Comparing professional boxing to amateur boxing in the Olympics...

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  1. Rui

    Rui Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1.) Number and Length of Rounds:
    Olympics - Four two-minute rounds.
    Pro - Four to 12 three-minute rounds. Fewer if you're looking across the ring at Kelly Pavlik.

    2.) Gloves:
    Olympics - 10 ounces, designed to cushion impact. The white portion indicates the striking area.
    Pro - Depending on jurisdiction, six, eight or 10 ounces. Bloody portion indicates the striking area.

    3.) Headgear:
    Olympics - Mandatory.
    Pro - Prohibited.

    4.) Vaseline:
    Olympics - Prohibited.
    Pro - Encouraged so that gloves don't stick to the skin.

    5.) Singlet (A.K.A. Jersey):
    Olympics - Mandatory. Helps refs ID fighters.
    Pro - Prohibited. Judges ID fighters by actually knowing what they look like.

    6.) Judges:
    Olympics - Five judges. All with a personal bias.
    Pro - Typically three. All with a confounding bias.

    7.) Goal:
    Olympics - To win by scoring more points based on technical expertise.
    Pro - The same, though "technical expertise" means "pummeling the other guy".

    8.) Knockouts:
    Olympics - Rarely happen; more accident than objective.
    Pro - The reason viewers pay $50 to watch a fight.

    9.) Injuries:
    Olympics - A fight is stopped if there's bleeding or swelling around someone's eye.
    Pro - A bout is stopped when a fighter is unable to continue.

    10.) Handshake:
    Olympics - Participants must shake hands before fights and after results are announced.
    Pro - Prefight: stare down. Postfight: sweaty hug.

    11.) Age:
    Olympics - Minimum: 17. Maximum: 34.
    Pro - Stop laughing.

    12.) Weigh-in:
    Olympics - Boxers must weigh in every day.
    Pro - Boxers tip the scales the day before a fight, then binge.
     
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  2. AbbasKhan6428

    AbbasKhan6428 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you should also mention the reward difference in terms of money.
     
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  3. venomus_p4p

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    Thanks for the post. Good info
     
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  4. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have a question, If you are a pro can you still compete in the olympics? You know how NBA players play in the Olympics is this still possible in boxing? Never understood this ****.
     
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  5. AbbasKhan6428

    AbbasKhan6428 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    proz cant compete in the olympics. else it would be pitty pat mayweather holding all the gold medals lol.
     
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  6. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    The difference is

    Amateur Boxing is a sport

    Pro boxing is a business

    What I mean by that is in the amateurs these guys fight soley for the win and the win alone, in the pros they fight for money.

    in the Amateurs if you want to be the man you have to fight and beat all of the Top fighters.

    in the pros you can easily win a title from any of the governing bodies and cherry pick your opponents look at FMJ never once has he faced a mandotory challenger.

    4 rounds but not a ten point must system to win you have to throw and land, meaning you can win the fight in one round but also lose it in one round.

    Gloves are also 10-12 ounces.:good
     
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  7. Big Ears

    Big Ears Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Some countries will sanction 2 minute rounds for bouts aswell as the usual 3.
    This is reasonably common in Britain for fighter starting their career where they have fight in a 4x2 or a 6x2 rather than the traditional 4x3 in the early part of their career.

    Pro boxing also has age restrictions for the minimum age in most jurisdictions.
    This is usually between 15-18, of course there is no upper age limit.

    Fighters short are also not meant to clash in the pros as a referee is meant to use these to help differentiate between the fighters(same for the judges).
     
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  8. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yup. BTW dude, the 12oz for 152 and up is only in the USA. In the Olympics it's 10oz for everybody.
     
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  9. TommyV

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    Can a pro quit and go back to the amateur scene?
     
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  10. truewarrior

    truewarrior Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats what Zab judah should do :lol:
     
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  11. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No. In some countries they allow it but they aren't supposed to go to the Olympics.
     
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  12. joito3

    joito3 Active Member Full Member

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    come on man pro boxing is not as easy as your making it sound LOL wow !
     
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  13. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    Did I say it was easy? No~ I simply pointed out if your a champion there are short cuts, you do not always have to fight the best even for a vacant title here is an example Vitali Klitschko fighting Corrie Sanders who was not ranked by the WBC yet they both got to face each other for that title.
    its not not the same in the amateurs to be the best you have to fight and beat the best, there are no short cuts.
     
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  14. TommyV

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    Would make sense to me seeing as he can only fight for 4 rounds.

    Cheers for the reply Kolya. :good
     
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  15. TommyV

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    Sven Ottke?
     
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