I truly understand that he has promised his Mother an Olympic Gold Medal. But Scoring in the Olympics is just so GOD AWFUL (as evident in his lost in the '08 Olympics). After multiple Amateur Tiles...I don't think there is too much left to Prove. At the 1st AIBA 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament at the age of 17, Warren upset Rayonta Whitfield and Diego Hurtado and International fighters Raul Castaneda (Mexico) and Miguel Miranda (Venezuela) to become the US Representative in the '04 Olympics (106lbs) in Athens (the youngest American Boxer in Athens). In 2005 and 2006 was US Amateur Champion. Won Bronze at the 2005 World Amateur Championships. In 2006 he fought Guillermo Rigondeaux. He won US Amateurs again in 2007. Warren also won Gold at the 2007 World Amatuer Championships. And in May 2010 just won 114lbs National Golden Gloves Title. Nothing Left to Prove...IMO. He's 23 years old already...He would be an Instant Star if he turned Pro. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp1zxvErmZs[/ame] [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEIFeMrPqZc&feature=related[/ame]
yo darryl i was i finkin the same thing when i saw usa vs PR team last year olympics is an oppurtunity but u gta fink about the financial gains aswel, right nw anybody wudb willing to sign him up
Nah I think he should stay amateur, if he can come back from the first two olympic letdowns to win a gold on his third go that would be a hell of a story. I like him and his style but he seems abit lazy with it sometimes.
The guy should have turned pro already he's doing nothing but wasting his talent and time now in the amatuers.
Nah man he's chasing a dream... good for him. If he turned pro he'd be fighting cans for a couple of years anyway. If he can get the gold he can turn pro with alot of fanfare, a hell of a backstory and step up quickly (you'd hope).
No need to turn pro. The amount of money he is making in the amateurs is enough reason to get that gold. When he goes pro he can easily be fast tracked like gamboa.
Have you seen the Olympic Boxing Lately...The point system is soooo damn flawed. How he got screwed in the quarter-finals of the last Olympics was a damn shame. And if the same thing happens again in the next Olympics in '12...he'll be 25 almost 26. Then when he turns pro, he'll get rushed. And as far as Gamboa, he had NO real choice in his decision to remain an amateur. I guarantee you...if he could have turn pro at 19...he would have!!!
I saw that fight. His corner ****ed him over. Nothing wrong with staying amateur he will be making **** loads and dominating. Only 4 rounds and a lot easier and hes accustomed to it. I dont mean Gamboa got rushed because of his age. Have you seen the records of who has foight and lara, rigondeaux? Alot better than the 'prospects' you see on friday night fights because they are already at an unreal standard. He has sparrred world champs before and will be getting hard sparring as it is.
It's an investment for his future that I think's going to pay off. I get where Darryl's coming from though because Warren's got great pro potential, so it's natural to want to see him there now. Same with that Lomachenko kid from Ukraine. I certainly don't want to see them suffer professionally from sticking around too long in the amateur game, but they should be getting out young enough that there's nothing stopping them from professional success, especially if they don't wast time fighting too many terrible fighters once they turn pro. If they were going to be matched up with bums the first 2 years, their competition level would be significantly higher going the Olympic route anyways.
I agree he outta turn pro now. A Cincy product so you know Ima fan! Best fighters come from the Midwest. :rasta
it's really not worth it though because he'll be 26 before he turns pro when he could already bank a million before then. He doesn't need a gold to be a major player in the pros he's already got the skills
Guys, this is all I am saying. Warren has pretty much been an ELITE-LEVEL Amateur since he was 17 yrs old. Now he's 23. So after 6 years of being one of the most dominating fighters on the domestic and international Amateur scene, Tell me...What more can he learn from fighting in a series of amateurs tourneys for the next two years leading up to the '12 Olympics? I just don't see what else is there to learn. In fact, I can see him maxing out at a weight of 119lbs maybe 122lbs...He could be a STAR as a professional.
he should turn pro already. start making that money. most fans don't even remember your amateur career, they remember your pro career.