Is 18 years old

[RAESAAD]

Hey you know what.....**** it.
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[miron_lang]

Chris Eubank only started sparring a couple of months before he turned 17 but turned pro a couple of months after turning 19, and going into 1995 he had the longest unbeaten record in boxing, and was the highest paid boxer in the world.

Are you sure ?? there must be some mistake somewhere because Heavyweights gets up to 20 to 30M per fight

[GEOFFHAYES]

Are you sure ?? there must be some mistake somewhere because Heavyweights gets up to 20 to 30M per fight

Tyson was in jail at the time.

Eubank made around $50mill (before tax) from boxing, he signed a £10mill deal with Sky Sports in June '94 for eight title defences in 12 months.

[SquareCircle]

I know, but if your good enough, age doesn't matter. It really is just a number.

Look at Bernard Hopkins, so-called lb4lb #1 at 40 years old.

and he started late. at 24 or 25.

[GEOFFHAYES]

and he started late. at 24 or 25.

Actually, he started at eight

But still, 40 years old and performing like that, you got loads of time to learn boxing if you start at 18.

Honestly, boxing isn't all that difficult, well, for me it wasn't. I learned the punches pretty quickly, in a few months. If I started boxing five years later, I'd of probably learned the punches even quicker. What's the difference, other than numbers??

[Abe Attell]

I tend to think that unless you have prior athletic experience you are not going to be able to build your reflexes to where they could of been if you started in your youth.

As you grow in your youth, your body tends to grow occording to how your life is going to be lead...in other words, if you live in a tough environment where your life is on the line every day, your mind will try to think faster and your body will try to get stronger.

[Atnan]

dont listen to that gay fat italian malgini nut-hugger! he doesnt no anything about boxing! 18 is a perfect age, just join a boxing gym and try ur hardest to get better

[kayjay]

'**** it' is right, go do it. And if you don't make it to ther pros who gives a f#@*? You will be better off for it in any case.

[-X-]

Wheres that Malignaggi guy lololol i think he got embarrased and ran away.Thanks for the help again guys.

[FeelTheA-Force]

i'm 20 years old and i'm going to start boxing soon, there's someone on here who is 23 and he just started, and think about it, you can still have an amateur career and then go pro, you don't have to go pro at a young age. each to their own opinion i guess, but i don't really care if people think i am too old to start boxing or not. just do what you do, don't pay attention to what others have to say, because i am willing to bet you that a trainer will tell you that you are far from too old.

how can you talk about going pro and going amatauer.

its hard as it is fight at an amatuer level.

why cant ppl jus train and sparr?