Iron sharpens iron.
Applicable in boxing as it is anything.
Boxing has a long history of amateur and professional champions and usually a good amateur career leads to a good professional tenure.
Not always though.
Certainly high level amateur champions have crossed over well into the pro ranks and this is definitely the case for women’s boxing world champion Mikaela Mayer.
As it was for former pound for pound rated undefeated champion Andre Ward.
The two represented America very well as amateur fighters.
The two have now linked up for some training:
With the Olympics coming up in Japan soon no doubt the American fighters traveling can look to the above two as clear blue prints on how it can be done.
Here’s a look back at some of Ward’s amateur career:
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