Pro Career without Amateur pedigree

I think Mancinni only had 40 amature fights, and at his best he went 14 rounds with a near prime Arguello!

 

When you hit like a demon like those guys did you don't need much else.

 

Exactly! :good

I don't know if thats true or not about Foreman but if it is its impressive.

 

The amateur game is totally different than the pro game and the amateurs ... the amateurs is a strong emphasis on fundamentals ... throwing straight punches ... ducking, slipping, countering, leading, footwork, stance, and balance.

You can learn all of that in the pros ... there are tons of fighters that have little to none amateur experience and turn out to be world champions.

 

Amateur pedigree doesn't always equal a good pro career --

 

I think if you're going to have little to no amateur career you need a huge natural asset like tons of power or extreme speed.

 

Amir Khan cough cough

 

Add to that B-Slice ...

Yuriorkis Gamboa
2/3 of the 2000 US olympic team
Zahir Raheem
Mohammad Abdulaev
Oktay Urkal

 

Depends you can go the SRL or DLH way or the Howard Davis way....I do prefer fighters with stellar amateur backgrounds who have proven himself at the pro level .. I like fighters like Gamboa and Donaire over Guzman and Mijares...thats just based on a comparative analysis rate of success. When you hear a Howard Davis..you scratch your head..not the other way around

 

Having an amateur career certainly gives guys a leg up, but it is no guarantee. There are many great ams who flopped in the pros (Mark Breland comes to mind), and many guys with little or no amateur fights who became ATGs. Saying amateur background is necessary for pro success is an unwarrented over-generalization.