What did you do today?

[MSLI]

I used to fight when I was a kid too. Just not at the level he’s rising to.

He loves this & it’s literally our life. All of our friends are in different clubs around the state. We see each other almost every weekend at shows & competitions. We’re a small community but a very tight community.

Congratulations Tile Tom and Son ! Excellent accomplishment. It’s nice to receive accolades from all the hard work.
He has an intimidating face. I wonder if that gives him an edge. I have an intimidating face, but can’t back it up with any boxing skills

Hey Tom, are there any parenting conflicts like there seems to be in team sports. Good luck in Kansas City.

 

[Tile Tom]

Congratulations Tile Tom and Son ! Excellent accomplishment. It’s nice to receive accolades from all the hard work.
He has an intimidating face. I wonder if that gives him an edge. I have an intimidating face, but can’t back it up with any boxing skills

Hey Tom, are there any parenting conflicts like there seems to be in team sports. Good luck in Kansas City.

Believe it or not there’s not much parenting conflict. There’s always conflict with officials though. This is a very regulated sport. There’s a lot of paperwork you absolutely must have together for your athlete to fight. One little thing out of order & no fight for you. We drive hours away for shows & competing. Not like you can just run back home to get their books/papers if you forgot something.
If anything I’ve seen more BS from the spectators. They have some beers and get amped up from the fights. Now they think they’re Mike Tyson.

For the most part the athletes are very respectful. There’s a lot of emotions in the locker rooms. We work our ***** off 6 days a week, 4 hours a day of intense training. All for 3 two minute rounds. From the kids to the adults there’s a lot of tears being shed when you don’t step out of the ring victorious.

 

[MSLI]

From the kids to the adults there’s a lot of tears being shed when you don’t step out of the ring victorious.

It’s amazing how children can be so serious one minute and silly the next. It’s So amazing how resilient they are and probably provide more comfort to the parents, than the other way around.

At 10 I was pitching a game and threw 3 balls in a row, with the bases loaded from the previous pitcher. I was so upset that I started to cry, then I got pissed wipe the tears away and proceeded to throw 9 strikes in a row for three outs and the win. It’s been all tears and downhill since

 

[Tile Tom]

It’s amazing how children can be so serious one minute and silly the next. It’s So amazing how resilient they are and probably provide more comfort to the parents, than the other way around.

At 10 I was pitching a game and threw 3 balls in a row, with the bases loaded from the previous pitcher. I was so upset that I started to cry, then I got pissed wipe the tears away and proceeded to throw 9 strikes in a row for three outs and the win. It’s been all tears and downhill since

That cracks me up as well. When our competition team is training and fighting, it’s all business. As soon as they’re done with their fight it’s all fun & games with their friends from other clubs who already fought.


Regionals was at the Hilton in Boston last weekend. There was about 70 fights of kids between 8-17. After the competition they all went and “took over” the pool & hot tub. In the ring we are NOT friends. When it’s over, it’s over!! So we all had a blast at the pool for a few hours. It’s awesome to see them leave it in the ring and connect with each other after and just be kids having fun with each other. Work hard play hard.

 

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I used to fight when I was a kid too. Just not at the level he’s rising to.

He loves this & it’s literally our life. All of our friends are in different clubs around the state. We see each other almost every weekend at shows & competitions. We’re a small community but a very tight community.

I'm working on a new home. The contractor is young and has a young boy. So does the tile contractor. The tile guy works on a very efficient manner. He's good for smalltalk, but after he cleans up at the end of the day, he's gone in a flash to go pick up the kid for practice or a game. (Basketball)
The general is the same way with his kid.
Like you, it's what they wrap their arms around. So nice to see parents pointing their little ones in the right direction.