Why decorated amatuer fighters become rotten pros

Just to update people the scoring system for ams is now 10 point must. This logic may soon no longer apply because amateurs are now being taught more of a pro style.

the biggest factor is age. they enter the pros as grown men. premium amateurs used to enter the pros when they were in between men and boys. 18-20 years old.

Almost all the top fighters had highly decorated amateur careers, this thread is bs. It doesn't guarantee they'll be successful pros, but it certainly gives them a huge advantage in experience and technique. exactly. naturally they all cant make it, just like all top college players dont make it big in the nba, nfl etc. but generally the best players in the pros were also the best amateurs. the reason fighters are struggling more to make the transition these days is obviously the scoring. but they actually have a big psychological edge when turning pro, experience and also work ethic. to act as if these guys are lazy and spoiled is beyond moronic, they have to work just as hard as pros. often harder since very few amateurs receive enough funding to support them.

Seriously, this guy is clueless... As if it was easy to become a decorated amateur.... As if all great amateurs were rich kids born with a silver spoon in their mouth... These guys work their a.sses off to win the national championships, qualifiers etc. Oh, and a lot of promising amateurs quit or become part time fighters because they can't find sponsors. It's not all fun and games. Btw a lot of good pros with no amateur careers to speak of never worked a day in their lives (Canelo or Broner for example) and they, too, tend to have a huge sense of entitlement. Or some promising boxers get injuries my nephew dislocated his shoulder after winning the JO National title in 2009, some find a girl they get some pu$$y and never go back to the gym after tasting some of that

Some of it has to do with power or stamina in an amateur bout the guy can lack power and squeak by with 3 round decisions also they could be good 3 round fighters but lack stamina to fight 10 rounds or the discipline to train for 10 or 12 rounds. Than theres the chin some fighters never get dropped as amateurs take off the head gear and they get dropped I personally knew 2 amateur boxers who never got dropped in the amateurs but got dropped or knock out as they started their pro careers These two fighters were Edger Alvarado and Malcolm Franklin both were pretty good amateurs and I never seen them get dropped at sparing nor an amateur bout and we all know how their pro career ended up a flop. I was at Fights Gym in San Bernardino for 4 years as a trainer so I followed them through those years

Almost all the top fighters had highly decorated amateur careers, this thread is bs. It doesn't gurantee they'll be successful pros, but it certainly gives them a huge advantage in experience and technique.

:haha: Broner is actually the perfect example. Just look at his behavior after his loss. Yordanis Despaigne is another.

broner's had like 300 amatuer fights :haha: Broner is actually the perfect example. Just look at his behavior after his loss.

Seriously, this guy is clueless... As if it was easy to become a decorated amateur.... As if all great amateurs were rich kids born with a silver spoon in their mouth... These guys work their a.sses off to win the national championships, qualifiers etc. Oh, and a lot of promising amateurs quit or become part time fighters because they can't find sponsors. It's not all fun and games. Btw a lot of good pros with no amateur careers to speak of never worked a day in their lives (Canelo or Broner for example) and they, too, tend to have a huge sense of entitlement. broner's had like 300 amatuer fights

Why decorated amatuer fighters become rotten pros? Probably because casual boxing fans expect these guys to fight like MMA fighters & not boxers.

Seriously, this guy is clueless... As if it was easy to become a decorated amateur.... As if all great amateurs were rich kids born with a silver spoon in their mouth... These guys work their a.sses off to win the national championships, qualifiers etc. Oh, and a lot of promising amateurs quit or become part time fighters because they can't find sponsors. It's not all fun and games. Btw a lot of good pros with no amateur careers to speak of never worked a day in their lives (Canelo or Broner for example) and they, too, tend to have a huge sense of entitlement.

The scoring system is completely different and the fights only last a few rounds. Leave the psychoanalysis to the professionals.