Do most professional boxers work?

[Clearly Cool]

Do all the journeymen and boxers whose names we don't know have to work other jobs?

I really have no idea how much boxing pays at the lower levels so im not sure if they have to do it part time until they take off.

[newbridgeboxing]

Yep i used to work before i was making money in boxing , you just have to plan your training around your working hours , fortunately i had a late shift .

[Clearly Cool]

Yep i used to work before i was making money in boxing , you just have to plan your training around your working hours , fortunately i had a late shift .

Did that have much of an impact on your training, having to work as well as train.

[Legomanko]

to most people boxing is only a part-time job, calzaghe for example only earned £3000 in his first 3 years of boxing. (20 fights).

[newbridgeboxing]

Did that have much of an impact on your training, having to work as well as train.


It didn't have that much impact , you just have to be dedicated and have a firm sight on your goal! to be honest it makes work more enjoyable to know your training to become a boxer aswell as earning money !

[JMonster]

i think it does have a major impact depending on ur job. if u r working in an office slower paced environment, it is going to be much different if u r doing hard labor in a factory or a fast paced job

[avk47]

It didn't have that much impact , you just have to be dedicated and have a firm sight on your goal! to be honest it makes work more enjoyable to know your training to become a boxer aswell as earning money !

Are you still an active pro right now?

[spion]

Unless you are a heralded Olympic champion, most pro's do have a job outside of boxing, at least until they can make a legitimate run at a title. Nearly all of the old timers had jobs first and made money boxing on the side. Newbridgeboxing obviously has the experience. I had the same situation in the amateurs working construction jobs.

[HairyHighlander]

to most people boxing is only a part-time job, calzaghe for example only earned £3000 in his first 3 years of boxing. (20 fights).

:rofl :hi:

[HairyHighlander]

Yep i used to work before i was making money in boxing , you just have to plan your training around your working hours , fortunately i had a late shift .


Interested in your career :good

Also, you worked a late shift, 2-10 pm ? or a back shift or night shift ?

Cheers

Hairy:bbb

[dwilson]

God damm I thought this was going to be about prostitution.

[Hagler/Pryor]

Of course they do. Even top 20 fighters tend to have part-time jobs. Until you become a contender, you earn peanuts. It takes time to improve and to get good fights. In the meantime, you have to pay the bills.

[newbridgeboxing]

Interested in your career :good

Also, you worked a late shift, 2-10 pm ? or a back shift or night shift ?

Cheers

Hairy:bbb

It was the night shift , cheers for being interested in my career, ill put ESB on my shorts lol

[fernando4cv3]

thing about it is unless ur making enough to support yourself in the long run you have to work else where even if your making a couple thousand a fight you have to realize that you cant fight forever and the money will stop

[pijo]

It was the night shift , cheers for being interested in my career, ill put ESB on my shorts lol
What's your name and record mate?

[kracka81]

i know a guy that is 4-16 as a pro he goes and makes the house fighter look good by usually getting knocked out by him. he told me he gets like 3to 5 grand a fight depending on how known his opponett is. he made 3500 haundred in 35 seconds against mickey bey. he treid to get me to do it with him, i got to much pride i fight to win or i dont fight.

[TheRock49]

Wow... throwing fights... Lord forgive me, but I find solice in the thought of him burning in hell...

As for the posted question, my trainer ( Bonnie Mann) is a pro middle weight belt holder and she is the general manager of my gym. We also got another pro there that does personal training and classes. Another teacher (Al Simmons) there teachs class and helped start the Carolina Crown (which is a MMA fight promotion in North Carolina).

[Bluenose]

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Kevin was the British Welterweight Champion yet to this day, he still works as postman. You really have to respect people like this.

The amount of training guys like him put in are unreal.