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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View PostMost pros aren't, either. lol
And who's to say the kids with the "professional styles" will do better than the gold medalists? Boxing is still, in it's purest form, a sport of hit and don't be hit. That's what Olympic boxing is all about, even with all its flaws. The way I see it, the best amateurs will be able to adapt when the time comes. The others will tend to fail as pros, too.
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When your opponent is playing to hurt you the game changes greatly.
Play chess where you get an electric shock when you lose a piece, which increases with each lost piece. Now while some of the best would be able to handle the change and still be the best, a different group who can handle that pressure would emerge.
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Originally posted by DempseyRollin View PostThe best amateurs? I don't know one Olympic medalist from the last games that's made a worthy impression in the pro ranks. The system is too flawed as it is. Some programs have begun to teach the style mist suitable fit the Olympics and because of that they win medals but as pros they look like ****. It was bad in the 90s as well but now its much worse. There's basically almost no correlation between the two anymore and the olympic s is a poor indication of any pro potential
James DeGale, 26, of Great Britain, won gold in the middleweight division; he is now 12-1 as a professional. Yordenis Ugas, the bronze medalist from Cuba, is also 26; he is now 11-1 as a pro. I wonder how many fighters with similar professional experience but no amateur background have done as well.
I don't deny that the gap between Olympic boxing and the pro version has widened considerably over the years, but I do believe that talented amateurs tend to make talented pros.
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Originally posted by The Gambler1981 View PostWhen your opponent is playing to hurt you the game changes greatly.
Play chess where you get an electric shock when you lose a piece, which increases with each lost piece. Now while some of the best would be able to handle the change and still be the best, a different group who can handle that pressure would emerge.
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Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View PostBeing an avid chess player myself, I can definitely relate to that example. It would probably increase my level of play. lol
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Originally posted by The Gambler1981 View PostWhen your opponent is playing to hurt you the game changes greatly.
Play chess where you get an electric shock when you lose a piece, which increases with each lost piece. Now while some of the best would be able to handle the change and still be the best, a different group who can handle that pressure would emerge.
Originally posted by CubanGuyNYC View PostBeing an avid chess player myself, I can definitely relate to that example. It would probably increase my level of play. lol
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India is producing some good talent, hope some of them go pro soon. Kazakhstan to. Irish amateur boxing is on the rise and if even half of our talented fighters go pro we will have some very pro's.
Btw to the guy who said Pacquiao had no amateur career, thats BS, he was on the Philippine national team.
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