win or lose joshua should stay amateur imo, he is still too young in boxing terms to go pro too much will be expected of him and he is still raw as hell
Dead right He's already got medals in his 1st 2 international tournaments, he should continue as an amateur till Rio, (which will be with no head guards & a pro scoring system) then turn pro with a good 6-8 years experience under his belt
I dunno. I mean if he has long term plans to turn pro then he might aswell get out of the am game now. There are a lot of things in the pro game he'll need fo develop. Looking at him fight now, if he was to transfer to pro he has a lot to learn and needs a lot of correction, the sooner he does it the better. 4 more years as amateur and those habits and traits will be harder to eradicate. Also at 22, 23 he is not too young and almost physically developed fully..
It doesn't matter when or where he turns pro, he will never be any good, he has size, that's really it, and even then he's not that big for a modern heavy, price and fury would tower over him if he was 17 I might say there is some hope, but he's not. He doesn't have the natural speed or movement, he lacks natural ability He's a plank, like tom Dallas If he is extremely lucky he will end up as a journeyman, maybe European champion, maybe.
that would be good, to gain experience and learn a better suited technique. I wish Chunky would get a new trainer..
Why not turn pro? let's face it, if you are gonna get punched in the face for a living you may as well be getting paid. He could potentially secure some decent pay days if he is brought along well, and why not!! Go earn a crust doing something you enjoy and have worked hard at.