Wards Background as a fighter

[SweetSci]

One thing Emmanuel Stewart will always tell you, if you ever meet him is "We need to stress the importance of an amateur career" And Andre Ward clearly showed the world why. With over 120 Amateur fights, and Wining Gold at the Olympics in 2004 and if that wasn't enough he went 20 - 0 as a Pro prior to tonight.

Regardless of the outcome of the Super Six i extend my Cong**** to him for shutting down Kessler in Spectacular Fashion.

Now for the question.

Should the governing bodies require X amount of amateur fights before accepting a fighter into their rankings, what are your thoughts?

[SweetSci]

i posted this late ::Bump::

[Shattered Jaw]

One thing Emmanuel Stewart will always tell you, if you ever meet him is "We need to stress the importance of an amateur career" And Andre Ward clearly showed the world why. With over 120 Amateur fights, and Wining Gold at the Olympics in 2004 and if that wasn't enough he went 20 - 0 as a Pro prior to tonight.

Regardless of the outcome of the Super Six i extend my Cong**** to him for shutting down Kessler in Spectacular Fashion.

Now for the question.

Should the governing bodies require X amount of amateur fights before accepting a fighter into their rankings, what are your thoughts?

Absolutely not.

[SweetSci]

Would you see no amateur fights as a professional with no degree?
Because when i see JCC jr fight i see a Pro Amateur , 40 pro fights no title shot. Now if you take Gamboa, a fighter with a great amateur background and has already got a world title in his short pro career.

[El_Cholo]

to be fair an excellent Amateur career is not always a good indicator of how good they will do in the pro ranks.

[#1Assassin]

One thing Emmanuel Stewart will always tell you, if you ever meet him is "We need to stress the importance of an amateur career" And Andre Ward clearly showed the world why. With over 120 Amateur fights, and Wining Gold at the Olympics in 2004 and if that wasn't enough he went 20 - 0 as a Pro prior to tonight.

Regardless of the outcome of the Super Six i extend my Cong**** to him for shutting down Kessler in Spectacular Fashion.

Now for the question.

Should the governing bodies require X amount of amateur fights before accepting a fighter into their rankings, what are your thoughts?

no. its up to each fighter how he wants to handle his career. there is no doubt having a amateur career before turning pro is the smart way to go though. but its up to each fighter.

[SweetSci]

Do you feel we will have more Cuban champions now than we ever did? There seems to be a rise of a lot of Cuban prospects, Especially Solis at Heavyweight.

[dchampishere]

Do you feel we will have more Cuban champions now than we ever did? There seems to be a rise of a lot of Cuban prospects, Especially Solis at Heavyweight.

i think so with the exception of solis (the cuban lazyweight curse). i think a amature career is a good foundation for the pro game but it dependes on the style of the fighter, his toughness and how his carrer is guided on how successful he will be. but on the other hand sometimes the damage done during that amature career can prevent a pro one, myself included i had well over 200 amature fights and slowly went blind in one eye. so after i defected i could only be a sparring partner for pros i can beat while they make the money and get the fame. am i bitter? no, but every day i wonder what could have been if i could have turned pro when i was 18 instead of boxing in Cuba

[Kiid Dynamite]

Hell no, you should turn over when you feel your ready