should i fight at cruiserweight or heavyweight?

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What you need to do is get to a gym to train, then spar. That way you can determine if you are strong enough to be competitive at your current weight. If not, you should consider fighting at a lighter weight. Keep in mind that generally, the lighter you go, the faster you need to be.

Also, just because you were in prison, doesn't mean you boxed. Im sure you fought, and you're all hard and tough, but you'd be eaten alive by someone who can drop hooks off of jabs and keep you off balance.

 

Fighting and boxing are not close the the same thing. Fighting in jail or on the streets or wherever can make you tough, which is a plus, but I'm sure you've made tons of bad habits. You could train by yourself for a long, long time and still never be where someone is who has been in a gym for a short period of time. Don't go thinking about pro's until you've fought in the amateurs.

 

You will find at most boxing gyms these days that few trainers place a lot of importance on fitness. Everybody these days is obsessed with "strength." From what you have said, you have already set yourself apart from the mainstream. I concur with your decision to concentrate of getting into top shape, however you could have done it while engaging in basic boxing training.

You aren't all that young anymore, so time is of the essence. At your age, you should to figure out what your style is going to be as a professional boxer and develop it from the beginning. Adapting your style to accomodate the rules of amateur boxing will be long drawn out waste of time because chances are you won't be a tremendous success anyway. Learning to be a good amateur boxer takes many years, and at your age you don't have time to waste.

Amateur boxing is about winning fights, usually on points. Professional boxing is about drawing fans, and the fans want knockouts. The question is, can you get knockouts? You either need lots of raw power or less power with good technique. In any case, if you can't get knockouts, chances are you are wasting your time in the boxing business.

The need for amateur experience is dependent on your natural style. Pure boxers need lots of amateur experience because it takes years to learn all of the necessary skills. Hard punching sluggers don't need as much experience at the amateur level simply because it is easier to learn and the rules discriminate against sluggers. If you can find a competent trainer he will tell you all these things. It won't take him long to figure out what your style should be and how you should develop it.

 

i am a pro heavyweight, and once upon a time i thught a bit like this guy, when i was a kid hitting my punching bag in the garage, nothing is more humbling than going to a proper boxing gym and being shown how little you know, and parring with guys when your ready that make you feel like a total moron, only people that have really boxed and fought know just how hard the sport is, not to mention the politics and business side of things

 

Everybody has to start somewhere. The sooner you start the better. It is like that in any sport.

 

Buddy,
Number 1: No-one looks like a clown when they start boxing, if you go to a properly established amateur boxing gym, the other boxers and trainer will understand you only just started and they will teach you as much as you are willing to learn.

Number 2: Street fighting is for exactly that, the street. It has no relevance at all in a gym. For your own sake, get down to the gym pronto.

also regarding cardio it would probably only take you a month or 2 to get a decent level up.

 

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i just started boxing myself and still training for my first fight, but i can tell you that most the people on this forum are not so nice but they know what they are saying.

heavyweights normally do make more money but again oscar de la hoya earned 52mil(the highest purse recorded for fighter) so basicly its just the popularity

i think you will do good in cruiserweight

 

first of all, i find it intersting that we have similar names...second, i would start at cruiser, it's easier to gain weight than to lose it (atleast for most people)

 

stick at cruiser the bigger they are , the harder they hit