New Posts For Thread: Anyone done white collar boxing?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxingYou know that thing where you pay a few quid, commit to getting a bit of sponsorship then you get ten weeks hard graft getting trained up by proper coaches before a fight night against a like minded, and hopefully similar weighted, individual in a paOh yeah, I follow.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546642329#546642329Oh yeah, I follow.Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:51:44 -0500Yes you're right although there are some pro boxers who had no amatuer career and didn't even lace up a glove until they were in their late 20s.Re the ex-amateur boxers - they hadn't boxed for 18 years ie SINCE they were 17. They probably did take ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546642287#546642287Yes you're right although there are some pro boxers who had no amatuer career and didn't even lace up a glove until they were in their late 20s.Re the ex-amateur boxers - they hadn't boxed for 18 years ie SINCE they were 17. They probably did take itMon, 26 Oct 2015 11:47:35 -0500I wish they wouldn’t call it white collar boxing, why not just call it beginner’s boxing or something. Makes it sound like you are a load of investment banker hoorah henrys, bally ho six of the best and a bunch of fives. That lot I was traininghttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546642257#546642257I wish they wouldn’t call it white collar boxing, why not just call it beginner’s boxing or something. Makes it sound like you are a load of investment banker hoorah henrys, bally ho six of the best and a bunch of fives. That lot I was trainingMon, 26 Oct 2015 11:44:19 -0500I reckon it is hard to be proper good at any sport unless you start quite young. In fact 17 isn't that young, I always imagine good boxers to have been doing it from age 10 or 11 or something. Or at least a lot younger than 37. Good you can stillhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546642227#546642227I reckon it is hard to be proper good at any sport unless you start quite young. In fact 17 isn't that young, I always imagine good boxers to have been doing it from age 10 or 11 or something. Or at least a lot younger than 37. Good you can stillMon, 26 Oct 2015 11:41:58 -0500A couple of office-type bods about 30ish. Very slow and sluggish.The two ex-boxers were in good shape. One worked for an investment bank (a trader, I think) the other, a scrap metal dealer.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546642183#546642183A couple of office-type bods about 30ish. Very slow and sluggish.The two ex-boxers were in good shape. One worked for an investment bank (a trader, I think) the other, a scrap metal dealer.Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:36:46 -0500So who was like the Evo-Stick Div 2?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546642131#546642131So who was like the Evo-Stick Div 2?Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:30:30 -0500Saw a couple of bouts on London Live recently.One match was between two 35-year-olds both of whom were ex-amateur boxers but hadn't boxed since they were 17 but it was like watching the Premier League compared with the Evo Stick Div 2.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546642103#546642103Saw a couple of bouts on London Live recently.One match was between two 35-year-olds both of whom were ex-amateur boxers but hadn't boxed since they were 17 but it was like watching the Premier League compared with the Evo Stick Div 2.Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:26:18 -0500Well I did 3 sessions. Really enjoyed it then the inevitable blow – the week's free introductory training was up and time to pay. They wanted £30/week direct debit, which included 4 sessions a week plus all the nutritional advice (whoopee) etc ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546641835#546641835Well I did 3 sessions. Really enjoyed it then the inevitable blow – the week's free introductory training was up and time to pay. They wanted £30/week direct debit, which included 4 sessions a week plus all the nutritional advice (whoopee) etc aMon, 26 Oct 2015 11:00:36 -0500when i was young had a couple of friends who were really talented in that department the idea of competing simply did not enter my head you got to want ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546533401#546533401when i was young had a couple of friends who were really talented in that department the idea of competing simply did not enter my head you got to want itThu, 15 Oct 2015 19:42:25 -0500Early days of course. Saw a few of the regulars boxing as we were waiting to start, fk me do they move quick and punch hard.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30587369/anyone-done-white-collar-boxing?post_id=546533341#546533341Early days of course. Saw a few of the regulars boxing as we were waiting to start, fk me do they move quick and punch hard.Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:18:11 -0500