COACH ROBBIE SHEETS

Owner/Head Coach/Fundraiser

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Everyone knows a strong fire forges a strong steel. But at 'Golden Tiger Boxing LLC', we make it fun and help you find a boxing/fitness routine that works for your lifestyle. Whether you want to learn how to protect yourself or compete with others across the state, we’ve got what you need to get in shape and feel confident doing it.  We are a boxing club that charges membership dues but our non-profit 'Golden Tiger Boxing TEAM' allows us the ability to compete across the state and nation for free, give back to the areas that make it possible and teach our youth the importance of self-rerspect.

Head coach Robbie Sheets was born and raised near Hutchinson, MN and began boxing in St. Cloud in 2000 at 15 years old.  He struggled to adapt to the conformity and peers of traditional school sports when he began high school.  As a single parent, his mother would drive him an hour 1-2 time's a week to participate in the 'St. Cloud  Downtown Gym's boxing club.  Immediately, he developed a passion for the sport and found positive male role models who helped curve his inner perceptions of self-worth.  He was taught that a fight is rarely won with anger, that you need to respect the the courage of other person who steps in the ring with you and that no matter if you win or lose, you tried when others did not.  When he was old enough to drive himself, you would find him at the boxing gym nearly everyday. No matter where he went in the world he continued to box, for the past 20+ years in fact; when not as an athlete, then as a coach (and vise versa). 

His successes include  the following:

• Head 'Army Combatives' instructor over 120 soldiers for 8 years.

  
  

• Operating boxing gyms on foreign bases in Afghanistan and helping others at home. 

  
  

• Being a practitioner of Bruce Lee's 'Jeet Kune Do', under Sifu Shawn Newell for over 6 years.

  
  

•  Studying Jiu Jitsu with the 'Royce Gracie Team' in Afghanistan, in J.K.D. and under other well known professors as a personal hobby from time to time. 

  
  

• He is a 'Purple Heart Recipient', a 10 year 'Combat Veteran' and owns a small knife forging business in Stewart, MN. 

  
  

• He has been to and competed in the 'Golden Gloves Upper Midwest Championships', and won the 'Region 4' Tournament; but his desire to teach the benefits and discipline of boxing that had saved him as a young man always pushed him back into coaching. 

  
  

• He has brought fighters as far as the 'National Golden Gloves' and helped them win regional and state tournaments throughout the many years. 

  
  

Up until 2 years ago when Robbie had a major ankle reconstruction due to an old Army injury, he would still compete from time to time in order to keep an edge.  Make no mistake however, he's still sparring like he was 22 and will show you he's no stranger to the ropes.  Now days, when he's not at the front of the lines here at Golden Tiger, he's still assisting his old gym in St. Cloud, MN (The Downtown Boxing and Wrestling Club). It has been his is life goal to open a Club of his very own in his hometown community, giving back by helping troubled/anguished youth.  He believes that by showing them there's a better way you can change their inner perspective.  He preaches that no matter how bad things might seem, there's always another round, another chance.  At Golden Tiger Boxing we truly believe that failures only found when you quit trying.  His information can be found on google, YouTube, Facebook or Instagram.  We want you to leave feeling better and being better than when you started.

"'Showing up' is 90% of what it takes to be a fighter, not winning every match, not winning a match at all really, just being there with your best foot forward.  It's all I ask of you, let us take care of the rest." -Coach Sheets