Do you need a amatuer back ground to go pro in boxing?

Question

like do u need amatuer fights or a lot of amatuer fights to go pro in boxing

Answer 1

No but  i dont khow off the top of my head any well khown boxer who has im not sure mexico have had fighters box pro it 15 16 years old....barrera  amatuer fights im not to sure what had had like duran had his fight at 16 or 17 again not sure but its true ive khow matt skelton was a kickboxer but at 30 year turned pro at boxing won a british beat all the best in the uk i think he went 20 fights or more before a lose and was robbed won the rematch so in 5 years as a pro he had a would title fight he lost on points but 35 and hurt the champ in his town in germany i think is a one off he was not good to watch but he knocked them out....won titles europ..title  comw,,,,,,title

brit....title and had a world title shot plus kickboxing world champ and more.. how meny can switch like that and never said he was or ali was not good on the eye but we new this thats why he is liked as he  trys and is a good man with it...

so david loves hiself haye.. fight the best british hevayweight

who ever it is before you start jumping the qeuw as you done

what? run your big mouth ...

Answer 2

well shaun actually winning in a state "golden glove" boubt goes a long way.  I had heard years back that "boxing" had stopped this practice, but that was a lie.  Boxing still has "golden glove" tourney's all the time.  Just about every state has golden glove tourney's and the best advice would be for you to fight in and win a golden glove tournament.  Any body tells you other wise they're just talking out of their butts.

The Golden Glove tourney is where it's at dude ..... google it and find out for your self. You can check out http://www.goldengloves.com/welcome/ as well.  Anyone else don't have a clue as to what they're talking about man.  Trust me. My best student is currently 3 - 1 in amatuer cage competitions and I've been at this kind of thing for the past 15 years dude.  Every thing from Judo competitions to boxing so I know what I'm talking about unlike some of my counterparts in Yahoo Answers.

There's a big difference between what I know from actual experience and some one just spouting off any thing that they think sounds right.

Answer 3

no, you just have to have boxing shorts.

Answer 4

No you don't, but if you want to be successful and not just a give me opponent to real boxers then Yes you do.

Some heavyweights can get away with no amateur experience because they are big the division is fairly untalented right now. But against a fighter with a good amateur background Ill bet the house on them any day over a fighter with none.

Answer 5

Nah you can go in without any amateur experience ...however it is advised to go through te amateur ranks to polish one's skills and gain vaulable experience

Answer 6

not really but it helps sharpen skills ie jab, defense etc.

But given that pro boxing and amateur are so different in terms of rules, and fighters mindset.

Pro boxing by definition is what a person does for a living ( if they are any good these days).

Amateur boxing is essentially a sport.