Mexican Amatuer Boxing?

Hmmm interesting...

Many of the top guys from Mexico turn pro early which shows why they are so successful in professional ranks.

Maybe they turn pro to earn money cos of being poor, can't afford to box for free?. Just a thought..

 

Its because the government dont fund it and they turn pro so early.

 

The mexican style isn't exactly suited to the computers scoring system.

 

Dunno, Juan Diaz had a very Mexican style and was a pretty successful amateur.

 

I think turning pro early helps, in lots of ways.

You spend less time developing bad habits, and you are bound to be more popular than some big head who's been paid lots of money by TV to fight bums.

To be honest I'd turn pro as soon as I could, amateur boxing bores me to tears.

 

Agree with all of this.

More boxers should **** the ams off, it's like training your whole life at rugby league and then when you get to 22 you start playing union at the top level.

Thinking more about, what a crappy analogy.

 

On the contrary it's probably the best one you can think of, in a sporting sense.

The number of cross code converts that have matched their status in their ''new'' code as opposed to their ''old'' one is very small, both ways - especially in the professional era.

Plenty of top class Welsh players switched from union to league in the late 80's, as did Alan Tait from Scotland, but not many of them were genuinely class acts. Davies obviously was, Tait too, but Quinnell and Gibbs were both mediocre in league to be honest.

For every Jason Robinson or Wendell Sailor there's a Henry Paul or or Iestyn Harris.

I would use Andy Farrell but he was practically done by the time he switched. To this day he never gets the respect he deserves from league fans, especially on the terraces at Leeds.

''Overrated'' ''can't handle tough games'' :-(

Never heard such bollocks in all my life.

 

Puerto Rico has never managed a gold medal and I don't think Panama have either. P4P they are the two outstanding nations in the sport. Kazakhstan, China and Mongolia did at the last games.

 

Funnily enough Alfonso Zamora, of all people, was an Olympian.

 

All those commie ******* countries love their am boxing. :-(

 

couldn't make that **** up:yep

Abner Mares was an Olympian aswell, he also beat Juanma Lopez twice aswell

 

have to be 18 in the states aswell unless u can get a special sort of recommendation Like Freddie Roach did with Jose Benavidez