Good idea to drop out of High school for a boxing career?

[Marchegiano]

I wholeheartedly support this decision. I am a father, if you were my boy I'd be proud of you.

[SUBZER0ED]

With the right promotion, strings being pulled, hand picked opponents, and money, anyone can disguise themselves as a “talent” and make it far in the sport of boxing. But you know how it goes. The truth eventually comes out.

I don't know that I can agree with you entirely there, bro. One still has to have SOMETHING to set him apart from the average fighter. Take Deontay Wilder for instance: He started late, is one-dimensional and has demonstrated terrible form BUT, he has that monster right hand that sets him apart from the crowd. Without it, he would have gone nowhere.

[El_Mero]

Nothing wrong with independent studies while still following your dream.

[Haka]

Dude. Finish high school. It isn’t hard to get your diploma.

LOL ^^^^^ This, it aint hard getting your diploma and just grind on the side in the boxing gym/ shadow box, School is a good distraction if you train hard. And it develops you socially.

[keepemup]

your taking a true statement (the first part) and drawing a false conclusion (the second part). You dont want nuclear physics? people who know Cuniform? programers, doctors? People who can speak about arcane areas of knowledge and understanding?

You seem to forget the premise. Re-read the title of the thread.

And for the most part, school is mostly a waste of time. One can get useful knowledge at a much faster pace without going to public indoctrination camps.
An apprenticeship would be much better.

[billeau2]

You seem to forget the premise. Re-read the title of the thread.

And for the most part, school is mostly a waste of time. One can get useful knowledge at a much faster pace without going to public indoctrination camps.
An apprenticeship would be much better.

On the contrary... You keep making the same ignorant statement... It won't make it less ignorant even if you repeat it 100 times! If you stayed in school you might know that I s'pose. Public indoctrination can usually best be sussed when one has the ability to distinguish the quality of information which takes education. Apprenticeship is a way for someone to get an education in a trade. They are all good! I actually have an MA and did work towards a doctorate, and also grew up on the streets of East Harlem laced up by some guys with pretty big game... I wouldn't part with either education received! They were both enlightening.

[Damn Wicked]

High school is overrated

All school is overrated. Many of the most successful and intelligent people in the world were not well schooled. School is excellent for people who like to be followers and have difficulty learning through experience. Education does not equate to intelligence. Many people don't see this, especially those that tout education as the be all, end all.

[clmags12]

I plan on dropping out of high school during my Sop****re year (10th) so i an focus my time on pure Boxing training for my amateur bouts.. i am currently 16 and i can go professional when i turn 18. So my plan is that i drop out of high school spend 2 years of my life training hard isolating myself from friends, social life etc. Seems kinda weird? but it will pay off later during my professional era that's if i stick to the plan and stay DEDICATED. Thank you for reading this post and please leave me some comments and your thoughts about my plan. Please no trolls. I want honest answers.

Current Amateur record 22-0.

Dropping out of school is never a good idea. Finishing something you started should be a goal as well in life. Dedication is you doing both. School time would be the time to rest and get educated.

Being in HS is probably the easiest time to get some tang, come on young man! WTF!?

[b Murphington]

I don't know that I can agree with you entirely there, bro. One still has to have SOMETHING to set him apart from the average fighter. Take Deontay Wilder for instance: He started late, is one-dimensional and has demonstrated terrible form BUT, he has that monster right hand that sets him apart from the crowd. Without it, he would have gone nowhere.

I do agree with you. And no joke, I backed Deontay Wilder hard up against Fury. God I loved his power. Really all he had. Freak athleticism and power and that’s about it. Absolutely zero skill. He literally got by on pure athleticism and power.

Berlenga is also a more recent example of a guy who has a big backing behind him with limited skills, but even with him, his flaws are glaringly obvious.

[b Murphington]

Exactly, and you're not getting special treatment if you're not already someone special, be it talent wise, charisma or whatever..

And to climb up the boxing ladder as a nobody from the bottom and staying undefeated till you make it to the top 10, you might as well climb everest with no gear and no clothes.

Yes. You have boxer A, with the same training, skills, background, and attributes as boxer B. They both have the same background in boxing.

The only difference is boxer A is signed by a big promotional company. Why? Who knows. Right time, right place type of thing.

But guess what? He gets all the backing by his promotional company. He’s advertised heavily. So what does his promoter do? Feed him lower ranked bouts to make boxer A look good. Hell, he will look like a wreaking machine, even though he hasn’t developed. He’ll still make a decent career.

Then take boxer B. He has to do small club and local shows. He fights for less money and he has to take more risks on the way up. He will more than likely lose several bouts on the way up and he probably won’t get any breaks in the business because he doesn’t have that backing.