No one is born knowing how to box, no idea where you think that comes from.
Boxing comes from training, training reflexes, training speed, strength training and more.
I was a Mixed Martial Arts fighter in the 1980s and still did open tournaments till three years ago. In the senior citizen ( OK over 50) age group.
Would you ever make world cham? Maybe not, But then how many hours a day would you be willing to train. Would you wake up at 4 and run miles and work out at the gym before work or school and then spend some more time there everyday.after school or work.
I personally doubt you will ever do it, Reason you are not doing it for you, if you really wanted it, you would not care what anyone said, if everyone said it was silly, you would still do it. People will laugh at you, are you ready to ignore them, it does not sound like you are. It sounds like you are too worried about what others think.
When I came back out and starting fighting again at age 52, my family and friends thought I was nuts, first year I came back with two regional titles, My last year I came in second in almost all tournaments and had several men refuse to get in the ring with me after seeing my first few fights that day. I retired that year because I missed blocking a kick that got me center chest, cracked three ribs and left a foot print on my chest for almost a month.
Figured it was time to let the younger 50 year olds have it.
But you fight not because you are good, you fight not because others think you can,
You fight because it is what you want more than anything else in life.
If that is not you, it would be a hobby or past time. That is OK, it is a great sport, but you would never be a champ like that.
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