Bad Boy Boxing Gym

Cops came into the Clawson gym Tuesday night to close it down. The owner did not get a permit from the city to be there. He also has not paid rent for 6 months. We were told not to come back until we checked with the city to see if they had obtained a permit. It sounded like this was a reoccurring issue with this owner to not pay rent, trash the place and move on. It’s too bad because the workout was great. But at least my next gym will not smell like weed, use music that usually uses the N word, and the owners hopefully will be on the up and up. I feel bad for the customers that are out the money because they will never see it again.

There needs to be zero or negative stars for this place!
As many others stated, I bought a Groupon. NOWHERE on Groupon did it say you must use the 30 classes in 30 days!
Plus, they moved to 14 Mile in Clawson. I activated my Groupon on June 11. Out of the 30 days I had, they have been closed for 18 days due to water damage and electrical problems! And when they are open, there is no A/​C or audio system for music.
I feel so sorry for the trainers, who are great! They have to make all the excuses because the owner Gino is never there. He doesn’t care about the trainers or the members. There is no answering service to let you know about closures. It goes to Gino’s cell phone and he never answers!
I am so done with this place and have bought a Groupon to 6 Degrees Burn Fitness. I recommend you don’t even bother wasting your money with Bad Boy Gym. It’s a BAD idea.

Clawson location is not even finished — open construction, AC doesn’t work, unsafe. The woman at the front desk (owner’s wife) was literally the rudest person I’ve ever encountered — 0 customer service skills. I will not be returning due to her. Heard not to give your credit card number to this company — shady business, tried to charge people for the month they weren’t open. The woman said it was Groupon’s fault for not explaining that the 30 classes had to be used in 30 days — I call false advertising on Bad Boy’s end. Groupon was great in refunding my deal.

Terrible gym, terrible management. The only good thing to come out of this gym is one trainer: Eric.

I purchased a groupon for this gym, it’s not the cleanest gym I would say but worth it. The instructors are great! They don’t have too many classes but it’s worth it for an hour of good workout. I would suggest to try out different classes/​instructors if possible and see which one you like the best. The thing that I didn’t like was that they don’t honor the punches anymore :(you have 30 days for 30 classes. If you miss a class you loose a class.

I have been taking classes for about a month now. Lost 15lbs! The classes are P90X style and you will sweat like crazy…

Great trainers and great classes but very poor management. The lady at the desk was so rude and unprofessional. I wouldn’t go there just because of her! I purchased a groupon and they didn’t honor the coupon punches. That’s like robbing people and unfair. Going to another boxing place.

Bought a Groupon for kids classes and was so excited for my 5 y/​o son. However, when we got there, the trainer was too military oriented and barked at the kids, calling each of them soldiers and demanding too much of them. How they conduct their classes is their business… not for my kids obviously. But, when you take a look at their Non-​expiration policy and the fact that they are on Groupon, nearly every day, things make sense. They get you to buy the Groupon, Drill sergant your kids, scaring them to the point they will not return, and you are stuck for a $ 25-​$ 30 tab. Today, 701 people bought their $ 29 Groupon. Multiply that by their deal, running almost daily, it becomes clear. I bet, of all the people who buy their Groupon, a vast majority use 1 session and do not return. I have to hand it to the owner, they have a good racket going on… In my humble opinion of course. I really feel like this business is thinking more about hooking people into Groupon purchases, more than establishing customer relationships.

Don’t bother joining. All is good until you want to cancel. They won’t return calls, or cancel your member ship. The office number is a cell phone that won’t return calls.
Just make sure you know what you are getting into before you join.

Terrible. Filthy. Should be called dumb boy gym. They use bait and switch claiming 30 sessions for thirty dollars, but that only lasts thirty days, then it’s $ 15 a session. Going anywhere else.

I wish I could recommend this place for the trainers’ sake. The classes are amazing, except for, ironically, when the owner teaches. Unfortunately I can’t tell anyone in good conscience to spend their money here. And I definitely wouldn’t trust this place with my credit card number.
I bought the groupon and was super stoked to be kickboxing again. When I first walked in the guy at the counter said, «oh, the guy who does the groupons isn’t here. Ah well, I can probably figure this out.» He input some of my contact info into their system, gave me my membership card and sent me on my way. There were no documents signed whatsoever.
When I went to class today I was informed that my groupon expired. I’ve used 6 classes out of the 30 I thought I purchased. I was then informed that I was told when I came to my first class that I had a month to use my 30 classes, that it was on the contract that I supposedly signed when I first signed in and received my card. Apparently new guy who fumbled through my sign up should have told me this and given me a contract to sign. He didn’t. Had he, I would have turned around and said «thanks, but no thanks.» Groupon is actually really on top of refunds and credits as needed.
Let’s look at that 30 classes in 30 days thing a little closer. This gym is only open for adult classes 5 days a week. When I pointed that out to the guy at the counter, that it’s not even really possible to use the groupon in 30 days, he told me «we offer multiple classes a day. Some people come in twice a day to get all of their classes in.» I would buy that if their only options for classes weren’t at 9:30am (most people are at work by then), 5:30pm & 6:30pm. One of the instructors is fond of saying the following at the beginning of his class: «you’re about to burn more than 1000 calories in this class.» I don’t think that’s an exaggeration. The classes are intense, to say the least. So, with that said, I don’t think it’s even healthy for people to take two classes a day, let alone back to back.
No, let’s call a spade a spade. The guy I was dealing with today has rehearsed that line about people taking two classes a day as a way to try to obfuscate the truth: this groupon is a bait and switch. Instead of a groupon that seemingly is the deal of the year at less than a dollar per class, it actually worked out to be about $ 5 per class in my case. I’ll be the first to admit that’s still a pretty good deal. But the business ethics of this establishment are too muddy to ever feel comfortable giving them any more of my money. I was busy telling everyone about this groupon for the last month. I’ll now be busy warning everyone against ever stepping foot in here.
Run away from this place. I thought something like this surprise membership expiration might be in my future. In the 6 times I’ve been in the place, I’ve seen 3 people arguing about their bills or memberships. I was already apprehensive. Today confirmed that apprehension. The gym has a good product and, if run correctly, would have no trouble making money like crazy through the reputation of the class and would even garner more business if they had any idea about proper customer service. Instead they’re just going to keep flooding the groupons out there and hoping to take new suckers’ money instead of trying to do anything to retain the customers they’ve got. Interesting business model. I’ll be sure to register my complaints with groupon to maybe help protect the future marks. If you’ve experienced something similar at Bad Boy, I suggest you also give groupon a call.

I’m giving this gym a one star. Most of the instructors are great but to say the management is horrible is an understatement. I’ve had 3 problems with this gym regarding trying to use a groupon. The groupon says a 30 day punch pass but you’ll get a 30 consecutive day scan pass. Also don’t even think about purchasing a second one once your pass expires. You won’t be able to use it (even though it’s not stated that you can’t use it if you’re a returning customer). Maybe if you buy a pass from the gym without groupon you might have a better experience but this is mine with the groupon.

When I first started going to bad boy gym in January 2013, I had gotten a groupon — $ 29 for 30 classes — awesome deal. No expiration date listed on the card once redeemed. I had such a great initial impression that I bought a 2^nd punch card ($ 60 for 30 classes). Since that time this gym has gone completely downhill due to poor ownership. The rules and class schedule change by the week. The owner, Gino, teaches almost all classes now. There used to be an awesome variety of teachers (Mary Jo, Gary, Rock. Just to name a few). These instructors all don’t teach there anymore and all classes have been replaced by Gino, no new instructors have been hired. Side note. You never know what type of class you will get with Gino. Sometimes he has an awesome class that is a great workout. Then the next class he is super repetitive and is hardly challenging. And he is always late to start class. Also, they stopped paying for the parking lot, so now there’s only 15 parking spots maximum. So if you don’t get there early, you’re forced to park on a side street and walk. Bad Boy Gym is a dirty gym (no cleaning supplies in site to wipe your bag before or after use). Most recently, Gino wanted to take my 2^nd punch card (not a groupon) and trade it out with a new groupon punch card, that had an expiration date. According to Gino, businesses always change their rules all the time and it’s fine. I do not think this is fine. Gino is a poor business owner and is disrespectful to the members.

I love the kickboxing classes! I bought the groupon… best $ 30 I ever spent. I think it is an excellent workout! There are different level classes ranging from beginner to very intense. Intense is enough for me though. I’ve never had any problem finding a bag, and I only show up 5ish minutes before class, and I haven’t seen people have to share a bag. I would definitely recommend this gym.

Ugh. I wish I still felt the same as I did in my original review.
I never got to use half of the punch card for 30 classes. It was frustrating to get there over 30 minutes early just to fight for a bag. The gym has no system. They started giving members first access to the room, which I understand. It was still a mess. Classes were still pretty good but not a lot of consistency or instruction.
I’m glad I stopped going. The posts on Facebook are ridiculous. The manager struggles with spelling & grammar. He posts the same thing over & over & over…& over. The gym is very poorly run to say the least.

Great boxing gym!

The workout: no joke. Bad Boy delivers on a kickboxing workout, no question. As a former marathoner I’ve done lots of cardio in the past but this workout gave me a serious whooping. The instructor had tons of energy.
The only reason I left off one star is that the first time I came I didn’t realize we needed to bring our own gloves and had to leave (I had incorrectly assumed the boxing was punching the air — yeah, no). No one had told me about that beforehand and I wish that was more clearly stated on the website.
I’ll admit, I was a Groupon-​er. And I came on a day that there was a pretty bad blizzard, which is likely why the class was half-​empty. I haven’t faced any crowds but can definitely see why it’s a busy place.
And yeah, the guy at the front door is kind of weird. But the workout made it worth it.

This is a place that I wish I could rate higher but I really have no reason to. The instructors are pretty great but besides that, I don’t have anything good to say. They offered multiple groupons that caused their classes to be packed WAY beyond capacity. It’s hard to get a workout in when you have to share a punching bag with a sweaty stranger. The studio is also VERY hot in the summer, since it’s all windows and on the second floor, it’s pretty unbearable even before the class begins.
The classes are fast paced, but it’s very hard to hear the instructors, so I spend a good chunk of my workout trying to see what he was doing. There were also multiple classes where the instructors were late and once when they didn’t even show up. That, combined with their horribly misspelled, confusing Facebook posts, just show a very unprofessional nature.
It’s too bad because like I said, the workout is pretty great when the instructor shows up and the class isn’t jam-​packed, but that’s not very often anymore.

Great classes, always worked out. There was a complaint by another person who said there was no sign up. Trust me, YOU DON’T WANT THAT.
Far superior place. I miss it every day. The guy who runs the front desk is a total jerk tho.

I’ve been a member of BBG for about a year and a half. Not a Grouponer. However, I definitely would have bought that Groupon too! What a great deal… 30 classes for $ 29 when members pay $ 50/​month? Wow!
That being said… when over 1000 Groupons were bought for a gym which had 40 boxing bags per class and no class sign-​up process, it seemed like the gym was soon to be packed. And oh it was! Then the Groupon went for sale again and again… now everyone in Oakland County has one. Again, a gym which offers no class sign-​up process. So here’s what happens: Everyone stands outside the classroom door in a herd, because it’s first come, first serve. So the people in the class can’t get out and people in the class can’t get in, and don’t even think about going to the bathroom while you are standing there waiting. Not that the bathrooms ever have toilet paper or soap.
When gym policies change members are notified via Facebook (not via a sign in the gym), through poorly spelled status updates in all capital letters. Weird.
Getting into the classes is just an awful experience, especially when you drive there, park and are turned away because you got there 15 minutes early and the class is full.
So you might be wondering… who cares? What about the classes? The classes I go to with trainers Ice, Mary Jo, Gary, Rasheed, Lester and Sydni are amazing! Absolutely fantastic trainers (even though 2 really great trainers have left due to conflicts with management since I have been there). You are encouraged to punch the bag, push yourself and sweat, sweat, sweat. So I’m TRULY disappointed that I must let my membership lapse at Bad Boy Gym. A simple addition of a sign-​up system like MindBodyOnline would easily solve the issues. Which btw, I looked up and is $ 75/​month. Here’s the link:
I would love to go back to Bad Boy Gym someday. But not until a better system is in place, so that when I leave work early to get there 20 minutes before class starts I don’t have to be shoved and groped to get a bag.