Making a living out of boxing

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by tills9191, Jun 18, 2007.


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  1. tills9191

    tills9191 Member Full Member

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    I often contemplate turning into a profesional boxer , and make a living out of fighting taxi drivers :lol: and just build a career based on fighting bums.

    1) I won't have to go in the ring with real threatening opponents
    2) I will make a decent wage with say about 10-12 fights per year, and gradually earn more money after beating say (x) amount of fighters..
    3) I already have some talent, just need to work on my fitness
    4) I 've had amateur fighting experience , and plenty of years of sparring
    5) Just keep fighting bums in Australia -the likes of overseas thai's and filo's with 0-15 records :D
    6) I'd say I'm a pretty boring fighter to watch, as I like to see a boxing fight as a chess match, rather than a brawl,so I don't think I'll be a real crowd pleaser, but just be on the undercard of big fighters..
    7) If the opportunity arises for any opponent with a decent record to challenge me, I'd make up some excuse that I have an injury and can't fight him..
    8) Try to prevent my face getting squashed by constantly running around the ring..and just using my jab , in and out..

    I think it could possibly work......:huh
     
    tills9191, Jun 18, 2007
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  2. pecks

    pecks ***** Full Member

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    To create a quick buck fighting bums, you need to build up some kind of profile, preferably a controversial one. Maybe you should make a song about fingering children, or something along those lines and then turn pro.
    Though you should probably just stick to the forums. :p
     
    pecks, Jun 18, 2007
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  3. Sai

    Sai Well-Known Member Full Member

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    0.5 blame everything on racism
     
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  4. The Tuaman

    The Tuaman Active Member Full Member

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    You'd have to be fighting every 2 weeks to make a living off fighting complete bums. It wont take long for people to catch on and promoters probably wont be interested in a guy who gets to 12-0-0 fighting a guy whos 0-15 and running from him all night................when really a true 12-0 guy should blow him out in 1!

    I have thaught about taking a few pro fights to pay off the odd debt. You can earn a quick AUS$600/800 for being a fall guy for some up and commer! Take 2/3 a year so your not getting your head ruined and you can easily make AUS$3'500 extra per year, always helpful for paying off the credit card bill!
     
    The Tuaman, Jun 18, 2007
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  5. MSTR

    MSTR More Speed Than Roy!!!!! Full Member

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    There is very little money in boxing at the lower levels. It is a very tough sport to make a living off, and unless sponsered within Australia, would most probably be impossible unless you had a lot of media interest in you for what ever reasons.

    I would take Pecks idea and start working on some lyrics Tills:D

    You could ask Dennis Ferguson to join you and call yourselves the Rock Spiders.
     
    MSTR, Jun 18, 2007
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  6. Marcus

    Marcus Boxing Junkie banned

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    Do it tills!!!!

    1-5 is a great idea!!! 6 ...well when your fighting bums you could be more pleasing to watch seeing how you would KO them :!: and with more fitness comes more punches :bbb

    i think you could make a cool life out of it. Thats if you really do enjoy training 6 days a weeks for at least 4 hours a day!!!
     
    Marcus, Jun 18, 2007
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  7. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hopefully you wont end up a bum. Do it Tills. Just hope you dont lose your first fight. You can always count on the judges to be on your side. If your a bum fighting a bum it's a bum fight may the best bum win.

    :good :bbb
     
    PIPO23, Jun 18, 2007
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  8. teke

    teke Titans Time !!! Full Member

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    Do it Tills, do a few more laps of your local oval and hit the chewing gum hard and you're half way to living the dream.
     
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  9. PorkChopExpress

    PorkChopExpress Champion of the Universe Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  10. stiflers mum

    stiflers mum Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol::patsch
     
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  11. Kegsy

    Kegsy Lights Out Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:good
     
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  12. Barge FTA

    Barge FTA Active Member Full Member

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    Tills, expect a call from Khoder Nasser soon, you are the type of fighter he usually looks for.
     
    Barge FTA, Jun 18, 2007
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  13. tills9191

    tills9191 Member Full Member

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    :lol: :lol: thanks for the feeback guys.. a lot of words of encouragement,
    hell if you got bills to pay.. why not do it ay..just like the tuaman said...
     
    tills9191, Jun 19, 2007
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  14. T.C.W

    T.C.W Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Khoder is the man, i just got great seat at the mundine fight for free because of old Khoder, I will never say a bad word about him, he is a good man in my book.
    :deal
     
    T.C.W, Jun 19, 2007
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  15. ashley

    ashley Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If you are that keen for a fight and to earn some dollars why not try contract hits...break a few legs...a few arms.....you dont need to train just duck out from the shadows with a bat and wham......$2,000
     
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