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starting boxing

Posted: 29 Apr 2011, 16:07
by brymark
hi me and my son have started semi pro boxing. my son is 15 yrs old 6" 1` south paw and enjoys training.
so my question is should my son bin semi pro and start amatuer or could he still make it pro doing what we are doing now.

Re: starting boxing

Posted: 29 Apr 2011, 16:41
by canonball1234
It's iver pro or amature mate that's boxing the other fighting game my nan could fight, get a few amature fight and keep building goodlook

Re: starting boxing

Posted: 29 Apr 2011, 16:51
by brymark
ok thanks can i just ask what you mean by your nan could do semi pro as there are some good boxers that have turned pro from our gym and gyms asociated with ours, as i say i just want to do whats best for my lads future

Re: starting boxing

Posted: 30 Apr 2011, 03:27
by saturday_kid
I'm just starting to go a new Amateur club next week, but am 27, only doing it for fitness/fun dont expect nothing from it as haven't really properly boxed since I was a kid, just wandered is it worthwhile me goin or should I look at white collar etc?

Re: starting boxing

Posted: 30 Apr 2011, 05:44
by Jeff Thomas
Some decent lads on the White collar (semi pro???) circuit but the best route will always be through the ams- better standard of opposition, credible titles, etc etc

White collar does have it's place though-

Re: starting boxing

Posted: 30 Apr 2011, 06:26
by whiskey
If you like to fight, then get into white collar.

Re: starting boxing

Posted: 30 Apr 2011, 07:26
by canonball1234
I think boxing safer with medical a 51 year old man went in to unlicensed boxing dint even train to and I watch the fights an they was worse then brazil in world cup for falling

Re: starting boxing

Posted: 30 Apr 2011, 11:36
by brymark
thanks everybody for your comments and feedback. im 31 so yh i wont be getting into anything other than semi pro but as i said i do think my son could do well. so the feedback has just confirmed what i was thinking :TU: