If you had the chance to become a pro boxer would you do it?

[-Kev-]

You go back in time, 6 year old you, with the same knowledge of boxing you have now. You are given the opportunity to train in boxing in a gym of your choice. You can choose any trainer on Earth, who was alive when you were 6 years old.

Would you do it?

What gym would you train in?

Which trainer would you choose to train 6 year old you to lead you through the amateur ranks and become a potential champion at the pro level?

What weight class would you start in and what weight class would you end your career in?

Would you have yourself trained to fight like a boxer or would you prefer to brawl?

If you say no to boxing, why wouldn’t you do it?

[HeadBodyBodyBody]

I think most sensible boxing trainers would say that if you can do anything else, do that instead

[KillaMane26]

Train to have a very tight defense and fundamentals. If im not coming out of poverty or a bad upbringing no point risking my brain, body taking damage imo

[SplitSecond]

If i’ve gone back in time i’m looking to make a fortune ********. *** boxing.

[tritium_arma]

Hell no. Guaranteed brain trauma isn’t worth it.

[Squ□redCircle34]

More likely not, it takes a special kind of courage and crazy to do boxing!

I’d have gotten into poker cuz even if you lose you can still make good money !

[Rockybigblower]

No. The reason being that when I think of fighting...it's about bashing someone...not jabbing with them to a points victory. I would never have the patience to learn the fundamentals and as such would eventually end up comatose somewhere. If I was going to go back and train professionally to do any sport it would be tennis. You can just play satellite tournaments and make millions. For just playing in the first round at Wimbeldon it's close to 60 grand win lose or draw and that loss can take about half hour if you like.

[VatoMulatto]

No. The reason being that when I think of fighting...it's about bashing someone...not jabbing with them to a points victory. I would never have the patience to learn the fundamentals and as such would eventually end up comatose somewhere. If I was going to go back and train professionally to do any sport it would be tennis. You can just play satellite tournaments and make millions. For just playing in the first round at Wimbeldon it's close to 60 grand win lose or draw and that loss can take about half hour if you like.

Not true. You can not make millions playing satellite tournaments. If you want to make a good living you'd have to at least become a steady top 50 player playing at the ATP tour and that's not easy. Most tennis player never get the opportunity to play Wimbledon and even when some low ranked player is able to qualify for the first round. That money you will have to use for hotels, travel, food coaching...etc.

Tennis is a very lonely and extremely expensive kind of sport. Only the top 20 -50 players make money and most others struggle to meet ends meet. Lots of Top 100 players don’t even get kit sponsorship and most players never even cracks the top 100 in the first place.

[VatoMulatto]

If my passion was boxing I'd do it. I was more into soccer/football and athletics when I was a kid though. The risk of brain trauma wouldnt bother me. If I like something I'll do it.

[PRINCEKOOL]

Not true. You can not make millions playing satellite tournaments. If you want to make a good living you'd have to at least become a steady top 50 player playing at the ATP tour and that's not easy. Most tennis player never get the oppurnityu to play Wimbledon and even when some low ranked player is able to qualify for the first round. That money you will have to use for hotels, travel, food coaching...etc.

Tennis is a very lonely and extremely expensive kind of sport. Only the top 20 -50 players make money and most others struggle to meet ends meet. Lots of Top 100 players don’t even get kit sponsorship and most players never even cracks the top 100 in the first place.

Yes it is a constant battle to keep your ranking fairly high, if your ranking drops? Then this will effect the tournaments you participate in etc I would say to make afew million per year in Tennis you have to consistently be ranked in the top-30 players in the world 'Same environment in all individual sports, IT is a constant battle to stay at the top' There is no lower leagues, or sitting on a bench being paid million's which is what happens in football etc

My sports I have mostly followed are Track and field athletics, boxing, motor sport 'And to a extent the main Olympic sports'.