The Two Paths Of Boxing

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

When a boxer decides to turn professional, most do it with aspirations of becoming a World Champion. Why else would they do it? All fighters want the glory and the money that comes with the title. The mis-conception is what’s seen and heard through the media, where professional boxers seem to reap rewards of million dollar purses. The truth is one in a million make it to that level, to the top. Years of hard work and 110% of dedication to the sport is a minimum requirement to getting even the smallest chance at becoming a World Champion. [details]

[cdowd2]

Every kid who thinks they can be a fighter should read this cause its very true. I know thats how my family makes me look at it; I have an undefeated record as an amateur yet my father tells me everyday no matter how good I am I have a better chance winning the lottery then making a living fighting cause out of all the guys who box there only a select few who make enough money that they can retire off of and not have to worry about work after so go to school and study hard.

[GEOFFHAYES]

When a boxer decides to turn professional, most do it with aspirations of becoming a World Champion. Why else would they do it? All fighters want the glory and the money that comes with the title. The mis-conception is what’s seen and heard through the media, where professional boxers seem to reap rewards of million dollar purses. The truth is one in a million make it to that level, to the top. Years of hard work and 110% of dedication to the sport is a minimum requirement to getting even the smallest chance at becoming a World Champion. [details]

He's been talking to Chris Eubank.

[GEOFFHAYES]

Speaking from experience, I was the Prospect. But I know of fighters who actually beat me in the amateurs but in the pros lost as many fights as I won while winning as many fights as I lost. I've also sparred with fighters in the gym who beat my ass but had losing records while I had a winning record, in the pros.

A perfect example of the Opponent is Steve Robinson - a world-class boxer with an E-class record. He got his big break though one day and never looked back.

[ferocity]

Great article. And im glad at the end he said that its the same with other sport and true as he said, boxing is different and the effects are real, but a lot of this article can be appliad to other sports. Or what about collage students who don't always find a job in the field they studied for years, i know this happens too.

I belive ever boxer who is going to turn pro or not should belive he can make it, then its the trainer to tell the kid about real life and after boxing. The best example to use on how a boxer that is well grounded is Juan Diaz, its still crazy that he goes to school and still is a top fighter. Thats like being Champion and haveing a regular job very, difficult to do both but Diaz has done so.


edit: One thing i forgot to add was that boxing is like no other sport where in boxing you can one day come from nowhere and get a shot at a top contender and within the next 2-3 fights chances are you get a title shot. Unlike other sports in 1-3 games you can't get a shot at the top brass as in with boxing.

[GEOFFHAYES]

Boxing isn't easy. Pressures can cause you to go AWOL in your personal life.

[ferocity]

Boxing isn't easy. Pressures can cause you to go AWOL in your personal life.

Boxing ain't easy but neither is life. If you have any doubts in your abilities you already have been defeated. I can understand telling a fighter that he may or may not make it. But he doesn't have to be told abou this 1 billion times and neither does he have to be brought down in confidence that he may quit. If i was a trainer, i'd want my fighter to have confidence a big ego, but at the same time i would first or after remind him that sucess to the top of the chain is few, then if he understood then then he can go forward and keep building his confidence and boxing charector. You develop a fighter with a weak mind, meaning second guessing his decicion to box, then you have mentally dented that fight, and as you know this allow is a ko blow to any fighter.