Should I start boxing at my age?

You'd just need to get in a gym firsst and start working out. Start sparring, getting amateur matches; get as many as possible and go through a major tournament season, try to make it to the Nationals or Golden Gloves and do Ringside or something, face as many different styles as you can ASAP. Then decide from there where to go. It all starts with getting in the gym.

 

I would suggest having at least 10 amateur fights over the next two years or so.

You will never know until you see for yourself. I had 8 amateur bouts from 12-16 but stopped because smoking and drinking was more important at the time. The best thing you can do for yourself is get in there and take some shots during sparring. Hell you may not even wanna have a amateur bout and would like to go as far as sparring.

I have a heavy conscious about what I could have become so honestly get in the gym and eat some leather.

It's never too late.. Ron Lyle got outta prison in his late 20's after killing a man and look what he became.

 

I would imagine you can definitely get a lot of activity then and do tournaments in PR and get matched pretty well; along with sparring.

 

Why not better start now oyur not getting any younger.

 

If you have no experience and your 26 thats not to good. Theres alot more to just hitting hard in boxing, its a plus about theres alot more than just that. Chavez jr had no amateur bouts and hes boxing pro's, hes undefeated, but hes fought bums and journymen tyring to get the experience he would have got in the amatuers. Hes young though and already has fights under his belt. I would say dont start but if you realy feel you have it in you then go for it. Start jogging your ass off, hitting the mitts, jumping rope and sparring against all types of different types of fighters, basically live and breath boxing. If you realy want it bad, its possible but very hard and even harder for you because your older, your going to have to try to balance work, kids and bills. Familys always first

 

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Have a go mate, good on ya.

But dont set your goals to high to soon, turning pro is not for everyone. See how you go with training and fitness first.
Then sparring see how take a punch, and how you see punches coming.
Then local am fights to see if you can handle to mental strain of a bout.
If you can get into competitions then you can see how you measure up to other guys a bit better.

Look if Zelenoff turned pro then its possible for anyone. But also you got to look at that example and see how the guy just crumbled under the pressure of the event, he wasnt ready, so dont let yourself get into that position if possible.

I thought maybe one day I could have a pro fight but I learned quickly I wasnt made for it. I wasnt even good enough to step past am fights at my local but I had a go and I dont regret that. At least I didnt jump into the deep end and get hurt, I gradually built my way up and it eventually became apparent I wasnt the athelete that others were.
I recommend doing it that way.

 

. . . in my opinion 26 is too late. Not unless you are coming from other sports and you are competively fit.