Former Professional Boxer Turns Passion Into Business

Witherspoon Boxing and Fitness continues to attract new fighters – both young and old – as the business enters its sixth month of operation following its grand opening in April.

Located on 925 Canal Street Door #19 in Bristol Borough, the boxing and fitness club is already adding new courses and fitness opportunities, including a new Boot Class on Saturdays.

The new gym was started by Tim Witherspoon Jr., himself a former professional boxer.

“When my career was over, I needed to find a way to continue what I was doing and still make a career out of boxing, after boxing. I pretty much wanted to use my ‘degree’ in boxing to help others in the community to give back and give people who might not have the experience in boxing to get a chance to do it,” he told LevittownNow.com.

Witherspoon’s own career was fairly successful.

“I was 10 wins and 5 losses, with one draw,” he said, adding that owning and operating his own business had always been a goal.

Asked how his own time as a professional boxer influenced the operations and design of his business, Witherspoon answered, “Everything that is in the gym is because of my experiences as a fighter. Being in gyms my whole life, I joke that the only class I got a consistent A in was gym class.”

Witherspoon offers a lot more than just boxing. Personal training, Muay Thai, yoga, boot camp, and more are available weekly according to a monthly schedule.

“We’ve been getting people of all sorts, it’s not just a boxing gym. A lot of people in Bristol have joined,” Witherspoon said. “We have a pretty locked in schedule, we’ve only added on classes. We have kids’ classes three times a week.”

Witherspoon’s boxing programs currently attract more kids than adults, however, the signing-up of one can quickly lead to the participation of the other.

“It tends to be the kids that lead the parents in,” he explained.

The company has also held promotional events and special matches in an attempt to drum up business, such as the “Clash on the Clocktower,” a series of 15 outdoor bouts held in September at the Grundy Commons.

“Our location at Grundy Commons has attracted people to the community. We’ve been helping out the Salvation Army, I’m, also doing some public speaking at a recovery help, so people my age can see people doing positive things,” Witherspoon explained.

“My one goal would be to be the standard for boxing in Bucks County and to be able to give back to the community.”