How difficult is the road towards the 2012 olympic boxing team?

[evalistinho]

I know it is difficult road and requires a lot of sacrifice and dedication but i want to try my best to see how accomplished i can be as an amateur. I just wanted to know since i dont know how the process is, how do i get there? I am having my first fight in November so just wanted to know how do you make the USA team?

Appreciate the help.

[Kolya]

What weight class?

PS: Extremely hard but it can be done. How old are you?

[amy]

You may want to set your sights on your first fight for now.

[MrSmall]

Welcome to the club.
I am also waiting for my first fight and aiming at 2012.

[scurlaruntings]

Our gym recently got Olympic funding for 2012. Expect Fort Galaxy to be at the Olympics representing!! Woooooohoooooooooooo!

[evalistinho]

What weight class?

PS: Extremely hard but it can be done. How old are you?

Junior welterweight. Im 19 years old.

[evalistinho]

You may want to set your sights on your first fight for now.

Yeah i know what you mean. Im working hard for it. i want to start on the right foot. Then ill keep at it to see where it can take me.

[amy]

Yeah i know what you mean. Im working hard for it. i want to start on the right foot. Then ill keep at it to see where it can take me. :thumbsup

[ryan8331]

I know it is difficult road and requires a lot of sacrifice and dedication but i want to try my best to see how accomplished i can be as an amateur. I just wanted to know since i dont know how the process is, how do i get there? I am having my first fight in November so just wanted to know how do you make the USA team?

Appreciate the help.
dunno what qualifiers you have to win or whatnot to get in.
ive got my first fight in october,its seriously all i can think about.let me know how you get on.

[Tyga]

I'm curious to know how long those of you who have your first fight coming up have been training.

[BITCH ASS]

If you're fighting at 140, I'm gonna tell you that you'll have to get past the kid at our gym and while he isn't in the magazine yet, he'll be there soon, and he's only 17 years old.

The kid is superfast, and is knocking people out in the amateurs. Not only that, but his defense is excellent. He rarely ever gets hit and spars everyone from swarmers, sluggers, boxer-punchers, tall, rangy southpaws, to guys that think they're Roy Jones and do a damn good job impersonating him in the ring.

[ryan8331]

I'm curious to know how long those of you who have your first fight coming up have been training.
i started boxing in april,so just over 6 months when i fight.
although there are some other guys at my gym fighting for the 1st time who have been at it a year,some abit longer.

[Tyga]

i started boxing in april,so just over 6 months when i fight.
although there are some other guys at my gym fighting for the 1st time who have been at it a year,some abit longer.

I've been training MMA for almost a year off and on. But mainly focusing on Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu. I'm planning on training Boxing 100 percent in the next week or so. I want to train six days a week.

[ryan8331]

I've been training MMA for almost a year off and on. But mainly focusing on Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu. I'm planning on training Boxing 100 percent in the next week or so. I want to train six days a week.
how much boxing do you do for mma?
you'll probably make the transition to boxing quite well then,i did tkd and karate a few years back ,i think it helped with the footwork side of things.plus i watched a ton of boxing so i already knew the basics.

[Tyga]

how much boxing do you do for mma?
you'll probably make the transition to boxing quite well then,i did tkd and karate a few years back ,i think it helped with the footwork side of things.plus i watched a ton of boxing so i already knew the basics.

Very little Boxing. My stand-up training was Muay Thai, always.

[ryan8331]

i guess they share alot of similarities.i dont know alot about muay thai,the thought of a knee to the face puts me off a bit.just take away the knees elbows and kicks then man.less to look out for.

[Tyga]

i guess they share alot of similarities.i dont know alot about muay thai,the thought of a knee to the face puts me off a bit.just take away the knees elbows and kicks then man.less to look out for.

Yeah, I'm going to train hard man. I'm going to try and train six days a week. I'm 20 years old. So I can't be wasting any time.

[Machine]

I don't want to be the one to burst anyone's bubble but someones got to say it: you people are fucking insane if you are talking about making the olympic boxing team before you've even had your first fight. You don't even know if you're any good at boxing. We're talking about elite athletes here who dedicate every waking minute of their lives to the sport and are natural/gifted fighters/athletes. Making it onto the team means you are the best fighter at that weight in the country. As you can imagine that is a fairly competitive feat. Getting onto the olympic team means you're a reasonable prospect to win a world title when/if you turn pro. Maybe try winning a few fights first and if that goes well try winning some local, regional, state, and then national titles. That would be a good start. Good luck.

[Tyga]

I don't want to be the one to burst anyone's bubble but someones got to say it: you people are fucking insane if you are talking about making the olympic boxing team before you've even had your first fight. You don't even know if you're any good at boxing. We're talking about elite athletes here who dedicate every waking minute of their lives to the sport and are natural/gifted fighters/athletes. Making it onto the team means you are the best fighter at that weight in the country. As you can imagine that is a fairly competitive feat. Getting onto the olympic team means you're a reasonable prospect to win a world title when/if you turn pro. Maybe try winning a few fights first and if that goes well try winning some local, regional, state, and then national titles. That would be a good start. Good luck.

Well I'm not trying to get into the Olympics. I was just wondering how long these guys have been training before having their first fight.

[MrSmall]

Take it one step at a time, brother.