Quote Originally Posted by rjj tszyu View Post
I'm not sure that all amateur boxers can really be called that anymore. After Audley won gold in 2000 he secured Lottery funding for the British amateur game and I'm led to believe that the top amateurs in Britain now are paid around £60k a year to remain amateur. Maybe Adam GB maybe able to confirm whether this is true or not?

If this is true then they are not amateurs in the true sense of the word but then again look at the Olympics overall. People like Andy Murray and Roger Federer are pro tennis players, of that there is no argument. Usain Bolt is certainly not an amateur athlete either really. He has made a fortune from being the worlds fastest man.

The top and bottom of it is if you have had a pro fight or hold a pro licence of any form you are not even allowed in the corner let alone the ring in the olympics so yes OFFICIALLY speaking you have to be an amateur.
if this is true this is very good money, a better living that the vast majority of pros