When Is Too Late?

[potatoes]

I've always loved boxing since I was a kid. I recently started going back to the gym to box and I'm 20 years old with no amateur experience or anything. You think its too late to start?

It all depends on what you plan to do with it. If you are going to stay at the amateur level, then age really isn't too big an issue as long as you can get in shape. If you plan to turn professional then you have to remember that professional boxing is about knockouts. In reality it is about drawing the fans, but the fans want knockouts, so you know what you have to do. Rocky Marciano was about 21 when he turned pro, only had a few amateur fights. He got the knockouts, drew the fans and made the money. Can you do that?

[austinlarg]

I can appreciate your posts cause you're really quite blunt. But I would have to say i don't know about those until I know if I can get the knockouts. Cause the money and fans come from that.

But I DO want to go pro with it.

[Squabbles94806]

it's only too late if you think it's too late.

[Landon S]

its never too late, go punch something already

[potatoes]

I can appreciate your posts cause you're really quite blunt. But I would have to say i don't know about those until I know if I can get the knockouts. Cause the money and fans come from that.

But I DO want to go pro with it.

Professional boxing is one of the easiest sports to enter, but one of the hardest in which to make any money. In the final analysis it is all about money because nobody (who is anybody) is going to take you seriously unless they think they can make money on you. All you are to them is just another number on the balance sheet. All I can suggest is that you be careful about whom you deal with because chances are you will wind up on the meat-wagon.

[rmz]

Go for it man, 20 isn't that old. Get started, get some experience under your belt. Try to fight and spar as much as you can over a span of 4 or 5 years as an amateur and by the end of that you should know whether you want to go pro or not and whether you are good enough to be successful.

[austinlarg]

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I just got sponsored by a company that makes nutrition supplements.