I think there are many physological things in boxing other than just doing boxing. It teaches disclipine, makes you more confident, keeps you in physical fit etc. Its also very good way to deal with disagreements with people. In old times many "verbal fights" were dealed in the ring. Don't fight outside the ring, only fight inside the ring.
Teaches me to respect what fighters do a lot more. Which is why you never here me say this guy is a bum. Anyone that fights has my respect as I know how hard it is Can't imagine fighting in front of thousands for millions of $ nerves of steel
That is grose But yeah, definitely confidence. The nervousness I get before fights is not comparable. I had some serious presentations on my job, met with people with much more experience and knowledge then I have, but never had jitters like I had before fight. I am confident without any complexes because I know what I am thanks to boxing. And of course, it teached me to have respect to everybody regardless to their look, gender or age, because we all have our fights in life, we have to discard all our prejudices and be nice to everyone.
The thing that makes me laugh is I was a bang average amateur fighter slightly winning record at LHW. I've had lots of street fights as a young man never lost one on one. Yet I've been battered numerous times sparring and fighting in the ring. And some ignorant couch potatoes sit there and criticize fighters and actually think they could do better. The gap between untrained and trained is silly and those fat twats talking about fighters should be made to spar and then they can comment from a position of some authority as they will know how hard it is.
I know I can't stand the word bum or **** house. To get in the ring at any level takes major guts and people who have never even been near a gym sit in their arm chair and criticise. It does my head in especially when there's disasters happening in the ring. I never had any competitive fights but sparred probably hundreds of times with lads who had plenty so I know to a degree how hard it is. Not that I know a proper fight but they wouldn't know what it's like when you're arms are aching like nothing you've ever felt before and every bit of your instinct is saying put them down but you've got to keep them up to protect yourself and somehow throw your own shots back. Even the training is the most brutal I've experienced that's why they all deserve respect.
All of my injuries have come from sparring broken noses , jaws , etc so it's tough enough Competitive fighting is all about nerves and a higher intensity. If you can handle that your onto a winner. I never could Gym champion was my name lol
