Training for first fight

[Speed6363]

I've got a quick question. How long did most of you guys train before your first amatuer fight?

The reason I ask is because I went to the this gym for the first time yesterday and the trainer keeps on pushing the idea that I could be ready for my first fight next month. I thought it would take more time than that just to start sparring. Dude does seem a little shady. I didnt say no, I just figure I'll take advantage of his enthusiasm for now. I'm planning to just train hard with him for the next month, then make my owen decision. Do you guys even think its possible to be ready for your first amatuer fight in a little more than a month? i have no prior boxing experience.

[tomhead69]

i trained nearly 2 yrs it was hard finding me a fight most of them got cancelled but when i new i had a defo fight i was training like rocky balboa
just develop nice so by the time ur first fight has come you will have some good foundations

[mgkirkpatrick]

no way could you be ready for a fight in a month with no prior experience. go to a trainer with your best interests at heart.

[Speed6363]

yeah, i might do that. The guy is cool and knows his stuff, he just sounds like he's more into it for money. He promotes a lot of fights, so he might just be trying to fill some spots. The only problem is he's probably my only option at the moment.

[#1Assassin]

the trainer doesnt have your best interest at heart. change trainer.

[mrswong]

anythings possible my friend, go and do it

[mrswong]

but that doesnt mean just go and fight, it means trai hard, stay dedicated and youll do it

[TredKiller]

i didnt fight till a year of training,

so by the time i had my first fight i had already sparred a ton of time with a ton of people.

[Marlin26]

for your first amatuer fight? with no prior experiance, well a month is all you'd need. It might be tough but you'll have to train atleast 3 hours a day, shadowboxing, running, hitting the bag, crunches, pushups, weight lifting (if its apart of your schedule) overall your just going to have to train like rocky balboa, all out dragon ball z intense 24/7, with sundays for rest days i guess :P

make sure you do interval running and hill sprints along with your roadwork to build up your stamina, and try to hit the mitts with the coach as much as possible and spar.

[Rockin']

Let me guess here, your an over all athelete (playing many other sports before boxing) and your looking for something new.

I assume this is for amatuer boxing.

I had my first fight 2 months after starting, stopped the kid in about a minute. You may just have an ability for it and if your already in descent shape then over half the battle for your first bout is taken care of.

If your coach is going to match you properly, meaning against an opponent with 0 or maybe 1 bout then its fine. If hes looking for another "green" guy then why not.

But ultimately its up to you and how confident you are about taking a bout. Ya know, boxing is a huge part mental mind frame. Walk into a ring to fight doubting yourself and you will probably drop the bout. Walk in confident and ready to roll and you could just do somethin' good. Its up to you.

Also, that guy telling you that you have to train 3 hours a day 7 days a week must only watch Rocky movies. Do that and you will be so drained.

young kids maybe an hour 4 days a week
teens maybe 1-1/2 - 2 hours 4-5 days.

There is something called over training, do 3 hours a day 7 days a week, for a beginning boxer and I can gaurantee you that you will be over trained.

listen to your coach and do what he says. If you feel good inside about fighting than do it...............Rockin'