Give it all up for boxing or not?

[jberg]

go to uni mate, box while ur there. if your still keen after 3 odd years, go pro with a degree under your belt for safety

[Pecs]

go to uni mate, box while ur there. if your still keen after 3 odd years, go pro with a degree under your belt for safety

when you say belt..you mean a world title belt? just kidding,,,yeah an education for a back up is the way to go!

[kbpoetree]

Yep, you're officially ******ed.

If you look closely, it says the "mean earnings", which MEANS the average amount. Do you know what an average is?

Congratulations, if you truely make that much and you didn't go to college then you're one of the lucky few. "u lil **** face slut" lol, manners certainly isn't something you picked up on very well, is it? Must be hidden somewhere behind that GED you sport around.

well first off i went to school for 4years..ran track for 2 of em...i can spell and punctuate correct but y...its a forum quicker is better..work smarter not harder..and ya i understand averages...averages are a bunch of bull****..numbers are fudged daily in this damn country and most people never touch a job in the field their degree is in...and i dont make the 2500 in just one job i have a day job and then i'm also a trainer/coach..the lil **** comment u right wuz outta line not usually like me..there is no sense in goin there and that i apologize for...a degree makes no one smarter tho is my basic point....

[kbpoetree]

My aunt makes $180k a year at Boeing, has three master degrees and has been working for her PHD for about 5 years now. My uncle has his PHD and is making $250k+ a year as the leading radiologist in WA. My other uncle only has an AA but still makes 70k a year at Boeing. My father didn't do **** and now he doesn't make ****.

Must be so awesome making $2500 a week without a college degree. Or your simply lying.. hahahah

Besides, I love going to college.. I get to look at dime pieces all day and, when the time comes up, have interesting conversations with people who know how to capitalize words, use commas, and spell correctly.

oh and their salaries are nice..but...how much of that did they have to put back into schooling

[iceman55]

I'm in school and box 3 hrs a day after my college classes. I don't really think that my degree is going to make me any smarter but I do know that the degree I'm pursuing is whats going to make me have that edge over someone else who is applying for the same job as me. A four year degree doesn't only get you smart but it shows your hard work and dedication which lets employers know you can stick to the task at hand which is trying to be successful and do things that are worth doing. I love boxing just like you man but I am going to school. I also feel that I can be a pro one day but what if I don't. What happens if you dedicate your life to boxing and get in some freak accident and all you can do is perform a job from what you have learned from your education and you can not do anything physical. Its all about the long run man. Always have a back up plan. My back up plan has a back up plan.

[triggerhappy]

Right, im not gonna lie to myself any longer. Im obsessed with boxing. Its becoming the main thing in my life, i dont drink even socially any more for fear for my fitness, i sometimes miss social events just to go to the boxing gym, i arrive at the gym half hour early just because i love the gym, i stay late every session, everything i eat, do is based around boxing. I dont think its got to the point where its ******ly obsessive, cos i still see friends and do social activities, only with close friends though!
Now heres my dilema, in september, if i get the grades i should be going to university in northampton, which is 3 hours away from my boxing gym. September is also when the season starts when i should be having my first fight. Im sure you can start to see the dilemma im put in here! My mum really wants me to go to university, and to be honest, before i started boxing i wanted to too. But boxing has put a different perspective on things, im wondering whether to just have a year gap, get a job and concentrate hard on training and go to uni next year, go to uni and forget about it (shudder), or just drop uni all together. Some advice would be great! Sorry for the long post

**** that go to school boxing is great but it can be an ugly sport.