Regarding my fight career.

Snolla said:
Curious what people on here think. I know I'm leaving myself WIDE open to roasting but I don't care lol I get punched in the face regularly by way tougher people than sherdog trolls. The guy who called me out on it was actually respectful about it... so I took his criticism seriously.
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Is this just about the label that goes under your handle? If so I really don’t see what the big deal is.
 
The "threshold" is going from 0 pro fights to at least 1 pro fight.

I don't know what's complicated about that.

There's no implication in the term or tag that relates to "fighting for a career" or "being successful within the realm of professional fighting", etc...
 
stacrafty said:
hes not a pro fighter, hes just an amatuer guy who thinks hes pro because he had one pro fight or whatever

Pro fighters are anyone who's career it is, or they are going all out for it to be
Ie ufc guys + guys in other top orgs. Or local guys who structure their whole life around getting their career off the ground

Not some guy who does it as a hobby. If that where the case half of my gym would be pro fighters
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So what do you call someone who fights professionally? Is Stipe Miocic not a pro fighter then? Rich Franklin? Carwim? Cause those guys all held other full time jobs.
 
Just keep doing what you're doing. No need to be validated by others.
 
Don’t let the trolls get to you. They criticize everyone from new guys to Fedor and Jones
 
You fought one fight under the rules and characteristics of a professional fighter.

You’re a pro fighter.

It’s as black and white as can be. Don’t listen to the little shits who would shit their pants at stepping into the cage.
 
You’re a pro. I’ve cornered guys in most of the major orgs and they all had day jobs outside of fighting. Don’t let anyone make you feel like less of a fighter bc you don’t pay your bills with it.
 
I took 10 bucks and stayed to play a extra game with a team who needed a extra player at beer league hockey.

I called myself pro all week.

You're a pro in my book.

This thread though, maybe justification to lose the tag..
 
Snolla said:
A poster recently claimed I don't deserve my tag. Im interested in some opinions.

I had a decent little run in Canada and somehow was considered #1 on tapology in Canada after 3 fights. I'm not sure if I totally deserved that but it was given to me and I was happy about it. I fought twice at 170 and once at 155.

I went pro and lost by RNC in the first round. That fight is available on youtube and easy to search. Felt good in there but I made mistakes. Got taken down and back taken, and in the prep I cut way too much weight at my EX coaches behest. He insisted that I drop from 190 to 145. 45lb cut in a month while working a normal job and no nutritionist or doctor is something I'm proud I was able to do, but it was stupid in hindsight.

I signed to fight again last sept but my opponent pulled.

The poster said I didn't deserve the pro fighter tag because I'm 0-1.

I feel like I earned the tag because I went through wars in amatuer, came out on top, and stepped in there against a young and very talented kid for my pro debut. I knew the weight cut was going to be devastating to experience but I did it anyways, went in there in front of my hometown and lost, and didn't bitch and moan after. I went back to the gym and signed to fight in september.

I guess my question is... do I deserve to be considered a pro? I'm fighting again next year after my wedding. I find it interesting that people all have there own outlook on what a pro athelete is and isn't. To that poster credit he didn't realize I signed for my second fight and the dude pulled after I already cut 20lb. Was a real bummer.

I'll admit I'm 34 and fight as a hobby. I'm a real estate agent and a music teacher. I do this shit for fun so I'm very proud of myself that I was able to do what I've done so far and am looking forward to my next fight. Never cutting 40 plus lb again though, that was a bonehead move and I only did it out of loyalty to my old coach. I followed his suggestion to the tee, it was the only fight of mine he was involved in, and I suffered for it.
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You are a pro, and I give you respect.
 
Ignoring the ironclad legal definition, I'd say you are actually an amateur fighter by the truest sense of the term.:

amateur (n.)
1784, "one who has a taste for some art, study, or pursuit, but does not practice it," from French amateur "one who loves, lover" (16c., restored from Old French ameour), from Latin amatorem (nominative amator) "lover, friend," agent noun from amatus, past participle of amare "to love" (see Amy).

The meaning "one who cultivates and participates (in something) but does not pursue it professionally or with an eye to gain" (as opposed to professional) is from 1786; often with disparaging suggestions of "dabbler, dilettante," but not in athletics, where the disparagement shaded the professional, at least formerly. As an adjective, by 1838.


And that's certainly something to be proud of, much more than the pro fighter tag on sherdog forums
 
If you really have to ask this question to a forum full of nerds

Then I think you know the answer to that question.
 
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