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This guy.....
He's only 19 from France and is 0-10(3) fighting in Thailand.
http://boxrec.com/boxer/745642
At this rate he could be 0-100 before he's 30, anybody know anything about him?

..what's even more interesting: in the boxrec database in this category there are 400+ more boxers with a worse record...

I swear he got robbed in one of those losses

Nothing that weird, lots of boxers making a living doing that sort of thing. Probably fights defensively and on short notice.

greg wrote:..what's even more interesting: in the boxrec database in this category there are 400+ more boxers with a worse record...

They'll probably all just be tied. Probably the same number ranking if you click on them for any of the 400.

BitPlayer wrote:Nothing that weird, lots of boxers making a living doing that sort of thing. Probably fights defensively and on short notice.

at 19 though?

p.f.k.a.cy14 wrote:

BitPlayer wrote:Nothing that weird, lots of boxers making a living doing that sort of thing. Probably fights defensively and on short notice.

at 19 though?

Young, but not really crazy.
http://boxrec.com/boxer/757015
This guy was in his mid twenties with a similar record
http://boxrec.com/boxer/20293
This guy may be even younger.
http://boxrec.com/boxer/596560

I think its quite strange, most French teenagers travelling around south east Asia are into sangsom buckets and full moon parties not losing 10 professional boxing fights in just over a year.

Not a bad way to fund your thailand experience

Anyone know what kinda purses he was likely paid ?

p.f.k.a.cy14 wrote:This guy.....
He's only 19 from France and is 0-10(3) fighting in Thailand.
http://boxrec.com/boxer/745642
At this rate he could be 0-100 before he's 30, anybody know anything about him?

I know one thing -- he's not afraid of fighting people with winning records (or just
doesn't know anything about who he's fighting).

greg wrote:..what's even more interesting: in the boxrec database in this category there are 400+ more boxers with a worse record...

Well it doesn't do the greatest job of distinguishing between degrees of a 0 rating. IMO, the true worst fighters in a division are when you find like an 0-6 guy who lost to a 1-30 guy. To be the only scalp on a 1-30 record is a shame of great proportions.

With more university graduates in the US mired in student debt and unemployed (or underemployed), I wonder if we will see an increase of young people in the US doing exactly that.

After all, to become a professional boxer in many states you don't need any experience, just pass the physicals.

It's not like in other professional sports, where you must be good enough to go pro.

Ad in local paper:
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Are you being crushed by student debt?
Ever dreamed of becoming a professional athlete?
Get paid $500* cash for a real professional four-round boxing match.
Explore the great American Mid-West!
You can still keep your job at Best Buy!

* more if you are over 200lbs.
**must be available for last minute card changes