Boxing DADS.?

Question

Do boxing dads try to live their unfinished "Boxing Dreams" via their sons?

Are we too hard on them?

What are famous boxers that have their dads on their corner?

I sometimes yell at my son, because sometimes he doesn't listen to my advice when he boxes. I may exaggerate a little, but at the end I just want him to try his best.

Answer 1

Is this for Dad's only?  I started boxing when I was older so needless to say, I will never be the "champ" I wanted to be.  As an amateur, I'm only 4 years in and already pushing retirement!  I'm taking up coaching instead.  I had a daughter a year and a half ago and I can't wait until she's old enough to box.  I'm hoping I can be her coach and she will make it to Golden Gloves and achieve what I wanted.  I'm going to be heartbroken if she doesn't want to box, however, I will let her choose her own hobbies.  ....and yes, my friends think I'm nuts for wanting this for her!  BTW Lelia Ali is a boxer and her dad is the one and only Muhammad Ali.  :-)

Answer 2

the greatest pleasure for any father is when their sons follow in their foot steps.

Answer 3

Dreams Like This Are OK With Tiddly Winks Not With Boxing Where Someones Brain Gets Turned To Mush

Is This The Clowns Picture After The Brawl?---d**n

Answer 4

well i guess it al depends on how the dad works and how much does he know his own limits, for example, i dont have a son yet, just two daughters, and i keep telling myself the same as everyone else, when i have a son he WILL be a boxer and i will show him all i know, than it'll be up to me to decide when to let him go and have him train with the real pro's, i live less than 3 miles from Joe Goosen's gym. some of his fighters from the past are Diego Corrales, James Toney, Joel Casamayor, Eddie Chambers, Andre Ward, Paul Williams, Steve Forbes, and Robbie Peden just to name a few, than theres Freddie Roach who's gym is in Hollywood which is roughly 5-6 miles so i also have the chance to send him therea nd we all know what he's done for the sport, so yeah i figure i'll be pretty tough on him teaching him the basics that i was taught 20 years ago on a rooftop in Mexico than maybe if he's good enough, it'll be time to send him off with one of the big boys out here, or maybe i'll just send him to the Boxing Academy Los Angeles which is in downtown. I think the hardest part with a father training his son is that the dad has to know himself how good he really is as a trainer, because if your constantly teaching him the same stuff over and over again, than he's only gonna go as far as you can train him. hey good luck to your son, i envy your position right now.

Answer 5

i always tell my gf when we have kids that they are going to be champion boxers.. she says im crazy and thats my dream no theirs lol... ya i flunked at being a champ but i promise u my boy will be the best

Answer 6

tracy patterson had his dad (floyd) in his corner, till he fired him......so it doesn't always work.

joe calzaghe's dad (enzo) works his corner....that does work.

sometimes it's best to get someone else to train the son, it all depends on individual circumstances, and you are in the best place to judge for yourself if that is the case, or if your son is just going through a rebellious period

Answer 7

I dont know but my dad got arrested for beating up the clown at my birthday 2 months ago becuase he was drunk.

Answer 8

Depends on how you push them mate. If a dad is always at his son saying boxing is the way to go, it does this and that for you, you'll get this and that e.t.c. It can play on us teenagers minds. Enzo calazaghe is avery good trainer for Joe but maybe joe had the right mindset for boxing to begin with, he was always good at it so he decided to make something of it, all his dad did was push him the extra mile each time.

If you yell at your son because what he's doing clearly doesn't work and leaves him open for heavy shots then no problem, but maybe just take him to the side and explain why what he's doing isn't working. If you want him to try his best show him the rewards, but also be firm on how he's supposed to earn them =]

Answer 9

I have been a trainer for a long, long time & I also have three sons who fight. Well only two fight but I have lots of experience on this issue. I am really glad to see you take the time to ask this very important question that you may have already answered by asking it.

I have had many kids that I have trained who's fathers made them do this, they would get mad if they didn't do well or worked hard enough or even got embarrassed when there sons got beat sparring. This isn't football, this is head bashing a$$ kicking boxing, its so hard but some of these dads are idiots. I really would prefer that my own boys would do something else but my youngest is 15 years old, has won the Pal Championships & can't wait to turn pro! He is a really, really good amateur & will be a better pro when its time (after high school).

My oldest is an undefeated pro, is a very big prospect & is going into his 2nd year of college. This kid is a real bad a$$ & I train them both. Again, I would prefer them doing something else but they love this sport, they train really hard & I don't have to push them to do it, or to maintain there weights. If I had to stay on top of them about this stuff I would pull them but the fact that I don't have to yell at them makes it easier.

My middle son didn't respond to me getting on him to well

& even though he is still undefeated as an amateur I told him no more competitions for you. You can train if you want but I will not let you fight at shows. So he trains a couple month out of the year and plays ball for his high school.

If you have to get on your boys a$$ all the time, get another trainer and see if he responds differently to him. I see it all the time, dads pushing kids, yelling from there seats when  sparring. They get upset! man this sport is to brutal & the last thing they need is dad riding there a$$e$. Most of these kids don't want to do this but are afraid of saying something to dad, or don't work well with dad as a trainer or even when he is present.

I trained pro fighters before my boys even got into this sport & I told my boys when they walked into my gym & said dad we wanna start boxing "I said look one thing you guys have to understand is that If I tell you to do something you do it, no messing around, no playing & no sentimental feelings about dad yelling at you. In the gym I am your coach & we leave our boxing issues in the gym. We don't have to talk about them when we leave (which we always do) the gym, at home or outside the gym I am dad". My middle son is the only one who couldn't separate the two & he is the one that no longer boxes!

Joe Calzage, - they work well together.

Zab Juda, - they work horrible together

Robert Guerrero, they are ok together

Peter Manfredo, dads got to go

I know of a few other big names but my brain isn't working to well right now. But anyhow your kid may not tell you if he really wants to do this or wether he wants you to train him, he may want to box but not just with you. I don't know how old this kid is but if he is still a amateur don't push him. I had my boys play other sports along with boxing & didn't get serious about it with my oldest until the age of 18.

I don't work with amateurs under the age of 16 anymore because of this reason, by this age they now what they want to do & I don't believe they should get involved in this sport until at least 11 or 12 years of age at the earliest.

By the way I didn't want my boys actually calling me "coach" so at the gym its "Pops" & at home its "Dad"