If you love the sport of boxing, then you have to get involved on an amateur level. You have many options of what you can do to help. If you own a business, donate to a local club, if you have the ability to raise money, do it for the kids. If you don't have money but have time, become an official: you can handling the gloving table, be a timer, become a coach or judge and score the bouts. I have found in the may shows that I have done, the best way was to get guest judges from the audience, they would get instructions from the real judges and a score cards. They would then score the bout and once this was done, they would have a better understanding of our scoring system. I would then call them into the ring after announcing the winner and read their score cards. Believe it or not, their scoring , did pick the winner, however the points were a little off( sometimes a lot) at times. I have done this with the Mayor and City council people of our community as well as county officials and our sponsors. Now the remarkable thing is that we were able to pick up some more officials and sponsors for the next bouts.
We need more involvement on all levels, if we are going to keep this sport alive, in my last article, I mentioned how bad attendance is, at most shows and even at the Pan Am games, no seating was provided for spectators, so again we have to do it our self. Take a friend to the next amateur show you are aware of, explain the difference between amateurs and the pro's and if you don't know the differences yourself, learn them. Our bottom line is 2 fold, keep the sport alive and have the clubs make a few bucks to continue to help the kids or you will never see the likes of Holyfield, Ali, Forrest, DelaHoya,Taylor, Scully's,or Brelands grow thru our ranks and become who they are today.
This is your shot to make a difference and help our sport gain momentum for the future, if you ever had the calling now is the time to step up to the plate. I would venture to say the majority of our boxers come for poor families and we maybe their only salvation.
If you have any question you can reach me directly at Strategiesunltd@aol.com
Until the next time
Ken
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