yeah, the whole professional thing is definitely a lot to go through. there is as someone said the irritation of medically qualifying before any state will license you to box. also, you have to figure how to balance your training between your real job, unless your mom and dad are going to be able to support you while you are starting out. someone touched on the fact that you have to pay out your support people. they are deep in your pocket and chances are, when you start out your first few fights you'll be lucky if your total purse is more than $500 to $1000 at best. it's pretty crappy and by the time you pay out everything, it's not much. my bro-in-law is a young heavy a,d he pays out 25% to his manager, 15% to the trainer, and 2% to the cutman. that's a pretty big bite in the ass. i would say that if you are half decent, the best thing is try and find someone willing to sign you for a guaranteed number of fights, and pay, that way even if it things don't work out you'll have that. at least, if you are terrible, they will find some up and comers to use you as a punching bag for the remainder of your contract. don't mean to sound so grim, but that's where the biggest part of boxers end up. anyway, good luck to ya.