The Boxing Gym - 3 Golden Rules to Thrive 

You probably don't know that In addition to being a well known boxing coach, Fran Sands is also the singer for three rock bands.

The only real essential is a mouthguard, everything else u can borrow if ppl are willing. As ppl should be since we're all in there to make everyone firstly better people together, secondly better boxers.

Just imagine in Wrocław, Poland they just shut down last boxing gym KS Gwardia after 80 years of Olympic successes. Nearly one milion of citizens and no boxing club, just disgusting.

I just found your channel and already watched half of the videos, you're special, sir! Not a lot of guys like you around here. You're content is great, keep it up! You explain very well.

Coach! Ur appreciated lad. Ppl love ya. Ur a good teacher. Ive learned alot from u

Anyone training in any sport should learn to earn the coaches time. I like that your brought that up. Don’t pay your fee like everyone else and think it’s going to be Rocky and Mick all day and night. Work hard and they will make their way to you. If you act like someone is going to train themself on your behalf or hold your hand, you may want to find a different sport. A good coach does three things. Teach you basic fundamentals, push you further than you push yourself and (most important) protect you from yourself and your opponent.

Thank Mr sands for another up lifting and informative video

Invaluable advice. Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom!

Great advice Fran, for both in and out of the gym 👍

I would love to join a quite boxing club like this:(

Thank you coach well needed information

I learn a lot from your videos mr Fran and for that i am grateful. Many Thanks...

Speaking of equipment, you could mention teeth guards. Getting hit in the head or mouth can make your jaw or teeth smack together. Mouth gaurd will cushion that.

Top video as always 👍

Boy this brought back memories, thanks Fran!

I’ve trained at home for a long time punching the heavy bag double end ball and shadow boxing and jump rope. I developed decent technique and shape. I’ve started sparring a few weeks ago for my first match. We use Rdx 16 oz gloves they seem good for sparring. I’ve been having trouble in sparring not letting my hands go and being hesitant not throwing combos especially against a bigger guy with a longer reach which is almost everyone as I am 5ft3 53 KG. My first white collar boxing match is at the end of this month. I sometimes gets disheartened after sparring the amateurs or semi pros or when the coach doesn’t pay a lot of attention on you but they are busy. It’s always good when another boxer you look up to tells you keep your chin up, head up and keep learning. I was told I need to let my hands go and hit the guy hard on fight night and commit. Sparring a few weeks of sparring is not enough to prepare for a match but most of them are in the same shoes and the coach has taken his time matching everyone up with someone their level. He said he may need someone from another gym as not many my weight.

Enjoyed watching this.

Thank you coach

I love your videos! your super knowledgeable

I always think you're asking for a hiding walking into a boxing club with all the expensive gear.

thanks coach

a new boxing club has opened up in my local town ive been in contact with the owner his happy to have me there just filled out all the forms hopefully i can start next week

Thank you for the informative post.

Is it wrong to ask for a bit of a move around and then a bit of sparring? Early on it might be a bit disrespectful but say 2-3 months on? I'm kinda of the opinion that without doing it you ain't really gonna learn...

Our gym is great (amateur), we are taught proper boxing we get told off for loading up because we will inevitably get put on our backside. I've been to these 'semi pro' fight on these local show type gyms after being asked to spar and it's basically some bloke trying to cave your head in. As for cleto Reyes, I sparred a lad who was wearing a 12oz l, refuse to spar him in those after finding out, sure they're loaded with plaster.....

Coach Fran, how does one open a boxing gym? I’m a boxing coach and it’s very expensive here in the United States.

Great advice. Love it.

Left Muay Thai because never felt like I got enough coaching . I was out of shape and when ever I did get to work with the coach I wasn’t able to keep up but I felt like I was able to learn . Other then that we would pair up up with someone and I kept getting paired with another person who had no idea what their were doing felt like we were just making bad habits

I'm an amateur boxer from Trinidad not many gyms here.Great information

Man I'm trying to be a good boxer smart and technical! But most say me starting at 22 and moving to 23 it's to late for me to box and have a good career. Part of me feels like lot of those people are right

My coach is a pretty mean guy. Yells insults at people, calls them unattractive, not intelligent and so on, with less flattering words.. May be in jest, but still. He's pretty aggressive and tough, doesnt monitor what size gloves people wear, or anything like that. He has trained some pros so he has respect, and no one dares establish a competitor to his pretty big gym. Only one in my town. I got a chronic injury one of the first times I came there. Rough.

Here's a good rule. Never spar without a coach present. I got it bad once I was sparring a new guy (just jabs) without my coach. I had been in this gym many years already but never once broke a rule. I had a fight coming up and it was particularly busy time in my life with high school. I just said let's spar, it was our sparring day after all. Coach walks in and sees us in the ring and I could tell he was really mad. Didn't say hi to me just asked what I was doing and why. I see he had brought a guy with him to spar with us. A state champion at light heavy was who he had. He told me to get in the ring. Coach whispers something to the guy and the guy gets this look in his eye like he's gonna kill me. I'm like oh shit! This guy comes at me like I stole something. I pop him and jab and I'm just moving and jabbing and he's not catching me with anything but throwing everything very hard. I'm like yo take it easy, he pushes me to ropes and BANG! Left hook clean on the chin and I fall and pop back up and it's like I'm in another world. The shadow realm lol. It was like I could see myself and everyone else but had no control of my body. I'm just covered up against the ropes and my coach stops it after a few more punches through my guard. At this point I can't hear or respond to anything. Just rip my gear off and walked away and came to in another room. In 80 something fights I have never been beat up like I was that day. All because I broke a major rule.

I recently joined a boxing gym and paid 150$ for wraps, mitts and gloves. Paid 15$ for walmart shoes. Is that good?

Going to a boxing gym for the first time tomorrow. I'm 19 and nervous but I hope I have fun

Great content coach

Great video mate. Subbed 👍👍🥊

Looking to start boxing at 30. I am pretty weak and unfit right now, I'm just wondering should I build a base fitness first before joining a boxing gym? Don't really want to go and not be able to keep up at all or gas out really quickly

I just started 1 month ago (I'm 34) and I pull or injure something 1x a week. Now it's my man wrist is swollen and painful. Missed class coach was pissed off

Stay firsty my friends...

Got my first session today. What do you mean by shower gear?

i have pretty bad stamina, i can jog like 1 km in 12 mins (ik, not that good). I wanna join my local boxing club but im kinda nervous cuz of my bad stamina so idk if i should go rn or later when i have better stamina. what should i do?

Fran what is your opinion on a lot of Boxers and MMA fighters keeping their hands low and having great success with it? I know traditional Boxing teaches always keeping the guard up and I understand why, but if a fighter has the ability to fight better with a low guard would you allow it?

Wrong. Gloves are worn to protect the wearers hands, not to protect the other person getting hit!

I remember some kid used to like showboating against the newbies. One day he went all out against some fat kid in front of our coach. The next day he put a golden gloves out of carson up against him & never showed up again. Moral of the story: never disrespect your sparring partner. I used to train in the same gym a retired andre berto would train in van nuys right behind the court out here in l.a. county

I have been watching your videos for a long time and you are a wonderful coach but i have to disagree with rule 2: 50 people you said so you hardly find any time to give attention individually but with more care and attention the progress is much much faster so i personally wouldnt prefer to join to such a crowded gym. Imo fighters do need attention.

The worst thing in the world is to see a boy who has talent but messes about or won’t do what he’s told in the gym. It’s a lot to ask a coach to give you the knowledge for free that he has most likely had to earn with his blood and sweat through the years ... A boxing gym isn’t a youth club and if you don’t want to listen and learn don’t go! You are only stealing somebody else’s time and wasting your own!

I have my own home gym with speedbag, double end bag, aqua head hunter bag, 100lb bag, 200lb aqua uppercut bag. Am 34 and want to get into a gym to be able to spar with fighters going or are pro. Any tips?

Get to know the trainer b4 u sign anything....after I got signed up the clack aka trainer was a d***

Sir reply me I need to ask u something about the boxing gym !?

1 do not get hit 2 hit 3 see rule 1 and 2

put the video speed to 1.5 thank me later

dirty gym

Thanks brother