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Is it too late for me to start boxing? Im 22 years old and in college but i want to  take up boxing because i want to get in shape and also to gain more discipline. Im 6'0 weigh 150lbs and i feel that im too thin to take up boxing. What are your thoughts on this?

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Manny,

You are not too young to start boxing. You can fight amateur until your 34 so you have plenty of years left.
There is no such thing as too thin in boxing. You fight in weight divisions so you always fight guys who are the same weight as you. There is a champion in every division.


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