pro vs. amature technique

[jberg]

Ive just started going to a pro gym and the difference in styles is already obvious. Before when i was going for a straight right id simply twist the back leg, now im being told to step forward with the back leg. do you guys agree with this technique?
also more people fight with only one hand up, and the other midway, in a more relaxed way.
ive been told to train hard for a while and then theyll decide whether i should be seen by a promoter (by a while i mean ages - since im new)
anyway i guess the question is:
is it good to learn a pro style straight off?
is there a big difference between am and pro style?
should i really go to an am gym for a while?

[DELETED ACCOUNT 06]

do what you fancy. i started off learning a pro style, and then went to an amatuer gym where they drilled alot of stuff outta me.

You can get away with alot more in a pro ring. They styles are very different.

Do what you think is best, depending what your goal is.

[msagrain]

how many am fights have you had?, whats your record?

[judge_jab]

amateur boxing is a much more safer environment to develop your skills as a boxer, whether or not you want to enter the pro game.

[jberg]

your probably gonna laugh but i havent fought yet.
ive just started recently (a few months ago) and was set to train for my first am fight later this year, but it looks like that wont be happening. i dont mean to toot my own horn so to speak, but alot of people have been impressed and suprised how short a time ive been boxing, and the guy who runs the gym saw me today and said i have more power than most boys my age and size
so yeah i think im gonna carry on at the new gym, its closer to me aswell, which is important for cutting time travelling (as i should be revising for exams).

[jberg]

the difference between pro and am gym was so obvious tonight:
- wasnt overcrowded
- about 4 trainers to 14 of us
- good bags
- good technique support
- strong work ethic

it was tiring but fullfilling

[Nacho_Analstain]

do what you fancy. i started off learning a pro style, and then went to an amatuer gym where they drilled alot of stuff outta me.

You can get away with alot more in a pro ring. They styles are very different.

Do what you think is best, depending what your goal is.

How do you know whats a pro gym and whats an amateur gym? I thought gyms just had amateur and pro fighters in the club ...

[DELETED ACCOUNT 06]

How do you know whats a pro gym and whats an amateur gym? I thought gyms just had amateur and pro fighters in the club ...

Some gyms are pro-am where they mix it. Some don't have amatuers at all but have competing fighters and more often unlicensed boxers.

The two styles are very different. On a side note, many Sheffield gyms teach how to box Pro instead of amatuer as a hand-me-down from the Brendan Ingle gyms - which enforce this ethic. Just sayin...

[Rockin']

Ive just started going to a pro gym and the difference in styles is already obvious. Before when i was going for a straight right id simply twist the back leg, now im being told to step forward with the back leg. do you guys agree with this technique?
also more people fight with only one hand up, and the other midway, in a more relaxed way.
ive been told to train hard for a while and then theyll decide whether i should be seen by a promoter (by a while i mean ages - since im new)
anyway i guess the question is:
is it good to learn a pro style straight off?
is there a big difference between am and pro style?
should i really go to an am gym for a while?

Take a step with the front foot when throwing the lead right and youll do somethin' with it.

People fight with one hand up until some one sets them on their ass. Keep them both up.

A promoter could honestly give a **** about you. In reality to him you are a fresh piece of meat to feed to his dogs. I mean you have had no amatuer fights, little gym experience to even speak of, compared to the fighters rolling right now.

This is the thing with the amatuers and pro styles. In the ams your learning to get the punches there with out being hit back. The ams are about speed finese and strategy, it goes down real fast. In the pros you are working off of the amatuer style learning to dig rather than to touch, and this goes down even faster and harder. In the amatuers its about learning and growing. In the pros its about damage and learning not only to survive but to thrive. With the pros you gotta be able to fight with the blood running heavily into your eye. As the salt burns from the blood you have to have been in there fighting a million times before to not only keep your composure but to keep you head remaining up there on you shoulders.

If you want to fight pro then I HIGHLY recomend that you spend many years in the amatuers learning how to do it the safe way. Then build off of a solid foundation.

And I again recommend that you do not speak of your near future pro aspirations. You walk into a gym saying that your turning pro soon they will beat on you like a pro, the other pros will.

And with wishing to throw fists with the pros I say be carefull what you wish for. Ofcourse unless youve already paid your many years in the gym. Its blood sweat and tears and from your words I would gather that youve spilled little or any of those. Make sure that when you box you wear green, oh wait, they'll already know.......................Rockin'

[j]

agree with everything here. rockin' knows what he's talking about.

adding something myself, when throwing a lead right, make sure to bring up the back leg after planting the left. in different situations, you can coordinate the punch with the front or back leg. hopefully, my system's basic coordination isn't too much different than how you are being taught so you know what i am talking about.

Take a step with the front foot when throwing the lead right and youll do somethin' with it.

People fight with one hand up until some one sets them on their ass. Keep them both up.

A promoter could honestly give a **** about you. In reality to him you are a fresh piece of meat to feed to his dogs. I mean you have had no amatuer fights, little gym experience to even speak of, compared to the fighters rolling right now.

This is the thing with the amatuers and pro styles. In the ams your learning to get the punches there with out being hit back. The ams are about speed finese and strategy, it goes down real fast. In the pros you are working off of the amatuer style learning to dig rather than to touch, and this goes down even faster and harder. In the amatuers its about learning and growing. In the pros its about damage and learning not only to survive but to thrive. With the pros you gotta be able to fight with the blood running heavily into your eye. As the salt burns from the blood you have to have been in there fighting a million times before to not only keep your composure but to keep you head remaining up there on you shoulders.

If you want to fight pro then I HIGHLY recomend that you spend many years in the amatuers learning how to do it the safe way. Then build off of a solid foundation.

And I again recommend that you do not speak of your near future pro aspirations. You walk into a gym saying that your turning pro soon they will beat on you like a pro, the other pros will.

And with wishing to throw fists with the pros I say be carefull what you wish for. Ofcourse unless youve already paid your many years in the gym. Its blood sweat and tears and from your words I would gather that youve spilled little or any of those. Make sure that when you box you wear green, oh wait, they'll already know.......................Rockin'