Pro Boxing License!

[mic573]

I think the decision to turn pro should be based on when you actually started boxing. Most boxing promoters protect their young fighters during the beginning of their careers. No one with a properly functioning brain would put a young kid in with killers at the beginning of their careers.

[sweet*science]

This is a great thread. I started boxing when I was twenty and felt I was behind the ball quite a bit since there are many kids younger than me that have been boxing longer than me... I felt I should have started when I was like 10 but at the time other sports were more important to me ya know? But one thing my trainer said to me that made me abandon the idea of turning pro soon just due to my age is, why worry about being behind the ball, too old to turn pro. When you look at the kids who have been fighting since they were 8 or 9 by the time they turn pro many of them may have had over 100 fights. The body burns out and too many fights will began to wear on it. That made me feel like I was doing the right thing by waiting, plus now I am gaining more experience and exposure so that way come time to make a match for the pros people will know my name... Thats my experience with the matter.

[Domey]

You can either be a young, old fighter. Or an old, young fighter.

I'd perfer the later.

[andrefabre]

coach

Using age as a guideline when to turn pro is a huge mistake. I was suppose to turn pro when I was 18 after I went to the Golden Glove finals. I was in a bad car accident and fractured my neck which had me out for years. I took a ton more fights to be sure I was in shape, and ready, before even contemplating the decision to turn pro(Even though I was going to years ago).

Make sure you are ready and have experience. There is a huge difference in amature fighting and professional fighting.

Keep in mind, most successful professionals had a very solid amature background, and very few did not. Why not increase your chances of having success by waiting another year or two and getting 30-40+ fights under your belt?

Age is not as huge of a factor these days as it use to be. Back in the day people were turning pro early, which meant harder, longer, and much more brutal fights before their even mid 20s.

Staying amature till your mid 20's is fairly common. Unless you have been boxing consistantly since you were very young, I would wait.

Become pro when your trainer and your coach say you are ready!

[J.Dempsey]

Hey, what ever you do; goodluck! It's good to see actual boxers on here doing things, instead of the *****ing n moaning you get on the other threads...all the best!

[*2TOUGH*]

you are never gonna win a world title so whats the point turning pro?

get a degree and work in software you dum ***

[J.Dempsey]

you are never gonna win a world title so whats the point turning pro?

get a degree and work in software you dum ***

Better to give something a go and fail than go through life pretending I say