Its a good idea to take a boxing class.
Even if you are terrible or ripped, it will still be an intense workout. And if you decide to spar, getting safely punched in the head is a good experience; it shows you what its like to be thumped and once you get thumped, you get instantly better at taking a hit and recovering.
Bad idea to be a boxer as a career tho.
People just can’t wrap their head around the fact that MMA is much safer than boxing long term.
100%. Repeated sub-concussive blows (boxing and American football) are by far worse than the singular devastating blow.
Kinda. The grappling aspect is effective... Too effective. Getting tapped out in a strangle or arm bar is better than getting knocked out. But if you break the elbow or injure the neck, it takes a while to recover. In the case of a hyper extended elbow, you never fully recover. Just be chill and spar, fam
