Hi,

I started boxing this week after one year of Kickboxing because boxing is really my favourite sport. I thought the fact that i had better hands than my sparring partners in Kickboxing was gonna help me. I was wrong BIG time.

Yesterday, I trained boxing with a pro and he almost knocked me out several times, that was a painful but great experience. Now i'm really eager to learn and i want to become, at least, as good as the pro who did beat me up.

Do you think starting boxing at 20 years old make my dreams of being a good professional( who wins a lot of money) impossible ?

Are there good boxers who really started at 20years old or more ? ( Not Tarver, he had a great amateur career).

Nope its never too late (to a limit), some fighters didn't start till that age so I wouldn't see why you can't your still young and have many years ahead of you.

Nate Campbell started when he was 24 I believe.

Hi,

I started boxing this week after one year of Kickboxing because boxing is really my favourite sport. I thought the fact that i had better hands than my sparring partners in Kickboxing was gonna help me. I was wrong BIG time.

Yesterday, I trained boxing with a pro and he almost knocked me out several times, that was a painful but great experience. Now i'm really eager to learn and i want to become, at least, as good as the pro who did beat me up.

Do you think starting boxing at 20 years old make my dreams of being a good professional( who wins a lot of money) impossible ?

Are there good boxers who really started at 20years old or more ? ( Not Tarver, he had a great amateur career).


B-Hop did not turn pro until he got out of prison at age 20 or 21 or something like that. He did not have any amateur career at all.

You could start boxing at age 5 and still not become a successful pro who makes a lot of money.

If you're in the sport just for the money, don't bother. There's far easier ways to make a buck. Do it because it's something you enjoy, and take it as far as you can.

B-Hop did not turn pro until he got out of prison at age 20 or 21 or something like that. He did not have any amateur career at all.

hopkins did have an amateur career, but never won any major national or international tournaments. he actually started pretty young, then sort of phased out as he got older.

Do it because it's something you enjoy, and take it as far as you can.

Yeah man, those word are inspiring.

There are examples of people starting that late and forging very good careers. Danny Green didn't enter a gym until he was 20.

Hi,

I started boxing this week after one year of Kickboxing because boxing is really my favourite sport. I thought the fact that i had better hands than my sparring partners in Kickboxing was gonna help me. I was wrong BIG time.

Yesterday, I trained boxing with a pro and he almost knocked me out several times, that was a painful but great experience. Now i'm really eager to learn and i want to become, at least, as good as the pro who did beat me up.

Do you think starting boxing at 20 years old make my dreams of being a good professional( who wins a lot of money) impossible ?

Are there good boxers who really started at 20years old or more ? ( Not Tarver, he had a great amateur career).


I remember making a thread like this a few months ago and everyone telling me to go for it. Now I'm in my 3rd month of training and have my first exhibition match next month. Stick with it.

nate campbell started late too he was like 24

nate had a lengthy am. career before

It's rare, but there are some exceptions.

Hasim Rahman, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Rocky Marciano.

Read their stories, they all started boxing at a relatively late age.

20 years old, your still young man, you got plenty of time to become a good proffesional. Stay in the ams for 3 or 4 years and if your good enough to go pro you will only be 23 or 24. I think thats the best time to turn pro because your body has matured. As for the money bit, dont do boxing for the money, there is only money in it if your a good talent, not saying you wont be but alot of boxers have jobs on the side. Anthony Mundine in australia turned pro at 27, he only had 3 amature fights when he was 17, he has made a **** load of money from boxing. I suppose you need the skill, the right manager and promoter. Anything is possible, dont ask for other people opinion just go for it dude its the only way you will find out.
All the best

Thank you vry much for your answers.
I know i shouldn't want to box only for the money, but im also addicted to boxing, i've got a real passion for the sport.
But i come for a very poor childhood and i don't wanna live that again, i don't want my kids (in the future) to live the same kind of things i lived. That's why i want to make money doing what i love to do.

I'm also realistic so i also continue college and i will continue till i obtain a master degree.

That's why i wanna do it also for the money.

You could start boxing at age 5 and still not become a successful pro who makes a lot of money.

If you're in the sport just for the money, don't bother. There's far easier ways to make a buck. Do it because it's something you enjoy, and take it as far as you can.

Good point.

However, if money happens to come your way from doing something you love, i say take it. I wouldn't mind making a few extra bucks fighting someone.

hopkins did have an amateur career, but never won any major national or international tournaments. he actually started pretty young, then sort of phased out as he got older.

Oh, I did not know that. No one really ever talks about him in his younger days, I guess the commentators don't like the mentioning of the prison thing- hurts marketability I guess.

Thank you vry much for your answers.
I know i shouldn't want to box only for the money, but im also addicted to boxing, i've got a real passion for the sport.
But i come for a very poor childhood and i don't wanna live that again, i don't want my kids (in the future) to live the same kind of things i lived. That's why i want to make money doing what i love to do.

I'm also realistic so i also continue college and i will continue till i obtain a master degree.

That's why i wanna do it also for the money.

Sell drugs, not the safest career choice but the money is good and it comes quick....watch out for the fuzz though......woop-woop

LOL, selling drugs is for *******. I know guys from my hood who sold that ****, most of em went to jail. The oldest are past 30, never worked in their lives, look like **** and don't have any goals. That's a waste of life.

I don't wanna be like that.

I'm starting boxing today, I am aged 20. Not looking to turn pro really tho. See what happens and if i like it.

just came back from my first time doing boxing training all i can say is that i have never worked harder in my life. I played rugby and football and that comes no where near boxing. felt like i was going to be sick haha.

the game of 4 a side footie for an hour and just eating a banana before maybe a bad idea too :P

Thank you vry much for your answers.
I know i shouldn't want to box only for the money, but im also addicted to boxing, i've got a real passion for the sport.
But i come for a very poor childhood and i don't wanna live that again, i don't want my kids (in the future) to live the same kind of things i lived. That's why i want to make money doing what i love to do.

I'm also realistic so i also continue college and i will continue till i obtain a master degree.

That's why i wanna do it also for the money.

Fair play to ya mate, just go for it whats the worst that can happen? You will never know until you try...

20 is not too old..Just dont rush into it though..Take your time to learn and master it,get some amateur fights under your belt and then turn pro in about 2 or 3 years..The worst thing you could do though is get in a big hurry to turn pro and when you get there, get crushed by more experienced opponents

Oh, I did not know that. No one really ever talks about him in his younger days, I guess the commentators don't like the mentioning of the prison thing- hurts marketability I guess.

Hopkins reported had 99 amateur fights (95 wins), I think all were when he was a kid, before he went to prison. Hopkins talked about it in the Beyond the Glory documentary. When he went to prison, they had a boxing program, so he got the desire back to box and started taking better care of his body.

Hi,

I started boxing this week after one year of Kickboxing because boxing is really my favourite sport. I thought the fact that i had better hands than my sparring partners in Kickboxing was gonna help me. I was wrong BIG time.

Yesterday, I trained boxing with a pro and he almost knocked me out several times, that was a painful but great experience. Now i'm really eager to learn and i want to become, at least, as good as the pro who did beat me up.

Do you think starting boxing at 20 years old make my dreams of being a good professional( who wins a lot of money) impossible ?

Are there good boxers who really started at 20years old or more ? ( Not Tarver, he had a great amateur career).

If you Have Talent And Train VERY Hard. Then you can still be something Special. The Will Has To Be Stronger Than The Skill.

By training very hard, do you think that could be good in a week:
- 10 hours of boxing
- 4 hours and a half of Gracie Jiu Jitsu( that helps for my cardio, i do it to have fun; and if pro boxing doesn't work, maybe MMA..., lol)
- 3 hours of running( 1 hour sunday, 1 hour saturday, 1 hour Tuesday) with high coasts.
- 5 hours ( 1 every day, exept the week ends) of Fitness. I mean weight liftings, push ups, abds, and flexibility training.

I reckon if your gonna start boxing late its important to learn to box smart, also there aint nothin wrong with doing it for the money. money can be highly motivational to some,(especially if you come from a broke background)

i strated boxing when i was 16 trained for 3months got 3 am fights then i went to college and stopped boxing now im 23 strated training again for 2months now and have 2 am fights and my next fight is 2weeks from now. :D

it would be ignorant to say that twenty is too late some people go pro in there thirties.... a guy at my gym went pro last year and he was 41.... never too late... you never know it just might be something that clicks for you