Is 28 to late to try pro boxing! after 20 amateur fights?

[Toy Story 3]

Similar question.. could i start up boxing at 23 and do well with it in ams or as a pro?

I am pretty althletic and fast hands but i have zero experience and never been taught how to box. It's hard to find gyms in England.

DJ is right, I mean you could start out and see how it goes but I won't suggest or recommend it without any experience. You'd find out real quick it's a different game inside the ring.

I don't know you and I am not judging you but you won't know if you have fast hands in boxing until you do it. I thought I had decent hand speed, my hand speed ain't **** compared to the guys that have been training for years. It's best to join a gym if you can, you can learn a lot from videos on youtube and all that but there's nothing like learning it hands on in the gym. We get people that come in that have been athletic a lot of their life. I like to ask people how they like it so far in the gym. Most of them say it's hard. Some don't even come back. You can do what you want but I highly recommend you start off in a gym and train first.

go for it, and good luck to you if you do


just wondering, do you have to be of a certain skill level to turn pro or can literally anyone do it even if they are absolutely horrendous, i would have thought that someone would have to see you fight at least once

I don't think there's any requirement other than the age thing. There's a lot of good ass amateur fighters out there including guys in my state alone. If the amateurs can be that good when I go to fight nights, imagine how hard it is to be a pro.


These guys in these videos below would get KTFO by the amateurs in our gym. Who let these guys box !?? LOL

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DJ is right, I mean you could start out and see how it goes but I won't suggest or recommend it without any experience. You'd find out real quick it's a different game inside the ring.

I don't know you and I am not judging you but you won't know if you have fast hands in boxing until you do it. I thought I had decent hand speed, my hand speed ain't **** compared to the guys that have been training for years. It's best to join a gym if you can, you can learn a lot from videos on youtube and all that but there's nothing like learning it hands on in the gym. We get people that come in that have been athletic a lot of their life. I like to ask people how they like it so far in the gym. Most of them say it's hard. Some don't even come back. You can do what you want but I highly recommend you start off in a gym and train first.



I don't think there's any requirement other than the age thing. There's a lot of good ass amateur fighters out there including guys in my state alone. If the amateurs can be that good when I go to fight nights, imagine how hard it is to be a pro.


These guys in these videos below would get KTFO by the amateurs in our gym. Who let these guys box !?? LOL

HAHAHAHA the commentators laugh at them

insane zane i guess his idol is valuev with that hair

and ''the shadow'' dodges cars funny stuff

[Suckmedry]

Similar question.. could i start up boxing at 23 and do well with it in ams or as a pro?

I am pretty althletic and fast hands but i have zero experience and never been taught how to box. It's hard to find gyms in England.

Hard to find gyms in England? I hear there are 600 in England.

[Suckmedry]

And as for the OP, it all depends on how good you are, your age and record doesn't tell the full story.

If you are planning to turn pro, I would look at a 6-8 month transition period. Start working with your trainer on things you need to improve/change to be a good pro, and work on them, while still fighting as an amateur. Then try and find a good promoter. You might not become world champ, but with decent management and some ability, you can make a decent living for yourself. But with bad management, you can end up as an opponent taking beatings.

[Suckmedry]

Also, you have to remember that ANYONE can turn pro. Most top amateurs are already better than the majority of pros.

[Uturn]

Never to old to do something if you feel your body can do it. If you feel old then that's different.. Give it a go!

[DR.ORGYY]

No, but if you wanna be a big name it prolly is to late...........

[whoopi123]

i agree it would be intersting thing

[Toy Story 3]

Also, you have to remember that ANYONE can turn pro. Most top amateurs are already better than the majority of pros.

That's what I'm saying. A lot of good amateur fighters. I think a lot of them just give up the sport other wise we'd have more prospect pros. Maybe an injury, maybe partying too much, chase girls, family or kids to take care of, maybe want to go into a different career path, ect. The good amateurs are real fundamentally sound.

Look at this pro not keep his hands up and you see what happens lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sKlhGIqpsA

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go for it, and good luck to you if you do


just wondering, do you have to be of a certain skill level to turn pro or can literally anyone do it even if they are absolutely horrendous, i would have thought that someone would have to see you fight at least once

There's 1000's of journeymen/tomato cans/bums who loses almost every fight and just travels from place to place only to get beaten up by some young up and coming prospect. So yes literally anyone can turn pro... and become a tomato can. Probably you, me, the OP, anyone. However I get the impression that it's hard to turn pro and actually get a good record without being properly promoted, and to get good promotion you need to have a succesfull amatuer career. And I think even if you are skilled and have talent but without a good amatuer career, you are not gonna go far without good promotion. So basicly you might still be thrown to the wolves and just be a journeyman even if you have the skills.