my roommates friend from work is making his pro debut tonight. the thing is he only has 2 or 3 amateur fights and basically he has just started boxing within the last couple of years or so, i'm not exactly sure, but i do know that he wasn't raised in the sport.
my thing is this, for being somewhat new to the game, wouldn't you think that he should have more amateur fights???? you know get some experience? or at least see what you are made of before putting your professional career on the line?
i say that if you are extremely eager to become pro you should at least have 30 amateur fights, at the very least. to see where you stand in the world of boxing. i've had a handful of fights in the gyms, i've never competed in anything organized, i've always had other interests in boxing other than becoming a professional fighter. plus my lifestyle doesn't really go hand and hand with the lifestyle of a professional fighter. but if i were to become serious i would get all the trial and error stuff out of the way in the amateurs rather then do it as a pro where the error's would stick permanently.
does anyone agree? what is your take? and how many fights do you think one should have before turning pro? and how many would you say should be the minimum??????
i say 30 at the very least........................
let me hear what y'all got to say...
It's the same thing as us sitting at home watching a baseball game and saying we could strike ARod out. We couldn't. But we couldn't strike a single A hitter out either. They are pros. We might think we "hit hard". But these guys take punches from guys that are trained to punch and keep fighting. I like to think I'm a pretty tough guy. But I'm certainly not crazy enough to think that I'd beat up a journeyman fighter. And the rest of you fuckrags should feel the same cumswabs.
oneill bell didn't have an amatuer career, he learned everyhting on the job and turned into a pretty good fighter. deuce, your buddy needs to have a good trainer / management team that will build his skills and take him up slow. first i would put him in with bums and focus on the fundamentals, then after a while see if he's ready for the next level
Some dude's are just naturals. I know a guy who was an awesome ball player...i mean awesome. He tried up soccer and was a natural and was just owning everyone on the park. Some guys are just beasts like that. I say let him test out the waters as a professional. If he gets knocked out his first time out, he isn't made for the sport.
speaking about other sports i think he's a cross over guy. played basketball and football his whole life and now wants to be a pro at something, so he went with boxing. not just because of being pro but because he's got some talent but he is competitive too.
i just think that he should get more experience under his belt before going pro, get all the trial and error shit out the way..........
** That's it. Need a good manager and trainer to make it as a pro no matter what the amateur background is. Many great fighters had no amateur background, but it sure helps the career asset$ to turn pro with a gold Olympic medal and multimillion dollar contract.
only problem with guys that get that big signing bonus is that they get the money and forget that they have to fight for it. we've seen that a handful of times.
even when fighters are already pro and they get the big HBO contract for millions and then in their next fight lose. it makes it tougher once you have what you wanted in your pocket.
it's like a credit card, a lot of people feel that once they have what they bought they don't feel like paying for it since its in their possession...........
im assuming he won those 3 fights?
yeah
he's a beast but i've seen tough guys crumble inside the ring even with the physical advantage.............
i personally don't think it's a good move. i think he's fighting at cruiserwieght.
Any guy that can pass a physical can become pro.
** That's it. Need a good manager and trainer to make it as a pro no matter what the amateur background is. Many great fighters had no amateur background, but it sure helps the career asset$ to turn pro with a gold Olympic medal and multimillion dollar contract.
IMO he will find it very hard unless he is going to fight bums!!! Its hard enough when you have 200 amateur fights under your belt let alone two or three!!!
Good on him for trying!!!
How does one become pro? Do you just sign a contract or something, and announce to the world that you have become one? Or is there some sort of milestone you have to pass?
Any guy that can pass a physical can become pro.
How does one become pro? Do you just sign a contract or something, and announce to the world that you have become one? Or is there some sort of milestone you have to pass?