Expert: Jackson Rose - 6/13/2009

Question
hey I'm 31yrs old i been boxing since i was 15 i have 17 amateur fights record was 12 5 3 i won the NY metro title an was in the NY gold glove semi finals twice i spared with a lot of pros and world champs i been in the gym training for a pro fight since i was 27yrs but me and my trainer fell out last year do to me getting in trouble with the law its been a year that i have been training i want to fight in till i find out what going to happen with my case is 31 to late and can you point me in the right direction thank you

Answer
Pat,

At 31 it is hard to build a record in time to be a contender. Although, you could become a journeyman fighter and maybe get some decent paydays by your upper 30's. I say this because a contender needs to build a strong winning record in order to be taken serious. This takes years because your opponents have to carefully selected and you can't just take every fight that is offered. But a journeyman would fight anybody anytime and get more fights as a result, but, you'll be doing this at the sacrifice of a mediocre record or even a losing record. But as a journeyman you won't care what your record is. You might get some fights against contenders and have a shot at beating them and making a name for yourself real quick.
But remember that this is long punishing road to take. So it is something to think about.

good luck