, but it’s best to have a short career in fighting because of the brain damage or as I like to say the drain bamage
Went to a couple of kickboxing classes a while ago. Just delivered some punches and kicks to the bag basically to realize I don’t know how to punch or kick.
i did Aikido for a while and i loved it until i got too anxious 
Also did Aikido for a while! Really liked it! Saw some amazing things during the pratices, but as far as I know many people in the fighting scene don’t take it seriously.
its probably because its not a proper combat sport, its a form of self defence, i liked using the weapons but thats when i started getting anxious
That’s the problem with boxing. If I had a kid I would not let him or her box competitively. Maybe some light sparing, but not as a sport. The brain damage is just too bad.
I boxed up a few items when I moved the other month 
I boxed and did mma. Mma was much harder.
I currently study boxing. It is very good for losing weight, especially belly fat. I think it is like sprint, very high requirements for your body.
I’ve done some boxing training at a gym found mma came more natural but spent most years doing traditional jiu jitsu. Depends on how much time you spend training I guess give it a few years.
I’ve been doing martial arts since I was like 9. I’m 19 now and I practice Jujitsu and Muay Thai. I used to do some kendo and escrima on the side. IMO I think it’s good to learn both a grappling and striking art for self defense reasons at least. I workout about 5 days a week and I do mostly endurance exercises which is making me lose weight like crazy. Muay Thai is a lot more challenging I think cause you have to watch out for kicks and you need to manage fighting in the clinch. I don’t do too well in mma sparing since my ground game isn’t as good as my standup so I constantly have to make sure I don’t go to the ground.
I used to use box cutters at my old job at Sears. It cut through tape like it was nothing. No box ecaped the wrath of my cutters.
Kendo grasshopper…hands down scariest and intense fights…that was what samurais did for fun…a blade master would whore most other hand to hand…
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