Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of putting on a Gym Boxing Show and refereeing the 10 Skill Bouts which took place! It was really interesting watching the 20 Boxers who had never competed before going through this roller coaster ride of emotions!! Beforehand: A mix Nerves & excitement as they had all trained for 12 weeks for this! During: A real focus as they stepped into the ring, and when Boxing had such tunnel vision & concentration! Afterwards: Smiles all round, their opponent becomes someone that has shared something with them which means a lot to both Boxers and hopefully will be something that they will never forget! There were two 14 year olds taking that first step on the ladder and wanting to take up this sport, interestingly one of the Boys dads was his Trainer & Cornerman & the other boys Trainer & Cornerman was his Cousin, so for both Boxers this was a real family affair! Another guy was 51 years old, never Boxed before and had his wife & daughters there, for him this was a tick in the box & another goal completed from his Bucket List, you could see the pride in his Wifes face afterwards! For me watching these Boxers, seeing how much this means to them and to their family & friends was very inspirational. These guys did something that a lot of people would never do, and just by doing this they have added another layer of mental strength to themselves, because they had to go through something which doesnt feel comfortable! Now today after it has all ended, they can look at their Trophy and that is a testament to all of the hard work, sweat, blood, guts, tears & determination they put themselves through, and they know it was all worth it!! For me yesterday I was in a Gym full of Heros!!
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 11:50:43 +0000