Boxers with 0 or very little amateur experience who done well?

Curtis Woodhouse

 

Done okay but only domestic level. Not many people box in UK no more so its quite easy to be domestic level. Anyone can be a journeyman if they train nowadays. Not worth it though getting your head punched in for £200. and if you win Eddie don't pay your £200!

 

almost no amatuer..

rocky marciano
archie moore
roberto duran
billy conn
kermit cintron
chavez sr
chavez jr
bernard hopkins....did box as an amatuer as a child i think..but went pro right after his 5 years inside....in other words a long gap

a lesser known old pal of mine...oisin ***an...who fought amir khan

 

Nate campbell

 

Margarito(i think) and canelo.

 

***an almost handed Chavez jr a very early loss, also a very close fight with Spadafora

 

Nah, margo did box as an amateur, had 21 fights, went 18-3

 

Canelo won his junior national championships. He may have turned over early, but he had amateur experience.

 

A lot of guys from the ye olde days of course, and a whole lot of mexicans.

But I believe B-Hop had no am experience either.

 

he did have....theres conflicting reports...some sources say up to 100 bouts as a child...but others say only a handful of bouts as a child....he did do something as an amatuer though.
i added him as it is said to have all been when he was a young kid and he had all that time inside and went pro after his release

 

Bert Gilroy, No Amateur boxing, turned Pro at 15, became Scotland's longest champion 1938-50, Britain's most feared fighter 1938-48 and No.1 British Contender Middleweight & Light-Heavyweight 1939-48 and ended up Inducted into the WBHOF in 2006.

that qualifies I'd say!

 

George Foreman

 

Didnt he win a olympic medal