Qualifications
It's no secret that schooling is not needed to become a great boxer. In fact, if you are really serious about doing this as a career and you do have a degree, a lot of people in the boxing community will probably ask you why you didn't spend your time hitting people instead of the books.
What a professional boxer does need is physical and mental strength. An ideal candidate for this job would have many of the following desirable attributes:
- Excellent vision
- Quick, intuitive reflexes
- Solid build
- Fiercely competitive mentality
- Charisma
Most of these things cannot be acquired through training, but if you're a little off target, you don't have to give up right away. The key is to go into the career with as few already-existing disadvantages as possible.