Thread: Some boxing questions

What is the purpose of the sanctioning bodies in boxing? What are the things that they do? How much do they charge for their services?

Who is on a boxer's payroll? Basically if a boxer made 300,000 gross for a fight, how much does he have to pay out and to whom? Also does he get a portion of the pay-per-view sales and live gate?

What is the average training length for a fight? What is an average training regiment for that time? For example, do you do sparring for three days and weights for two and take a couple of days off. Or do you do a combination of those things everyday.

Can someone describe what it feels like to be "rocked" and how you fight through it. Also can someone describe the effect on the body during a grueling fight. For example its hurts to throw a punch or your arms feel like lead, etc.

Thanks in advance.

My understanding is that fighters do not pay sanctioning bodies directly. You normally have to pay something for a pro licence and often your gym or manager will take a cut of your purse. How much exactly is negotiable or set for that particular gym.

As for all the training details you might want to do a forum search for details. It sounds to me like you're considering a pro career and already planning to split millions with people but it's a long, long road in reality.

A lot will depend on you as an individual, your weight class and your strengths and weaknesses as to how you choose to train and how much preparation you need.

A beginner will take a lot longer to train up for a fight than an seasoned athlete who already had a good skill and fitness base. I'd say it'd usually take a minimum of 6 months to a year for a boxer to reach a standard to compete for the first time as an amateur - assuming they had a reasonable level of fitness before.

Some trainers will be less picky and throw you in earlier - sometimes to your peril - some will take longer. My gym takes a long time to prepare their fighters for their first bout but no one in my gym has ever lost their first bout!

One thing's for sure - boxing is not a get rich quick profession!

Originally Posted by Sharla

My understanding is that fighters do not pay sanctioning bodies directly. You normally have to pay something for a pro licence and often your gym or manager will take a cut of your purse. How much exactly is negotiable or set for that particular gym.

As for all the training details you might want to do a forum search for details. It sounds to me like you're considering a pro career and already planning to split millions with people but it's a long, long road in reality.

A lot will depend on you as an individual, your weight class and your strengths and weaknesses as to how you choose to train and how much preparation you need.

A beginner will take a lot longer to train up for a fight than an seasoned athlete who already had a s good base of skills and fitness. I'd say it'd usually take a minimum of 6 months to a year for a boxer to reach a standard to compete for the first time as an amateur - assuming they had a reasonable level of fitness before.

Some trainers will be less picky and throw you in earlier - sometimes to your peril - some will take longer. My gym takes a long time to prepare their firghters for their first bout but no one in my gym has ever lost their first bout!

One thing's for sure - boxing is not a get rick quick profession!

You forgot to add the caveat unless your Irish

Well Hitmandonny's been training 12 years and is still working up to hitting the pros so I don't think that's quick say compared to becoming an engineer or doctor or something!

Originally Posted by Sharla

My understanding is that fighters do not pay sanctioning bodies directly. You normally have to pay something for a pro licence and often your gym or manager will take a cut of your purse. How much exactly is negotiable or set for that particular gym.

As for all the training details you might want to do a forum search for details. It sounds to me like you're considering a pro career and already planning to split millions with people but it's a long, long road in reality.

A lot will depend on you as an individual, your weight class and your strengths and weaknesses as to how you choose to train and how much preparation you need.

A beginner will take a lot longer to train up for a fight than an seasoned athlete who already had a good skill and fitness base. I'd say it'd usually take a minimum of 6 months to a year for a boxer to reach a standard to compete for the first time as an amateur - assuming they had a reasonable level of fitness before.

Some trainers will be less picky and throw you in earlier - sometimes to your peril - some will take longer. My gym takes a long time to prepare their fighters for their first bout but no one in my gym has ever lost their first bout!

One thing's for sure - boxing is not a get rich quick profession!

Thanks for responding, and I'm not considering a career in boxing,LOL, just wanted to know the information. Rep given.

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Originally Posted by Sharla

My understanding is that fighters do not pay sanctioning bodies directly. You normally have to pay something for a pro licence and often your gym or manager will take a cut of your purse. How much exactly is negotiable or set for that particular gym.

As for all the training details you might want to do a forum search for details. It sounds to me like you're considering a pro career and already planning to split millions with people but it's a long, long road in reality.

A lot will depend on you as an individual, your weight class and your strengths and weaknesses as to how you choose to train and how much preparation you need.

A beginner will take a lot longer to train up for a fight than an seasoned athlete who already had a s good base of skills and fitness. I'd say it'd usually take a minimum of 6 months to a year for a boxer to reach a standard to compete for the first time as an amateur - assuming they had a reasonable level of fitness before.

Some trainers will be less picky and throw you in earlier - sometimes to your peril - some will take longer. My gym takes a long time to prepare their firghters for their first bout but no one in my gym has ever lost their first bout!

One thing's for sure - boxing is not a get rick quick profession!

You forgot to add the caveat unless your Irish

If it makes you feel less cheated, I have an awful black eye this morning
But then again swelling and blood makes Irish Fighters more attractive doesn't it?

Originally Posted by Sharla

Well Hitmandonny's been training 12 years and is still working up to hitting the pros so I don't think that's quick say compared to becoming an engineer or doctor or something!

Thanks you Sharla, rep for coming to my defence.