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  • Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
  • Do you want to know how to start boxing? Before you start professional boxing you should know the cons of boxing first and on this video, Tony Jeffries talks about why you should not start boxing. Tony Jeffries from Sunderland in North East England. From the age of 10, Tony boxed at the highest level amateur and professional for 17 years, representing his country of England, around the world in 55 of my 106 fights. He is very honored and proud to have been team captain for England on many occasions and even for Great Britain a couple of times.
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    The highlight of Tony's career came in 2008 when he joined the very exclusive “Olympian” club. After beating the Belarusian, Dutch, Hungarian champions and the USA team captain Christopher Downs in his backyard in the World Championships, Tony qualified for the Beijing Olympic Games. I came home with a bronze medal after years of training solid. It was the happiest time of my life!
    Tony turned pro after the Games having ten pro fights with nine wins, 5 KO's one draw and 0 loses
    For the last three professional fights-from the end of 2010 and all of 2011-He trained in Los Angeles with world-renowned boxing trainer Tommy Brookes-for me, the best in the world!
    At the end of 2011, Tony had surgery on both of his hands because of a hole and a tear in my knuckles. He tried all sorts of treatment to fix them, but the hands never fully recovered, and he had to retire from competing.
    He was devastated that he couldn’t box competitively anymore, but the end of Tony's fighting career was the start of a new chapter in the then 27 year old's life. Now living in LA since January 2012; with the wife they both fell in love with this city straight away, so we decided to apply their green cards and move here.
    They loving life in Santa Monica, Tony has set up two dream gyms -Box ’N Burn in Santa Monica and Brentwood-with the top trainer and businessman Kevan Watson. They’ve trained everyone from kids and total beginners to celebrities like Skylar Grey; also worked with the likes of UFC superstar Conor McGregor and legendary boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.
    Tony is a fully qualified advanced personal trainer and being in gyms all his life like Kevan and they made sure Box ’N Burn has all the best things from all those other gyms with none of the bad things.
    Tony host's the Box ’N Life podcast, with Glenn “Six Figure” Holmes, trainer to the stars. They discuss anything and everything about boxing and life and have a good laugh doing it. They’ve also had great guests, including self-made billionaire Dan Pena, WBC cruiserweight champ and “Creed” star Tony Bellew and top Hollywood film producer Jason Clark.
    My name is Tony Jeffries, Olympic Bronze medallist now co-owner of Box 'N Burn, 2 boxing fitness gyms in Los Angeles, as well as the Box 'N Burn Academy...this is our education program where we teach trainers how to teach boxers (Link below)
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  • @Tony_Jeffries
    @Tony_Jeffries  4 роки тому +20

    After this, Do you think boxing is still for you?
    Watch next: 3 Tips on How to Win a Street Fight (Against Aggressive People) - ua-cam.com/video/-zdBTXfChBk/v-deo.html

    • @Lynneheal
      @Lynneheal 4 роки тому

      Take care always .

    • @keannuvisda6456
      @keannuvisda6456 3 роки тому

      Why stop boxing im not a pro but or anything im just normal..and training i want to see what i got..

    • @keannuvisda6456
      @keannuvisda6456 3 роки тому

      Im filipino never surrender what im doing..im not a boxer but i push myself to train at home..

    • @prateekyadav9956
      @prateekyadav9956 3 роки тому +2

      I am a amateur boxer of india but my main focus is on studies

    • @sovietninja3
      @sovietninja3 3 роки тому +4

      I started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu and muay thai when I was 16. We had several MMA fighters in my gym. When I was 18 I had an opportunity to have my first amateur MMA fight but I did not take it. I loved training and had gotten good enough to the point that my coaches said I was ready to fight if I wanted to. I did not have much support from my family when it came to the sport and I already had plans to go college and study engineering (I also did quite well in school), so never got a fight. While in school, I basically stopped training. I kept in shape by lifting weights, exercising, and playing other sports, but not any type of martial arts training. I always regretted not taking a fight when I was ready. I finished my education and started my career working for a big company, putting my education to use as my parents hoped I would. At the same time, I started boxing and have had two amateur fights. My family still wants me to treat the sport as a hobby rather than compete and see how far I can go. I don't really have a passion for the work I do and would much rather pursue becoming a professional in the sport while I'm still young. I figure that since I have an education and work experience, if something were to happen to me that I could no longer fight, I still have a way to make a living.

  • @onthebeachinsitges
    @onthebeachinsitges 3 роки тому +76

    I'm 58. I won;t go beyond supervised club sparring because I have too many responsibilities to risk severe head or eye injury. But I have zero doubt that pushing as far as I can within that limit is a good thing for all the reasons that everyone knows; health, discipline, physical skill, training with and helping others . No doubt at all.

    • @Tony_Jeffries
      @Tony_Jeffries  3 роки тому +11

      I agree mate

    • @popsmorris5887
      @popsmorris5887 3 роки тому

      .I'm 64 and do the same thing. I agree completely.

    • @onthebeachinsitges
      @onthebeachinsitges 3 роки тому +1

      @@popsmorris5887 good to know there are other boxers of my age. Good luck to you.

  • @RTC1655
    @RTC1655 3 роки тому +202

    Boxing cures depression more than anything else. I'd take my chances.

    • @oB_Session
      @oB_Session 3 роки тому +39

      Just working out in general mate, your releasing endorphins which is a natural depression deterrent.

    • @lifeneedsmorechill
      @lifeneedsmorechill 3 роки тому +22

      @@oB_Session yup minus the brain damage

    • @dayleclarke4433
      @dayleclarke4433 3 роки тому +19

      @@lifeneedsmorechill there are gyms full of people who spend years training and sparring for fun. I don't know the research but it seems if you want to box safely you need to know that if you have a week where you've taken some big hits you need a few weeks of taking it easy. You can end up with permanent damage from any sport or life in general. It isn't worth worrying about if something like boxing is enjoyable to you. I personally do not like 'working out' but I love training for boxing.

    • @hunnitabdy3697
      @hunnitabdy3697 3 роки тому +3

      @@dayleclarke4433 can you get brain damage just by one spar

    • @whydidyouwin9981
      @whydidyouwin9981 3 роки тому +7

      God helps depression more tha anything else.

  • @juandenz2008
    @juandenz2008 3 роки тому +21

    A balanced and realistic perspective. I watch some other boxing channels where they talk to retired pros, the vast majority are dealing with some cognitive issues. It breaks my heart as well when some of them don't have much money either because they have lost it to shady managers and other similar dishonest types. It seems in life often the people that do all the hard yards benefit the least.

  • @ShogunateDaimyo
    @ShogunateDaimyo 3 роки тому +28

    Very cool to hear an opposing viewpoint from someone who lived it. I regretted my parents not starting me young but you know what they were thinking this way. Like Tony said even he's on the fence so in a sense both approaches are right. I think you can accomplish a lot with training and drilling and minimize hard sparring of your're not an actual professional prize fighter. And avoid prideful gym wars that win you nothing but possibly some CTE.

  • @mireyafernandez2917
    @mireyafernandez2917 3 роки тому +17

    I still believe i should continue doing boxing but its because it helps me a lot when i have thoughts in my head or im feelings sad or having problems its like a getaway from reality in my opinion but great video!

  • @markuzzepeda2102
    @markuzzepeda2102 3 роки тому +16

    I do it for fun and fitness but not for a profession or amateur career either

  • @vanessab2392
    @vanessab2392 Рік тому +3

    I went to my first boxing class today. It was so weird for me. He kept politely telling me, "No don't put your other hand down". I wasn't actually putting my other hand down on purpose, it would just automatically go down. It's hard for me, this hand is punching, this hand must stay here, and feet are supposed to stay in this position. Oh my gosh! It was like multi-tasking.

  • @DRaven-of2lv
    @DRaven-of2lv 3 роки тому +14

    🥊🥊 I'll roll the dice on it.

  • @jrvapor
    @jrvapor 3 роки тому +13

    Wow, thanks for being honest, thats a rare quality these days, I hope folks heed your words of wisdom and think twice, I feel like they should be preaching this sort of advice to football players, (especially American football) rugby players and hockey players as well all very violent sports that take a toll on ya!!!

  • @christysonkohousegarage24
    @christysonkohousegarage24 3 роки тому +9

    I respect what Tony has to say as he has been involved with boxing for a very long time at a very high level.
    It's a really tough topic to debate. On the one hand, everyone should have the freedom to participate in any sport as long as it is properly governed and all the safeguards are in place. Because otherwise you could ban motor racing, horse riding, football, rugby, cricket (and the list goes on) and any other sport that can cause injury and possibly death. (Note: There are a host of lists on the internet that show that running, base jumping, mountaineering, swimming, etc all cause more injuries and deaths than boxing does but of course, the source of these statistics and their context should be also taken into account because there's always an angle to be played).
    There should be a 'duty of care' from the promoters, managers and governing bodies to ensure that both they and the professional boxers contribute to some sort of private pension in the same way an employee of any firm has to but I expect that boxing promoters and managers would spend more time trying to circumvent these rules rather than trying to support the fighters. This in turn might help the problems of fighters ending a career financially insecure.
    Finally, and this would probably be very difficult to implement, maybe the governing bodies should reintroduce an upper age limit to competing. No exceptions. At least this would stop additional injury.
    The law should be tightened on 'white collar' and unlicensed events to make it unattractive to any would-be promoters and to stop giving an avenue for ex-pros to continue to participate when they have been advised against it. But boxing is a truly international sport and so, how you would regulate this in a small town in Nicaragua or DRC is another question altogether.
    On the other hand, hitting someone repeatedly and being struck yourself is dangerous! That is boxing. There's nothing flowery or fancy about it but that's why anyone can participate regardless of background and why it has endured for decades all over the world.
    I would also add that boxing is not for everyone however I'd encourage everyone to do the boxing training aspect/fitness, bag work, pad work, skipping, weights, drills, movements and then if the trainer and the participant feel ready, they can move to the next stage if they chose. At least it will get people out of the house, away from a television, mobile, tablet or PC screen for a couple of hours and reduce the increasing problem of obesity that has been steadily growing over the last few decades (and help the boxing clubs to stay afloat for those that do chose to become boxers). Stay safe everyone.

  • @Mx.Motivation1
    @Mx.Motivation1 3 роки тому +41

    If you train so hard on something you believe in it won't fool you. You fail? You should! In order to succeed, you have to fail, the greatest boxing champions in history failed in some fights and lost. You have to fail in order to climb that ladder. If you are scared of getting punched, work hard on defense and improve your punches slipping......
    Hope that makes it better for you😉

    • @Tazmanian_mma
      @Tazmanian_mma 2 роки тому

      Practically what I said before lol that’s a fact

  • @rigohook1160
    @rigohook1160 3 роки тому +10

    I had 60 amateur fights and 12 pro fights. Not regretting it at all, i learned a lot about myself. One thing i would do different now, i would'nt spar that hard. Back then, we were young and cocky, and even in sparring there were cuts or a broken rip, that is not necessary. You learn shit when you always spar like this. And, you spar a lot longer and more rounds than you actually fight. So go easy in sparring, tempo can be high, but power needs to be dimmed down.
    I love you all, but i forgot your names....

    • @jackstiteler3415
      @jackstiteler3415 3 роки тому +2

      Just a random question lol how many did you win?

  • @CallMeO08
    @CallMeO08 2 роки тому +7

    As a 32 year old man, coming off a torn ACL recon and a torn meniscus repair coming up, and not having played not one minute of team sports. Although I feel I’ve always been athletic, but lazy. On top of dealing with depression, chronic weed smoker to keep my mood balanced, and stressed at home financially. Boxing is giving me life.
    It’s given me a goal, a purpose. I’ve never accomplished anything in life. Worked job after job for bare minimum. With boxing, I feel I can do something. Maybe show my son that “dada can fight” or “dada strong”. One fight is my goal, in front of a crowd (Streetbeefs anyone). Even if it gets 10 years, boxing is giving me life.
    It’s not “curing” but instead it gives me hope. Sorry about the long vent, but I understand everything Tony said, but man it’s so fulfilling.
    Got into my first sparring match and I got handled. Instead of head down and giving up like I would normally do, it made me wanna train more and do more too finally win one.
    Again sorry for the long post, I’m just really loving learning boxing.

  • @shibranair2461
    @shibranair2461 3 роки тому +12

    go for boxing just learn to punch and slip punches , light sparring maybe 1 or 2 tournaments and train boing for life without any hard contact is the best bet as u can protect urself have confidence and no medical conditions

  • @anon2034
    @anon2034 3 роки тому +8

    Thank you for showing us the Truth behind the glamour.

  • @devinmitchell3718
    @devinmitchell3718 2 роки тому +2

    I did boxing off and on for 8 months. I sparred, trained but never had a match. I can honestly say I'm good off boxing.

  • @sour3000
    @sour3000 3 роки тому +10

    Fuck that. I'm going pro. Coronavirus took amateur boxing away and I'm not going ANYWHERE. I'm going pro.

    • @Tony_Jeffries
      @Tony_Jeffries  3 роки тому +14

      Goodluck mate

    • @sour3000
      @sour3000 3 роки тому +7

      @@Tony_Jeffries thanks 💯

    • @malik7980
      @malik7980 3 роки тому

      Are you a pro now?

    • @sour3000
      @sour3000 2 роки тому

      @@malik7980 no I stayed as an amateur, still competing as an amateur lol. Damn I was so heated when I commented that. I was fed up😂

    • @kokidchaz4790
      @kokidchaz4790 2 роки тому +1

      @@sour3000 don't go pro till you get 150-200 fight

  • @someonegd3173
    @someonegd3173 3 роки тому +7

    I want to be a professional boxer some day, and I know that it won’t last forever. So fortunately, I have a plan for afterwards that probably won’t be very affected by boxing and getting punched in the head.

    • @smarty1268
      @smarty1268 3 роки тому +5

      @James Tarantula your acting as if everyone who competes at boxing dies which is not the case, you just gotta be prepared that your opponent will to Hurt you as much as you want to hurt him.

    • @jamesbovington8218
      @jamesbovington8218 2 роки тому

      How old are you and when light that some day be?

  • @fs1681
    @fs1681 3 роки тому +18

    I WANT TO BECOME A MMA UFC CHAMPION AND AFTER THIS I WANT IT EVEN MORE THEN FIRST

  • @tomashe188
    @tomashe188 3 роки тому +3

    Theres no one really saying this and its true , BJJ is probably a better option if you want to compete , if you just want self defence id go Krav Maga. Still i love boxing circuits , bags and groundwork to keep me in shape

  • @Medhead101
    @Medhead101 2 роки тому +1

    Is there a way to do boxing to learn how to fight but also reducing the risk of complications?

  • @justmaj2504
    @justmaj2504 3 роки тому +3

    Everyone should do boxing be fit and know how to fight and punch amazing sport

    • @Tony_Jeffries
      @Tony_Jeffries  3 роки тому +2

      I agree mate

    • @jamesbovington8218
      @jamesbovington8218 2 роки тому +1

      Boxing should be compulsory for all school boys say 10 through 18 and they should be required to show what they're made of in bouts three or four times a year. Who agrees?

    • @teenagemand2362
      @teenagemand2362 Рік тому

      @@jamesbovington8218 that is ridiculous

  • @matthanbang-asan2244
    @matthanbang-asan2244 3 роки тому +4

    Matthan "D" Bang-asan! Remember the name!

  • @Positivelifeacademy
    @Positivelifeacademy 3 роки тому +2

    I like training boxing 🥊 for health

  • @yuvrajbhogaonkar4470
    @yuvrajbhogaonkar4470 3 роки тому +1

    Coach after watching Floyd Mayweather I ve thought to start boxing
    coach can we make a carrier like him today

  • @Devonlui
    @Devonlui Рік тому +1

    If I come out with nothing or can'tdven reach the point of proper payment, then I have other pursuits to do the money making for me.
    If ( when, as Andrew Tate would advise me to believe) I actually start getting these massive paychecks, you know, 20 to 100 million, then I'd be grateful for taking the risk.

  • @mattchelseadavis
    @mattchelseadavis Рік тому

    Why you wear gloves to protect your hands from faces???

  • @christianhenson6924
    @christianhenson6924 Рік тому

    Life after boxing? Podcast,UA-cam,become a trainer they’re will always be options.

  • @amer1canalex2
    @amer1canalex2 2 роки тому +1

    You take various risks when you play any sport but I believe boxing is worth it in the end

    • @Tony_Jeffries
      @Tony_Jeffries  2 роки тому

      Do you also box mate?

    • @amer1canalex2
      @amer1canalex2 2 роки тому

      @@Tony_Jeffries yes just starting out, plan on getting my amateur license in the next couple months

    • @striker0603
      @striker0603 Рік тому

      @@amer1canalex2 how is it going?

  • @JeffTheEntrepreneur
    @JeffTheEntrepreneur 2 роки тому

    I’m fining July 9th

  • @panzhou2803
    @panzhou2803 3 роки тому +4

    dear,any of those champions you can introduce to me。who workibg on construction site?

    • @gabe9927
      @gabe9927 3 роки тому

      @D S Always have a backup plan.

    • @barbarochang1
      @barbarochang1 3 роки тому

      The key in training boxing or any striking art in sparring, is select your training partners wisely. This way you can spar in controlled fashion into your 50’s, even older without sustaining serious injuries.

  • @gpgp
    @gpgp 2 роки тому

    Nah bro, it's same with any career, miney management should be dependent on the person rather than others isn't it. If some people were national champions in boxing etc then they probably made a lot of money so they could have saved and invested isn't it.

  • @hannachiaziz8121
    @hannachiaziz8121 2 роки тому

    m i think too late but im 20 years old student and im wondering if i go to the gym and start boxing with a serious coach . because when i was 18 years old i usually watch educatif videos about boxing and martial arts Technique at home. i learned how to throw a jab . cross . hook and uppercut and from now i always practise all those techniques alone at home with no equipment ( with no gloves and heavy bags ) . is it worth if i start boxing in the gym or should i continue learning at my own pace ?

    • @jamesbovington8218
      @jamesbovington8218 2 роки тому

      You should be serious about your boxing. You are a young person. Make it your priority and you will do well.

  • @johnperkinson2394
    @johnperkinson2394 2 роки тому

    They don't like to encourage other things because they're just thinking of the show .

  • @gpgp
    @gpgp 2 роки тому

    Not really, I don't think it's like you fight, you win, heroine etc. Stuff bro. It depends on the fighter doesn't it.

  • @ZakH644
    @ZakH644 2 роки тому

    If I had kids I would suggest grappling rather than boxing if they really wanted to compete in martial arts.

  • @adamdubuisson9881
    @adamdubuisson9881 4 роки тому +12

    Jiujitsu is way better. Stick to grappling arts people. It is better for longevity and for real life self defense. 🤷

    • @Tony_Jeffries
      @Tony_Jeffries  4 роки тому +23

      I don’t disagree 👍🏼

    • @adamdubuisson9881
      @adamdubuisson9881 4 роки тому +3

      @@Tony_JeffriesI do love boxing for fitness though, and i appreciate all the awesome free advice you give. Keep up the good work. 👍

    • @katana6088
      @katana6088 4 роки тому +13

      Nah juijistu is good, but realistically in a street fight situation its gonna be multiple people vs you so going to the ground will probably result in you getting your head kicked in, in my opinion, striking is better as it will allow quick kos allowing you to get away or scare off thugs

    • @katana6088
      @katana6088 4 роки тому +12

      I think the main advantage with boxing is the fact that all gyms do sparring , unlike karate and taekwondo and other martial arts which have become softened to sell to middle class and mainstream families , many people who do taekwondo or karate have never sparred in their lives and just practice techniques on their own, this leads to them freezing up when punches come their way, boxing is great in the way that it trains you to become accustomed to punches coming your way and how to defend them .Personally I think the standard of the average boxing gym is better than any other martial art as the sport has never become softened , even some BJJ schools are becoming mcdojos to please the masses and giving out fake belts for money

    • @katana6088
      @katana6088 4 роки тому +3

      I was at a taekwondo gym for over a year never sparred so I didn't really learn much, on my first day going to a boxing gym I was sparring lightly though, and i learnt way more

  • @lilhooper4525
    @lilhooper4525 3 роки тому +3

    All of what he’s saying is a lie do what u love to do don’t let people like him bringing u down I don’t know where he got that from but it’s not the truth

  • @black_.zenistu5522
    @black_.zenistu5522 2 роки тому

    Dude we get it you got beat up and you scared to box again but you are showing other people not to box like why?

  • @Tazmanian_mma
    @Tazmanian_mma 3 роки тому

    Learn defense so you don’t get hit as much

    • @Tony_Jeffries
      @Tony_Jeffries  3 роки тому +4

      No matter how you learn and train defense, you will still get hit mate ,

    • @Tazmanian_mma
      @Tazmanian_mma 2 роки тому

      @@Tony_Jeffries for sure. I’m saying getting hit less like mayweather father said “the less you get hit the longer you last” but for sure you will get hit inevitably brother

  • @makedredd299
    @makedredd299 3 роки тому

    Mickey “plastic surgery” Rourke agrees. 👁👄👁

  • @dionnemannion4783
    @dionnemannion4783 3 роки тому +2

    As a Geordie you're a puff 🤣