I have a few basic questions regarding procedures in becoming a boxer Amateur Questions How do you get licensed? How do managers work? can you be assigned one by the event? Do they have to meet a requirement? How do you get a Cutman? Gear like gloves, head gear, trunks, foul protector is it supplied by the event or is it all on you Professional Questions I ask the same things about pro as i do am plus a few more How do you get fights if you dont have a manager, how do you go about getting a manager
Amateur: First off, you need to find a gym. The gym will have a coach. The coach will train you and instruct you until you are ready, then he will take you to an amateur competition. There is a nominal annual licensing fee for amateur. Once you register, you will get a 'book,' which is something like a passport that records all your fights. This aids in matching you with people in the right experience class, etc. At the amateur competition, your coach will go to a matching meeting (assuming it's not a tournament) and basically say: "I have a guy with zero fights. Anyone else have someone with zero or only a couple of fights?" in your age and weight class -- and try to find you a fair and even match. Novices, 10 fights or less (I think it's 25 in some juristictions) fight 2 minute rounds, as do juniors (up to age 16 or 18 as I recall). Your coach will handle all the cornerwork -- they don't allow cut medicine (unless you are Torsten May and it's the Olympics, in which case they will allow them to put a blob of silly putty over a cut to protect it -- but I digress). Gloves are provided at a competition. You will need to have handwraps, a mouthpiece, trunks and a jersey. In some cases, the club (your gym) will provide it. Pro: Same thing -- go to a gym and find someone to train you. If they are on the up-and-up at all, they won't put you into a ring until you are ready. Your gym coach can explain the rest of how it works, but plan on spending quite a lot of time learning the basics and getting in shape before you actually step into the ring for real.
