Amateur boxing in London and Sheffield

mattym · Post by **mattym** » 14 Mar 2008, 08:20

hi there, for any one who knows anything about the strength and quality of the amateur boxing scene in both or either of these cities could they please lemme know what they know? I'm moving to either Sheffield or London after the summer to go to university (i like both the courses fine) and i'm dead keen to get seriously into amateur boxing while there and have grown completely bored of the lack of boxing scene here in East Suffolk.

i wanna be competing as often as possible but want to know which is the best city for this, and by how far??

i suppose this belongs in amateur boxing but i didnt want it to get overlooked by people who might be able to help.

thanks very much, matty

MeanMachine.biz · Post by **MeanMachine.biz** » 14 Mar 2008, 19:29

Hi Mate
It depends on where youi are moving to in London, if your coming to south London
drop us an email at [email protected] and we will make an introduction for you.

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 15 Mar 2008, 06:06

Plenty going on in Sheffield too.

mattym · Post by **mattym** » 15 Mar 2008, 09:29

MeanMachine.biz wrote:Hi Mate
It depends on where youi are moving to in London, if your coming to south London
drop us an email at [email protected] and we will make an introduction for you.

cheers mate, but no luck there, its East London, just North of the river.

twenty six · Post by **twenty six** » 15 Mar 2008, 10:59

Have a look at the ABA website mate.
There's a decent enough search facility of all clubs.
Being a Sheffield lad, I would say get your arse up here pal. Some excellent clubs.
If you're going to Uni you'll no doubt be boarding and lodging not too far away, so I would say get to speak to Glyn Rhodes. It's not far away at all from the Uni to his gym.
PM me if you would like a phone number.

Spud · Post by **Spud** » 15 Mar 2008, 12:25

Both cities would be excellent choices - however money wise - Sheffield - cheaper cost of living.

mattym · Post by **mattym** » 15 Mar 2008, 13:46

cheers for the help guys - a lot of people have recommended Sheffield to me as a place.

To be honest, this...

http://www.portal.abae.org.uk/ClubSearc ... fault.aspx

appeals to me more than this...

http://www.portal.abae.org.uk/ClubSearc ... fault.aspx

EDIT: if the links don't work, they are of the ABA club finder feature. 23 boxing clubs within a 10 mile radius of my digs in London, against 11 in Sheffield...

because as you can see there are more boxing clubs in London which suggests more opportunity to box.

TWENTY SIX: thanx for your help, i've googled Mr Rhodes and got his email address. i think emailing round at the clubs and perhaps going back to each city for another visit (and seeing some boxing clubs while there) may make the decision clearer.

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