How many people here have boxed?or atleast went to a boxing gym?

Trained with boxers=absorbed unaswered punches during preperation for my short stint at pro MMA.

 

Did so for aproximately 10 years as I was growing up in Puerto Rico. Currently I do keep in great shape, hit the heavy and speed bags, but that is about all.

 

Im currently training at the wild card today. I've been boxing on and off in local tournaments and such since I was 12. At this point currently though, I'm hoping to go pro within a year or so. I DO plan on making this my life.

It's crazy/surreal when watching the 24/7 series and thinking to myself..."Ive hit that bag" or "Oh **** there's Paul (my trainer and Freddie's chief exec assistant)"...I can literally watch the footage and picture myself standing somewhere and knowing exactly where that is. And recognizing the staff and having to go back the next day and sorta reconcile the idea that I just finished watching all that on HBO.

I remember my first day walking into the wild card I was a bit intimidated and star struck, but you get used to it after awhile and the regulars there are quite evident. Everytime there's a sparring sessions between two guys I think of what Floyd would say about "the dog house" and all the people gathering and watching intently...trippy ****.

Anyways...nostalgic rant over.