Today I was asked this question and it really got me thinking. A friend of mine who plays Football and Baseball asked me "Why do you box when you could play other sports and still stay in shape and have competitive competition?" I'm a pretty good athlete but for some reason team sports dont appeal as much as the hard solo work of boxing. Allthough being on a team would be a nice brotherhood, boxing is for me. So why do you all box, and not play other sports?
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well, i used to play basketball a lot and that was my thing for awhile, but after high school, i just stopped because i knew i was going no where in that sport. i was 5'9" as a freshman and i hoped to get into the 6" range but only made it to 5'11". people would always tell me i should play football or they asked me did i play. people would just see me and automatically think football. but i never played, i was too focused on basketball which went no where and i was much better at football. no one could stop me pretty much. if you gave me the ball, it was a guaranteed touchdown lol. there would be like 6 guys on me trying to get me down and i'd just be walking with them. at any rate, it just came down to boxing for me. i feel like i will go much further in boxing than i will in football and i have a feeling that i will be a champion. -
i always liked boxing since i was younger. i always watched it with my pops.. but i recently took serious interest..
i like to stay in shape.. it gives me confidence.. i just dont like getting hit.. thats why its not going to ever be a career for me. its fun.. keeps me busy, pushes my body to the limit..
i played soccer since i was 4.. i stoped after senior year in HS.. im 19 now..Comment
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i remember reading or hearing ( somewhere forget where entirely, might have even been on here ) dialogue that went like this...
other guy - why dont u play a normal sport like basketball or football?
boxer - cause i dont like sports that only require one ball
or something like that.. best response i ever heard.
ne ways for me its a combination of things.. my older brother got into it, a belief that being able to fight is imperative, and now that i am into it i could continue on through sheer enjoyment. i always laugh at how hard others find it to see boxing as fun.Comment
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'cause I cant sing or dance.Comment
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ross boxing say it he best.
no teamates, no timeouts, no where to hide.
in boxing you against the other guy, you cant blame a defaet on anyone but yourself, and you can win by simple wanting to win more than the other guy in the ring.
simply put boxing is beatufulComment
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For fitness.Comment
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Thats a class response, I'll remember that.boxer - cause i dont like sports that only require one ballComment
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Well one thing is certain i dont box incase i get into a fight because %90 of fights go to the ground and thats were MMA comes in i use it for fitness awareness and i suppose if i do get into a fight il use it to stay at rangeComment
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it wont go 2 the ground tho wen ur really good,he will be the only 1 goin 2 the ground lolComment
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