Im 16 gonna be 17 in october So if i started boxing properly and was t ruly commited and had talent you think its possible for me to get into the olympics in 2012/2016?
why not. Though i wouldn't advise you to go to the 2016 Olympics if you would want to turn pro after your amateur days.
In my opinion. If he turned pro after the 2016 Olympics, he would be probably in his peak and he would waste his peak years fighting nobodys to get his name up there. If he would turn pro after the 2012 Olympics, he would already have a name in 2016 and be in his prime to face the other big name opponents. I hope you understood what i said lol :nut
not everyone is the same, lennox lewis turned pro at 25, he seemed to have done alright, audly harrison at 28 although his career was **** he still made a shot load of money.
It will be tough to get there and even tougher to win a medal. The end result depends on how much talent you were born with and how badly you want to win.
Short term goal :- Start training and conditioning and get in the ring Medium term :- Go for the olympics Long term :- Become a pro boxer You dont know how bad i want this
If you wanted it that bad you would have been in a gym a long time ago. No offense, I admire your drive and positive attitude- that is a good thing and will really help you. But you also have to be realistic. The guys at the top level are extremely experienced and very talented. Most have already been boxing for near ten years by the time they are at the age you are at. There is a lot more to getting there than just heart. You have a long way to go and a very short time to do it. You need to: 1. Join a gym. Is there one in your area? How often do they accept new boxers, there could very well be a waiting list. (at my gym there is a three month wait) 2. Learn the basics and get in shape. (Depending on your coach this could take 6-8 months or more) 3. Get your first fight. (could take up to a year after joining a gym) To compete at US Nationals (which is just one of the qualifiers for the Olympic team) you have to advance past your LBC and regionals first. To comepte on the LBC level you first have to have five bouts to even enter. (that could take another year, depending on the activity in your area) Assuming you have five bouts by the time your LBC and regionals comes around. Which, by the way won't happen until this time next year as LBC tournament have already taken place and regionals are in two weeks. You have to win, and who knows you could face some of these upper level guys depending on your weight class and where you live. Then you have to make it through regionals and on to US Nationals. And that's just nationals, not the trials or worlds and all those other tournaments. So you are looking at almost two years from now until you can get to Nationals and that's if you join a gym today. I'm not saying it can't be done, it can and it has been done. But setting a more realistic goal of A: joining a gym and trainign hard for your first fight is something you can acheive. Setting the goal of: Join a gym, get a fight, make the Olympic team is extremely unrealistic and naive. And it's only setting you up for disappointment. One step at a time. Good luck to you.
