turning pro with no amateur fights who do i speak to

thanks for help few days ago finding me a gym but im considering turning pro with no amateur fights who do i speak to help me with this ??

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Originally Posted by Scrap

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thanks scrap 8)

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nice one, scrap

but seriously who would i need to speak to any ideas folks and no sarcastic answer

because i think i might be bit too old to start amateur now at 17 i thought it would take me too long because alot of people say to me 17 is bit old to start amateur so thats why i asked

Too old???? they're stupid. Period. fight your amateurs, then if you want and are ready, turn pro at 20, 21 or whatever.

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Originally Posted by Von Milash

Too old???? they're stupid. Period. fight your amateurs, then if you want and are ready, turn pro at 20, 21 or whatever.

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thanks von i will do that then just people keep saying it to me puts me off

cc mate

You could always PM Boxer18, as he as also uploaded some instructional videos for us all to learn from.

Have you even called up your state's boxing commission? Have you at least gone to the gym yet? If you don't spar or train properly, you have no business to be in the ring with any pro. Look I'm not trying to brow beat you, but I'm telling you to think this one through. Now there's nothing wrong with fighting amateur bouts, you gain experience, you test your metal you get to learn how the game works.

I'm telling you this because no manager is going to give you the time or day if you've never had a real fight under your belt. Now if you need help on finding sponsorships/endorsements so you can compete on the epitome of amateur bouts I can give you some solid information to put you on the right track. EVen if you don't hit it big in the amateurs you'll have learned enough and then you can find a decent manager and a trainer to back you up.

If not then Scrap's right, then you outta talk to my sister, she's an occupational therapist.

Get with a trainer they will be able to guide you in what to do and how to do it. But everybody else is right you are still young enough that amatuer route wont affect anything. Just tell the trainer what you goals are (stay amatuer, turn pro) and they will help get you where you need to be.

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I was going to suggest a priest.

I know guys in they'r mid twenties who have just had theyr first fights..

Ive not fought yet and im 17.. But i have no ambition to turn pro.. But am just content to fight seriously as an amatuer..

Winky wright didnt start boxing till 15.. Probably did not fight till a year at least afterwards..

Bernard hopkins started boxing at 17 when in prison..
And turned pro when he got out

Hope this helps ;) :P

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Bernard hopkins started boxing at 17 when in prison..

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Kinda like Ron Lyle and FMSr... Boxers... a classy, educated bunch, eh? lol.

You're wrong, Bernard Hopkins started boxing when he was 10, he was pretty good too but he got sucked into the life that everyone around him was doing. When he was to old for juvy he had to go to a real man's prison, thank god for us that place had boxing, or we would have never heard of him. Boxing in prison is when got Hopkins got serious.

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;D classic ! O0