Unlicenced boxing

Anybody done the above?

Was seriously thinking about it, there's the European Boxing Federation who run this kind of stuff, all above board apart from the licence thing...I think, anyway its well run etc but you could end up fighting an ex pro etc, anyone can enter up to 50 I think...don't be going to any caravan parks to do it though, some guys just wont go down no matter how hard you hit them lol

had 5 bouts!!  some wierd match ups.  one fight i was outweighed by 4 stone.  make sure you really suss out who your gonna fight, could end up with some right animal! 

Where are you mate?
Have a look at prizeringboxing.com
Its run by a guy called Alan Mortlock (well known guy around Essex and London).
Puts on some really good shows and if your honest about experience etc you are going to get a half decent match up. They do have a few ex pros but cater for alot of guys of all levels. Good deal on ticket sales too! + medical cover on the night and a few well known faces thrown in.
Worth a look bud if your thinking about it

As alreaqdy said, loads of my friends do it (Run by EBF) but the mismatches you see are laughable and you often get matched up on the day so have no idea who you are fighting

You might end up fighting 4-5 stone heavier, or a guy with 60 amateur fights and a pro record as well, when you have had 3 amateur fights or something lol

My mate also weighed in with a fat white bloke who he was meant to be fighting (dont know why they bother weighing them in as there is no real weight categories) and when he came out to the ring he was met by a ripped black guy lol

Sounds dodgier than the amateur circuit then!  How much money is involved, for the fighters?  Is it something you can walk away from without too much aggro?

Never fought but been to watch a few real dodgy ones... Some are reffed really badly and have seen people take stamps whilst on the mat..

Been too some my mates ex pros fancied it for a laugh but i saw fat over weight fools who puff after not landing the big un and drunks but also ex pros who were very handy and nasty with it,id not do it as its too miss matched and variable

These were in clubs i hear field fights are on the rise but are for chavs and gypos

Usually paid through a ticket deal, you get £5-10 from each ticket you sell (£25-30 a ticket), at least that seems to be the score at the EBF ones up here in Newcastle

Some lads get a purse for £200-300 as well/instead of a ticket deal

Like Brucie said, some ex pros do it for a laugh/some extra beer money and take the piss out of their opponents..Not uncommon at all

Guess i've been lucky by the sound of it!
I can only speak as I have found but i'm sure there are some slighty more dodgy organisations out there.
Trouble is - what are our options?
I'm 38 - too old for the amateurs and BBBofC would never issue a license at this age (only ever boxed as amateur but got fed up with opposition not turning up) so options are;

• Unlicensed - with the 'risks' mentioned above or,
• White collar - but why knock your pan out training when the best you can hope for is a draw (TRFC - its about taking part...) I would rather lose but know why than hammer a guy a get the draw.

There are some other white collar organisations about but I have seen ex pros and good amateurs boxing on them and hammering the opposition so I guess the risk is there whatever. These guys boxing on these shows is no different to a juiced up, synthol filled bodybuilder entering a drug free contest - what have they actually achieved?
I'm sure there is a massive opportunity as a promoter here to set up an honest, equal organisation that gives 'joe public' the opportunity to fight fairly with a like for like opponent.
Any takers..........................

elmo


Guess i've been lucky by the sound of it!
I can only speak as I have found but i'm sure there are some slighty more dodgy organisations out there.
Trouble is - what are our options?
I'm 38 - too old for the amateurs and BBBofC would never issue a license at this age (only ever boxed as amateur but got fed up with opposition not turning up) so options are;

• Unlicensed - with the 'risks' mentioned above or,
• White collar - but why knock your pan out training when the best you can hope for is a draw (TRFC - its about taking part...) I would rather lose but know why than hammer a guy a get the draw.

There are some other white collar organisations about but I have seen ex pros and good amateurs boxing on them and hammering the opposition so I guess the risk is there whatever. These guys boxing on these shows is no different to a juiced up, synthol filled bodybuilder entering a drug free contest - what have they actually achieved?
I'm sure there is a massive opportunity as a promoter here to set up an honest, equal organisation that gives 'joe public' the opportunity to fight fairly with a like for like opponent.
Any takers..........................

Just to pick up a point, I boxed amateur but I'm still technically unboxed as I never had a single opponent turn up in two years of holding a licence in 3 years of training.  Also spectated a lot of amateur events and it was almost like the results were pre-determined; no matter how the fight went, it was like the judges had already agreed a winner beforehand.  People would get knocked all over the place and win!  Also got tricked into attending for a fight at Kendal town hall, when we turned up, we were basically told "too many had turned up" so they were going to reorganise the fighters and match it up there and then.  Turns out it was basically to put on a show for fat, local business men and they matched up complete novices with people who'd won 8-9 fights.  I was matched up as unboxed with a lad heavier than me and with 5 or something wons on his card!  Farce.  Thankfully my trainer took us all (there was two adults and 3 or 4 kids fighting) and took us all home, pulled us out the comp.
 Everyone seems to be in everyone elses pocket.

I'm 25 now and just been back boxing a fortnight and it feels good.

Its a heartbreaker mate - it's not like you are fighting for a world
championship but that does not stop you from stressing yourself out re the result (and everthing else) only for the other guy not to turn up or to find as you said, that it was going to be unlikley you would have got a bout in the first place! That ultimately why I stopped. Best thing I did however was to get back into training. Not sure where to go from here re unlicensed or even white collar (I have actually found a couple of places locally who offer 'real' bouts) but at least I'm sorting my life out again - worst case scenario I will get back in shape - we all know what boxing training can do

have to say ive won a few amature bouts when i blatantly lost.  just cos it was our club who organised it.  i rem one fight i got put on my ass twice and i still won.  i was almost embarrased when they raised my hand.  but equally ive lost a few i should have won.  fight game is dodgy and always will be

happend to me on numeros
occasions, shouldve lost but didnt
 
also had a few laughable ones go
against me aswell, depends on the judges i suppose

odog


have to say ive won a few amature bouts when i blatantly lost.  just cos it was our club who organised it.  i rem one fight i got put on my ass twice and i still won.  i was almost embarrased when they raised my hand.  but equally ive lost a few i should have won.  fight game is dodgy and always will be

Fought 3 times under 'un licensed', more like white collar though.
Only one has been dodgy so far, my last fight in a caravan park near blackpool that resembled a wild west ranch.
My opponent was getting bigger as i was driving down the motorway.
Got a decent lift out of it for 6 minutes work though (3 x 2's) but he was a big bugger. had 2 stone on me I'd say.
Got the decision anyway.

I boxed on 3 of them in 1996, I done a ticket deal, I got half the money of the tickets I sold,  earnt £3,000 a fight, 4 rounders, luvvly jubbly

Are the crowds generally well behaved?

Ive never been to one but a friend has a bout in 3 weeks time. Its in London.

crowds are never well behaved at any fight!! unless its top draw!  beer and fighting not good combo!!

i would love too watch some proper matches  the only ones iv heared of are 150+ miles south  in edinbugh or glasgow but  i dont drive yet we get fights up here but there all borring -contact fights but to many rules-  any one know any north scotland  bouts pls PM ! ta

odog  RE:  beer and fighting not good combo!!
depends if ur fighting someone beer'd up lol  pls inbox me scottish fight dates and where be fighting not for myself just now coz iv still got the pretty boy look going on (and enjoying it :D )but would be sound to watch a proper bout no rules btw anyone fighting wishing u all the best stick n move lmao hahahahaahahaha