Fighters who had success late in career

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  1. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I'm trying to find out if there's a pattern to the fighters who have success in their career in their late 30's and early 40's compared to the age they started boxing.

    Right now I got
    Sergio Martinez who is turning 37 this month and started boxing at 20
    Bernard Hopkins who is 47 and turned pro at 23


    Help name some fighters who had success late in their career and follow this trend or even go against it. :thumbsup
     
  2. Arcane

    Arcane One More Time Full Member

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    Marquez.
     
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    i dunno how successful you would deem the galaxxy warrior....but uhhh ya
     
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    both klitschkos, lennox lewis
     
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    Eder Jofre. Both in early and in late career (comeback)
     
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    Walcott
    Moore
     
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    Juan Manuel Marquez, Ruben Olivarez, Bernard Hopkins, former lightweight 50's champ Old Bones, Bobby Chacon. Foreman, Holmes, etc.
     
  8. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Marquez is 38 and had his first pro fight at 19, but his amateur career was kinda short. I'd have to look up when he started boxing :think
    :yep I'll count him I guess.
    He's 39 and had his pro debut at 27
    Lewis had his debut when he was 23 but was in the Olympics at 18, so he may be an exception.

    Vitali is 40 and turned pro at 25
    his bro is 35 and debutted at 20
     
  9. alakran

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    i thought the most obvious would be George Foreman
     
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    Carl froch, glen johnson. Manny pacquiao to a certain extent when you consider he's fought pro since 16.
     
  11. It Buurrnnssss

    It Buurrnnssss New Member Full Member

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    no one mentioned big george..............**** you all
     
  12. It Buurrnnssss

    It Buurrnnssss New Member Full Member

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    sorry alakran loooooooooooool
     
  13. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :lol: I'm gonna need time to research all their debuts and ages
     
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    verno phillips
     
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    Dewey Bozella.

    Fact.