im talking theoretically here, but say someone takes up boxing in their mid twenties, has a few amateur fights and clearly has talent winning said fights. Theyre already playing catch up on their peers who may have had 15 years as an amateur, so if they want to turn pro and give it a go how do they do it? Is it simply a case of signing with someone and they will arrange fights for them?
No that's not true you can go pro without having 1 amateur fight. That's why some people go pro from the white collar scene etc
I'm just going off what my friend told me at the gym, so I'm not entirely sure. But he said they recently changed the rule. Dempsey will have a better idea.
Makes sense they would change the rule I suppose because before anyone could potentially become a pro, look at all that Freddie flintoff nonsense that went on.
If you don't want to be used as a stepping stone or paid loser then you have no choice but to fight amateur. James Toney only won a novice golden gloves and had 35 amateur fights before he turned pro. Toney had a few more tournaments under his belt but they were youth titles. Look at yourself as a fighter and evaluate how much you know from a technical stand point. Talk to dempsey1234 because he is a real manager that has tons of experience with this sort of thing.
There isn't and there will never be a rule that you need amateur fights to turn pro. Promoters need a supply of useless fodder to pad the records of up and comers they're hyping.
In Britain you need a licence from BBBoC, in addition to medicals and brain scan they will assess you. This will include amateur experience but they will also send someone to watch you train and spar. The difference is what managers/promoters you will attract. Easier with solid amateur experience. Don't agree that no/limited amateur = journeyman. Some journeymen have good amateur pedigrees and (admittedly only a few) promising and/successful pros have limited amateur experience. Matt Skelton is often quoted but Daniel Dubois is a good prospect signed with Frank Warren
