How long does it take to be an average boxer

[Dantedlane]

Dude if you wanna go to the olympics (I assume you mean Tokyo 2020?) you need to be fast tracked and be ridicuolusly talented to do it in the short time that's left.

Realistically you have little to no hope. A guy in my gym is in the Team GB development squad and fighting 12 times a year, The development squad is like the reserves and not even the full squad. And he's been fighting on recognised national tournaments for 4 years.

Then factor in the AIBA world championships this year and in 2019 where most of the top seeds in those tournaments are already going to the olympics and most country's have to name their squad for the olympics in early 2020.

I wish you all the best but 24 and not even a carded AM you have very little chances

Im basing it on me being prime at 27-28 and for what I now know about boxing,I just need to drop weight,by June I wanna make my debut and keep on fighting,I'm in NY and up here there's a fight everyday so I wanna be as active and learn as much as I can,but I haven't boxed you seem pretty knowlgdable on this topic,what chance do you think I have in 3 years tops to make the Olympic trials I'm 6'2 I wanna be cruiser so I gotta drop 47 pounds by June or before it,I wanna do the summer cause the tournaments are around that time I believe but I wanna try and make the Olympics byfor 2020,should I forget this dream

[BuakawBanchamek]

Im basing it on me being prime at 27-28 and for what I now know about boxing,I just need to drop weight,by June I wanna make my debut and keep on fighting,I'm in NY and up here there's a fight everyday so I wanna be as active and learn as much as I can,but I haven't boxed you seem pretty knowlgdable on this topic,what chance do you think I have in 3 years tops to make the Olympic trials I'm 6'2 I wanna be cruiser so I gotta drop 47 pounds by June or before it,I wanna do the summer cause the tournaments are around that time I believe but I wanna try and make the Olympics byfor 2020,should I forget this dream

You are with 24 and extremely late starter and fighting almost every week is not realistic as you will have high risk of injury.


2020 is near impossible for you. There are guys who have hundred+ amateur fights and have been boxing since 10 or so.

2024 is a more realistic goal if at all.

[Richard P]

Im basing it on me being prime at 27-28 and for what I now know about boxing,I just need to drop weight,by June I wanna make my debut and keep on fighting,I'm in NY and up here there's a fight everyday so I wanna be as active and learn as much as I can,but I haven't boxed you seem pretty knowlgdable on this topic,what chance do you think I have in 3 years tops to make the Olympic trials I'm 6'2 I wanna be cruiser so I gotta drop 47 pounds by June or before it,I wanna do the summer cause the tournaments are around that time I believe but I wanna try and make the Olympics byfor 2020,should I forget this dream

Yes your hitting your prime age, but prime age with very little tangible experience

I'm not gonna stomp on anyone's dream, but you need one hell of a break to make it.

Remember their are only a handful of weight classes and each country that decides to compete at boxing will only enter a single fighter per weight class.

I mentioned the AIBA world championships, who ever wins that gets an automatic Olympic place as the world champs and olympics are the 2 big events. You need to get seeded to even have a shot, and to be seeded you need to be fighting nationally recognised events in USA like Golden Gloves, not just a few local shows in NY but all over the US and these tend to be invitation only.

Basically you do your time in the trenches, fighting in crappy local dives, put in the hard labour and then, if your good enough and lucky enough, you may get asked to show your skills on a bigger venue.

Like most Olympians, these.guys/girls have been doing their sports at a very young age so unless you have been a gypsy bare knuckle champ, no matter where you think you are, you are behind the curve and no one that matters on various judging panels knows your name

[Dantedlane]

Dominck Breazale Was An Olympian And Started around My Age

[Richard P]

always exceptions to any rule

The odds are stacked against you but good luck. Just saying its a combination of hard work, talent and luck/timing, although a late starter, it is possible to make it but as previously mentioned, what you dont often read about olympians is the years and years of dedication, the childhood they have almost certainly sacrificed to train and get where they are.

You need to be competing now, getting your name out there!

As well as everything we have stated, this all hinders on you a) not getting serious injury that may side line you for 3-6 months b) you not taking many loses,

[ArnoldJack]

I don't think that there is a limitation how much time it will take to be a boxer. Time will tell you everything. The more time you spent are better.

[LillianFord]

I don't think that we can measure it. But the time it requires is till we get perfect in it.

[GhostofDempsey]

How long does it take to be an average boxer...ask Berto.

Kidding aside, as you get past your first ten fights, you need to start fighting better competition if you want to improve. You cannot fight beneath your level indefinitely. So I can tell you that 40 fights might be enough, but that depends on your skills and the quality of your opposition. If you are fighting absolute no-hopers and woefully mismatched opponents you won't improve. But you don't want to get in too soon against someone who is going to maul you either. This is why a good coach is important. They will match you accordingly.

[yngwie]

I think you start to become an above average boxer or advanced level once you get that shoulder snap in your punches that's the solid base to get good at boxing I'd say.

Took me between 1 year and 1 and a half years to get snappy punches.
You can always improve but this is the crucial point in my opinion.


To achieve the snappy punches you need to punch thousand upon thousands of punches. So keep working on the basics Jab,Straight, Footwork etc and of course sparring.
Even with 5+ years experience you still gotta do it.


And people whom I consider as casuals or beginners are people who only watch Tyson lol . You can learn a lot from watching different fighters besides Tyson.

Do you have footage of you punching to see what you are talking about?.
Recently i saw an interview with Jarett Hurd where he says the same thing.