H8Usernames wrote: ↑24 Aug 2020, 15:56Boxing is cheap really. You go into a gym and in some cases what they care most about is getting the membership fee and then they care more about their own egos, their sons, their cousins, their rich neighbors kid etc and you run into all sorts of nonsense in those places and just in case you do make it to the pro's be ready for the crooked refs and judges and even if you become a superstar its possible that you'll end up with only 50k to your name like many well known fighters.candyslim wrote: ↑24 Aug 2020, 08:53 Talk is cheap, mate. Clearly there are a lot of professional fighters who are in a position to actually do what you claim you would do, but they don't do they?
In any case they don't just give you 100k, you have to prove you are worth it, and sadly I think that's where your plan breaks down.
Never mind, you can still be a gobshite and an internet warrior, disrespecting the guys who aren't all mouth and trousers. We all excel at something
I'm an old fellow, done with my days of trying to prove myself and probably more affluent than 95% of the fighters that made it onto HBO cards but like so many others I had talent.
Last time I went into a gym it was a sickening experience. I felt like crying afterwards.
Anyone who manages to get some decent coaching can count themselves as very fortunate. The vast majority of amateurs face an uphill fight just to get a good grasp of the basics. It's no surprise that even top boxers often have glaring weaknesses.
For sure it's the hardest game, cheats and sharks everywhere. To get to the top you need the most financial help possible and the best possible coaching/motivation team, every step of the dangerous tightroped way.
Right now it's mainly the drug users who sit at the very top of this sport watching the interest accumulate on their earnings. Tyson 'wild boar' Fury and Canelo 'no lie detector' Alvarez are laughing all the way to their bank. Mayweather was born into and bred for the game. He started years ahead and remained years ahead.
Supertalented outsiders like Joe Calzaghe and GGG can still make it, if they're lucky and chose their team carefully, but they did it the hard way, without any red carpet treatment, and they're almost one in a million.
Dillian Whyte himself has come within touching distance, but the lack of coaching fundamentals is beginning to tell increasingly. If he is to fight clean in future then it's essential that all of his future opponents do too. Even now in 2020, testing is a complete shambles.
Boxing is definitely a team game, and solo talent is nowhere near enough.