Amateur vs Pro

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 06 Jul 2004, 09:35

Different skills are required, this I know. I know a lot of people that have had amateur success and gone to becom pro. But has anybody ever gone the other way around? Or are the amateurs a better learning environment?

Francois P · Post by **Francois P** » 06 Jul 2004, 10:53

Gone the other way around? I can't speak for everywhere but in Canada you must have fought at least 30 amateur fights if you wish to join the pro. I know that under some circumstances we allow pro to go back to amateur but boxing with the amateurs is a pre-requisite to box pro where I live.

Not that I agree with this as I consider both sports different enough even if they involve a ring and gloves. You should be allowed to do one or the other and not have to do one to do the other.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 08 Jul 2004, 05:24

Sorry, I know little of the amateur scene. Much more of a professional fan.

Boxingmad · Post by **Boxingmad** » 14 Jul 2004, 09:28

Here in England, if you were an amateur, turned pro and then decide that you want to be an amateur again, you can. However, this is only with FOUR pro fights under your belt (excuse the pun!). That is the maximum number of pro fights you'd be allow to have had. Example: Joey Ainscough, ABA light-heavyweight champ. He went back to the amateurs after a couple of pro bouts. This is the rule, at least as far as the ABA of England are concerned. I'm not sure if it extends to AIBA, the international body.

Any correction to this, please reply. I'm sure I'm right, though.

tonyevs · Post by **tonyevs** » 15 Aug 2004, 18:39

Boxingmad wrote:Here in England, if you were an amateur, turned pro and then decide that you want to be an amateur again, you can. However, this is only with FOUR pro fights under your belt (excuse the pun!). That is the maximum number of pro fights you'd be allow to have had. Example: Joey Ainscough, ABA light-heavyweight champ. He went back to the amateurs after a couple of pro bouts. This is the rule, at least as far as the ABA of England are concerned. I'm not sure if it extends to AIBA, the international body.

Any correction to this, please reply. I'm sure I'm right, though.

Very interesting fact.
I did not know this, always thought as soon as you fought for money that was the end of your amateur career.
Then again I know nothing of the amateur code.