How many amateur bouts should a boxer have before they is ready to turn pro?

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  1. Console Command

    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    There's a difference between doing boxing casually and working day and night like Mayweather Jr for example.
     
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  2. Console Command

    Console Command Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mayweather got robbed at the gold medal fight.
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    No most world champs are better than olympic gold medalists, figters lie Ali and Frazier improved vastly after winning gold at the olympics, it`s only three rounds, over 12 you have to adapt at some point in a fight, that seperates great fighters from very good amateurs.
     
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  4. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I saw that bout and he was nowhere near Loma as an amateur at that point, he looked really green compared to the fighter he went on to become, Loma`s olympic career is hard to match.
     
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  5. Somali Sanil

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    Its hands down the best ever
     
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  6. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As many or few as they like. Depends one their financial situation, long term goals, access to fights and decent promotion....etc.
     
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  7. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    At least 25, the first 10 can be a real mixed bag depending on your ability. Aba and box cup in the uk are good competitions to enter from 20 fights onwards and then depending on how well you do in those then it’s time to go for trials at team GB in Sheffield, go pro or stay amateur
     
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  8. Oakland Billy Smith

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    Either 50 or until they at least place in a golden gloves tournament
     
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  9. Tramell

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  10. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    1-10 is novice class so keep that in mind.
     
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  11. BoxingDialogue

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  12. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I said “better as a pro”. Of course they would improve, they have many more years of training ahead of them.

    I mean relative to their standing as a pro vs amateur. When you’re an Olympic gold medalist for example it’s pretty hard to top that as a pro, the equivalent would be win the super 6 and be a unified champ or something of that nature.

    Look at the most decorated pros of recent times. Ward, floyd, Loma, ggg, Wlad, Lewis and even as far back as srl and Ali etc. These guys have extensive amateur exp. even Joshua is an Olympic gold medalist although his inexperience still shows.

    You can also fight after only 2-3 months of training in amateurs, you’d be at disadvantage.
     
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  13. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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  14. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    And Breland was a far bettter amauter than those before him. It's called time, pal.

    Records are eventually broken...in time.:afro:
     
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  15. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's scary the difference.

    all the 1000 of extra hours boxing, show. Mayweather is the top of the top. Mayweather has spider Man reflexes
     
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