Semi pro question

[the truth]

Look its not semi pro , pro boxing is what I've already explained or are you stupid? Doesn't matter if pro boxers have other jobs the point is they have passed all the regulations to make them a professional boxer, unlicensed there is no regulations as such to say there pro! Just cos u get paid for something doesn't mean your a f#cking professional or semi professional ! If I put up a fence round someone's garden and get 50 pounds am I a semi proffesional Gardner ?
No! I rest my case tit

[damianhucker1]

Look its not semi pro , pro boxing is what I've already explained or are you stupid? Doesn't matter if pro boxers have other jobs the point is they have passed all the regulations to make them a professional boxer, unlicensed there is no regulations as such to say there pro! Just cos u get paid for something doesn't mean your a f#cking professional or semi professional ! If I put up a fence round someone's garden and get 50 pounds am I a semi proffesional Gardner ?
No! I rest my case tit

not if you do it on a one off , but yes if you do it on a regular basis . D

[SAPFO]

I train with white collar boys. They don't get paid as it is always billed as for charity. Last bill there was maybe 500 people at £15 per head.

[damianhucker1]

I train with white collar boys. They don't get paid as it is always billed as for charity. Last bill there was maybe 500 people at £15 per head.

they do get paid , if its charity then they agreed to donate their pay obviously , but on my shows they get paid , i cant vouch for other people as to what they do on their shows , but if people want to fight for free then my advice is to join an amateur club .

[Finn]

White collar / Unlicensed / semi pro - All exactly the same thing given different names to suit the particuar promotion .



as with regards to being no such thing as semi pro - dont talk rubbish lads - a professional means they do the sport full time for a living , how many boxers still hold down a job ?, i think that youll find that in the real meaning of the word that most pro's are actually semi pro , a more accurate name for a pro boxer is a BBBoC licensed boxer , at least in this country , or as is said in the white collar scene quite often " With the board" , if a boxer on the white collar scene wants to call themselves a semi pro boxer i have no issue with that , as thats exactly what they are , they box for an additional income .

bollocks! - most pro boxers have jobs as well. unlicensed boxing doesnt get you enough money to consider yourself semi pro. My mate gets paid £40 a match to play football he doesnt fall into the semi pro footballer category.

biased git

Ill start with your point kingfin , if your mate gets £40 to play football then actually he IS semi pro , either that or a ringer for a sunday league team that want to cheat their way to the top ., my brother is a semi pro footballer mate and he gets £60 per match . furthermore you reiterated my point when you said most boxers still have jobs , thats exactly what i was saying.

Truth
now your comment actually offends me as you plainly have no idea what your talking about , have you ever been to one of my shows to know what my fighters are like , and they train everyday , like a pro would , some came into the sport too late to consider going pro , some are ex pros who finacially cannot aafford to stay pro , if you knew the ins and outs you wouldnt have sid a "semi pro" boxer cant earn enough to be classed as semi pro , as i assure you they can , i can GUARANTEE that an average domestic or low level boxer can earn a damn sight more boxing on one of my shows than as a pro , and there will be people on here who can back me up on this , as far as saying im effectively milking the money away your again wrong , what i do is pay for opponents close enought to my fighters to create a close match, no one wants to see people get hammered in my opinion , its not what i want to see and its therfor not what id expect to give to the paying spectator , why on earth do you think white collar / semi pro / unlicensed shows do so well , its cos there close matches rather than prospect beats journeyman all the way through a card , of course theres some dodgy promotors but its not like snatch and anyone who thinks it is watches too many movies etc , and just for the record the reason i do white collar shows is nowadays due to me putting part of the revenue to one side to get my pro license as a promotor , an intention that the bbboc are well aware of and i have discussed with les potts about this , im aiming to turn pro , around 2014 , im still only 30 so got time on my side plus i know how tough it is to make a living as a lowly promotor starting out in the pros and want to save a bit of capital so i can give it a good go without having to worry too much about the finances in the early stages .

If i could go pro right now , today i would , and would have a few fighters at my disposal too but unfortunately im not in a position financially as yet to do so , so anyonewho disagrees with what im doing can think what they like as i have a clear vision in my mind .

Edit : i apologise truth it was kingfinn who said semi pro boxers cant earn enough .

Anyway do you know what makes a semi pro footballer semi pro ? its the fact they do it part time , as in they have another income too , the same can be said about my boxers just as it can many "pro" boxers , like i said their more accurate name should be BBBoc Licensed boxers or board licensed rather than pro boxer as most pro boxers arent actually fully professional , they in the most part have a job too . Argue it all you like its FACT .

Yep i shot myself in the foot with a very bad example.

[Jeff Thomas]

My opinion is that it has it's place and only succeeds because of the failings of amateur boxing

Id say your not far off there mate , except that i feel that failing in the pro game by promotors and matchmakers also adds to the success .

The crowds ebf gets in Blackpool is unreal! Generates big incomes for 'trainers' who wouldn't cut it am or pro ...

Drinking ban is the biggest factor IMO