Do you think it's ever a good idea for an amateur boxer who started at a late age...

[JLGLeo1995]

to have only 1.5 years of amateur experience(with at least one regional/state Golden Gloves championship under his belt) before turn pro?

I have a boxing gymmate who started competing in the amateurs at the late age of 23 and has been wanting to turn pro pretty soon. He said that he's planning on at least fighting no less than 20 Amateur fights before turning pro.

Me on the other hand, I've already had 1-2 amateur fights myself during my late teens(I'm now also 23 years old), then took a several-year break from boxing to balance college and work schedule so this question is for my boxing gymmate who so badly wants to turn pro so soon. I'm not a boxing trainer myself so I can't really answer the question for him or know what's best for him.

[Luilun]

to have only 1.5 years of amateur experience(with at least one regional/state Golden Gloves championship under his belt) before turn pro?

I have a boxing gymmate who started competing in the amateurs at the late age of 23 and has been wanting to turn pro pretty soon. He said that he's planning on at least fighting no less than 20 Amateur fights before turning pro.

Me on the other hand, I've already had 1-2 amateur fights myself during my late teens(I'm now also 23 years old), then took a several-year break from boxing to balance college and work schedule so this question is for my boxing gymmate who so badly wants to turn pro so soon so I'm not a boxing trainer myself so I can't really answer the question for him or know what's best for him.

He will be a guy the up and comers use to beat up on . Unless he has one punch knock out power like Wilder or Ray Mercer those are the only guys who can get away with that

[dannnnn]

It all depends on how he is managed and brought along. You do see fighters who had limited amateur experience and they can still be successful. The road will be much harder of course because there will be no red carpet treatment like there is for a prospect who was an amateur stand out, but if he's brought along properly and allowed to learn on the job rather than being fed to the wolves and groomed as a journeyman then there's nothing to say he can't succeed.

Depends how good he is, depends on his management.

[Larry the boss]

Depends on the person, some people really are just special and have another gear..Some no matter how much experience they have will be lucky to make it to journeyman level

[Bashhh]

b.hop made a pro debut at 23 and didnt have much of amateur expirence other than boxing in prison and he went on to becoming great. if your friend aint motivated, hungry and an alien like b.hop tell him to sell ass and be a rent boy.

[JLGLeo1995]

b.hop made a pro debut at 23 and didnt have much of amateur expirence other than boxing in prison and he went on to becoming great. if your friend aint motivated, hungry and an alien like b.hop tell him to sell ass and be a rent boy.

Actually, according to B-Hop's Beyond the Glory documentary video, he indeed started boxing at an early age with a good amateur record(before he was sent to prison) but grew bored of it very quick and never took the sport very seriously until he started boxing again in prison.