Boxing as a hobby

[kpt018]

Of course it is! Most of the guys that train Muay Thai do it as a hobby (very few go pro). Even the guys who take fights do it to test themselves, not to make money doing it one day (which there is very little money to begin with). Very, very few can make a living out of it.

I am a weekend warrior Thai boxer and it's great, there are tons of benefits to training.

 

[HookRight]

I say this as sort of a hobbyist, boxing is terrible to have as a hobby. I did everything wrong in boxing, I started too late (like 19), got fed to the wolves, have taken tons of ass whoopings in sparring. I sometimes question why I even do this, I have no aspirations of becoming pro but I think I'm good enough to take an amateur fight soon. I'm basically paying to get beat up on some sparring days, like tomorrow for example. Sure the work outs are great and fun, and being in shape feels great, but I'm talking about the reality of boxing: Sparring. Hard. 2-3x a week.

Boxing is a very serious and painful sport, it's not good to "dabble in it"

 

[aries]

I say this as sort of a hobbyist, boxing is terrible to have as a hobby. I did everything wrong in boxing, I started too late (like 19), got fed to the wolves, have taken tons of ass whoopings in sparring. I sometimes question why I even do this, I have no aspirations of becoming pro but I think I'm good enough to take an amateur fight soon. I'm basically paying to get beat up on some sparring days, like tomorrow for example. Sure the work outs are great and fun, and being in shape feels great, but I'm talking about the reality of boxing: Sparring. Hard. 2-3x a week.

Boxing is a very serious and painful sport, it's not good to "dabble in it"

Depends what club you go to. They aren't all like that. I remember when I started I couldn't even get any sparring, meanwhile around the same time my friend started going to a pro gym and got used as a human punch bag.

 

[ahheadlock]

I say this as sort of a hobbyist, boxing is terrible to have as a hobby. I did everything wrong in boxing, I started too late (like 19), got fed to the wolves, have taken tons of ass whoopings in sparring. I sometimes question why I even do this, I have no aspirations of becoming pro but I think I'm good enough to take an amateur fight soon. I'm basically paying to get beat up on some sparring days, like tomorrow for example. Sure the work outs are great and fun, and being in shape feels great, but I'm talking about the reality of boxing: Sparring. Hard. 2-3x a week.

Boxing is a very serious and painful sport, it's not good to "dabble in it"

how long have you been boxing for?

sparring hard 2 -3 x a week is a lot, light.. sure. hard? no. especially if you are being beat up

19 might be 'too late' to be an elite level pro (even then, maybe not) - but that's still young.

 

[HookRight]

how long have you been boxing for?

sparring hard 2 -3 x a week is a lot, light.. sure. hard? no. especially if you are being beat up

19 might be 'too late' to be an elite level pro (even then, maybe not) - but that's still young.

About 2 and 1/2 years

My gym is weird, some days I get good light technical sparring but other days I'm going near 100%, feels like an actual fight. You never know what to expect.

 

[ChachiKiller]

About 2 and 1/2 years

My gym is weird, some days I get good light technical sparring but other days I'm going near 100%, feels like an actual fight. You never know what to expect.

I would expect a concussion.

 

[bobthebuilder]

I wouldn't recommend boxing as a hobby, but it does make a good hobby.

 

[rl692]

I wouldn't recommend boxing as a hobby, but it does make a good hobby.

Can you explain further?

 

[AshiharaFan]

If you enjoy doing something, do it. You're over thinking this.

Compare this to literally any other interest in the world. Hundreds of millions of people play football or judo or drink heavily with no intentions of doing it for a living, because they like doing so.

so are you saying you either you need to 100% commit and aim to go pro and make it your life, or just not bother?

but... but... i like boxing

the reality is for the majority of people, myself included, doing it "seriously" is probably not realistic. Bills have to be paid, kids have to be looked after, wives have to be placated, etc. etc. Doesn't mean you should stop. If you love something, you do it as much as you can - even if that is very limited. You can still get good at it if you put your time in, it'll just take longer. Will you be as good as a guy who trains all day every day, and lives it? no - but do you need to be to enjoy it?

Two brilliant posts that say it all. I have nothing that I can add.