Thinking about going pro.

Let your natural strength grow first, give it a year or two at least.

 

Not being harsh, but you don't sound good enough and it sounds like you're rushing it. Not being able to get amateur fights is not a valid reason to turn pro.

 

what is you style like????? :think

 

Seriously, at this stage in your development, you will be little more than cannon fodder for the real up and comers. After 6 am fights, your style will not be refined enough to get you anywhere in the pro's, and you will be a lamb to the slaughter. Going pro with 6 fights (unless you are a freak of nature) is a mugs game - the industry will swallow you, chew you up and spit you out as a carcass when you've been served enough beatings - it is a very cruel and unforgiving sport.

If your trainer is good friends with Ann Wolfe, try to set up some training sessions with her and get an honest assessment out of her. Beg, steal and borrow to find the money to make opportunities for yourself.

Believe me when I say this - lack of opportunities does not hinder the path to greatness - talent always finds a way. If your talents don't find that path, it's because the talents aren't there.

Stick at it in the am's, make it work, train hard, train smart, win fights and opportunities will come - how big those opportunities are will depend on your ability.

Seriously, if I were you, before making any rash decisions, I would take stock of where you are now, and ask yourself where you want to be in 3 years, 5 years, 10 years etc. Looking at things from the outside, you seem keen, misguided, in a dead end job and you are earning **** all - not really a good place to be. You need opportunities - education brings opportunities - academic education, boxing education, anything that involves learning a given area is education - this is what you have to commit to. If opportunities for your boxing 'education are limited, spread your wings. If opportunities to further your career are limited, spread your wings. One thing jumps out at me from 5000 or so miles:

http://www.military.com/

I would jump into the forces if I were you. They will put you on the path to financial security, and should you wish to pursue boxing, you will find few better platforms to work from than 3 years in the forces... it didn't do Nigel Benn any harm.

 

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I'm not saying that you're this underdeveloped but this guy only had 3 am fights before he turned pro and look what happened.


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXUGP-A2kGw[/ame]

 

^^^^^^ that is the worse display of boxing i have ever seen.

 

Good for you!

No need to rush things between now and then.

Forget the pro idea for the moment - commit everything you have towards the air force. Once in, work towards your boxing 'dream'.

 

Good to have some more fights just to get used to being in the ring with the crowd and all. Win or lose in the ams shouldn't be the main focus. Just learn and analyze how your style does against other boxers styles you're facing.

 

Suprisingly I've seen worse. I saw another fight on Youtube a while back of two "heavyweights" (really just flabby big guys) fighting each other and it was some of the most pathetic and yet at the same time funny boxing I've ever seen. Even the commentators were pathetic and funny. I'll try to find it.

 

I'm sorry.


What weight class do you box at and what's your AFSC going to be?

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F98RPEkcBJQ[/ame]


It turns out that the video I was looking for was in the related section of the other video I posted.


The ropes were in the way! :rofl:rofl:rofl