Auspicious beginnings: fantastic professional debuts

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  1. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    ...wherein the promise of greatness, later delivered*, was hinted at.


    Classic

    Mike Tyson vs. Hector Mercedes:
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    Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Roberto Apodaca:
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    Ray Leonard vs. Luis Vega:
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    Mikkel Kessler vs. Kelly Mays:
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    Riddick Bowe vs. Lionel Butler:
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    Pernell Whitaker vs. Farrain Comeaux:
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    Bobby Czyz vs. Hank Whitmore:
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    David Tua vs. Ron Humes:
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    Vivian Harris vs. Leviticus Long:
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    Kostya Tszyu vs. Darrell Hiles:
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    Jeff Fenech vs. Bobby Williams:
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    Modern

    Gennady Golovkin vs. Gabor Balogh:
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    Miguel Cotto vs. Jason Doucet:
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    Naoya Inoue vs. Crison Omayao:
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    Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs. Mike Montoya:
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    Brian Viloria vs. Benjamin Escobia:
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    Andre Ward vs. Chris Molina:
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    Vasyl Lomachenko vs. José Ramírez:
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    Vijender Singh vs. Sonny Whiting:
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    Shawn Estrada vs. Lawrence Jones:
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    Óscar Valdez vs. Angel Prado:
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    Saúl Álvarez vs. Abraham González:
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    Eclectic as the list may seem, they were all impressive debuts for one reason or another. Some were savage blitzes, some were just damn creditable & bold choices of debut opponent, and some demonstrated early flashes of championship heart in being able to rally from adversity to get the W.

    *all the Classic selections, except Tua, at least had world title reigns during their careers...and Tuaman had a wider impact on the sport than many titlists. I think we can throw him a bone and say for a guy with pretty much just the one punch, and considering all the setbacks, he eked out a pretty great career.

    Wishlist

    Marvin Hagler KO2 Terry Ryan

    Steve Collins KO3 Julio Mercado

    Ricardo López KO3 Rogelio Hernandez

    Ray Mancini KO1 Phil Bowen

    Félix Trinidad KO2 Angel Romero
     
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  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Seem to remember Holyfield having a great debut.

    As did David Price though :lol:
     
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  3. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I haven't watched it since the night it was televised in prime time, but I recall Evander being less than impressive in his debut. He was so highly touted after the olympics that I was expecting explosiveness. Instead his opponent hung very tough.

    IIRC Pernell Whitaker was the star of the night, performance-wise.
     
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  4. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Wasn't he matched tough for a debut though, I seem to remember being impressed but I haven't seen that Olympic card for many years.

    And pea was almost always the star :lol:
     
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  5. sweetsci

    sweetsci Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Evander was indeed matched tough. I recall the commentators saying so. I actually expected more from his opponent, Lionel Byarm, after seeing him against Holyfield. His career didn't turn out that way, though.

    Sweet Pea was slick, that's for sure. For a long time his Ramirez rematch at the Norfolk Scope was the only pro fight card I'd ever seen in person. Funnily enough, I saw Pernell the night before at Tracks (Norfolk record store) browsing through 12" singles. I didn't bother him.
     
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  6. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    :good

    All-around great debut. Byarm was a crazy selection at 9-1-2 (4), and put up some respectably solid resistance, and Holyfield shut him out.
     
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  7. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Great thread idea.:good When I clicked on it I was going to suggest adding the Inoue-Omayao and Gvozdyk-Montoya matches, great minds think alike.

    Oleksandr Usyk Vs. Felipe Romero
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  8. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    I was looking for Hopkins' debut. I know he lost but I wanted to see how. Sadly, the footage most likely will never be available
     
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  9. alspacka

    alspacka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great thread, thanks :thumbsup
     
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  10. alspacka

    alspacka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Same. Also JMM's, I wanna see what this apparently dubious DQ was about.
     
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  11. Boxing Prospect

    Boxing Prospect Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not sure I'd agree with Singh, but how about ****stan's Muhammad Waseem?
    The Falcon debuted in a 10 round Korean title fight against Min Wook Lee.
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    Hinata Maruta
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    Ken Shiro
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    When it comes to finding them, Samart Payakaroon deserves a mention, debuting against a former world champion and of course the "mother of them all" Hyun Mi Choi
     
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  12. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    Was great to see my good friend from Texas Jerry McKenzie referee the
    Cotto-Daucet fight. Great ref one of Texas best Great guy too
     
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  13. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Good thread and idea here.

    Is Oleg Maskaev's debut filmed? Pretty obscure question but he came to mind.
     
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  14. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I kept scrolling down expecting it to end, and it was like the jelly of the month club from Christmas Vacation.

    :smoke
     
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  15. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    I don't think that one will ever surface.

    Do we even know for certain that it was filmed?
     
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