How Does A Club Fighter Go To Being A Prospect?

is it Zinc and Sulpher is that the correct formula?

 

del

 

hmm says... good question... lets start naming successful boxers that were once club fighters and see if there is a correlation....

 

Quality over quantity...you could have a mid western can who is unbeaten in 30 fights and he is less prepared then a guy who has fought a decent level of opposition in a dozen fights.

I dont think the numbers matter...though a ridiculous amount of importance is put on them by people who only look up boxrec to judge a fighter.

 

braddock, carlos baldomir, rocky balboa lol

 

Simple
It is all about how much people talk about you.
You can KO the #9 PFP in the world and still not make it in. Because the click just dont like you.

 

The difference between Ronald Hearns and Harry Joe Yorgey.... Both were unbeaten and about the same age... Yet Hearns was the prospect, and Yorgey was just suppose to be a step u.... Nick Charles made Yorgey seem like a club fighter... Who knows....

 

A prospect is identified in the amateurs. Upon turning pro, he fights cab drivers and security guards until he graduates to club fighters. After beating-up club fighters for a bit, he starts taking on washed-up name opponents. Having added 2-3 shot name fighters to his resume, he is ready for a title fight; preferrably against an interim title holder or otherwise weak/paper champ. With his newly aquired strap as a bargaining chip, he's ready for a 'Super Fight' PPV. After losing the 'Super Fight,' it's declared that he has been 'exposed', the former prospect returns to fighting club fighters, and the cycle repeats itself.

 

That pretty much up sums it up.

 

I'd say just add that just because a club fighter can never really be a prospect doesn't mean he can't advance in a similar way.

Club fighters who pull off minor upsets can become journeymen, journeymen with above average power or a certain amount of skill can become gatekeepers. A gatekeeper who gets on a run can become a contender. And then when he loses an eliminator, everybody says he's been exposed and he goes back to fighting club fighters. Or he can win, then lose to a belt holder, have everyone say he was a C level fighter all along, and go back to fighting club fighters.

 

Ray Austin has completed that cycle.

 

You're a prospect when people acknowledge you as a prospect.

Simple as that.

 

imo it should depend on the amateur background, a fighter with years experience and hundreds of amateur fights should move up sooner, especially if they were an Olympic standout

 

Man, you really summarized the modern process of record-building to a "t":yep

Good work!:good