Can a boxer become a pro world champ with no amateur experience?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    What's the possibility of a boxer being a champion (or a good boxer) in the pros with little to no amateur experience?





     
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  2. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Fighting Harada, one of boxing's most legendary fighters, had no amateur bouts. However, he went pro at a young age.
     
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  3. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yes
     
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  4. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Amateyr, is this some kind of coded pagan Satyr worshiping language Mark, what are you up to?o_O
     
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  5. dealt_with

    dealt_with Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Highly unlikely, impossible unless you go pro at a very young age and are prepared to take losses.
     
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  6. Boxing Prospect

    Boxing Prospect Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Masayuki Ito did VERY recently...
     
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  7. aaalbert

    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    A lot of young Mexican fighters back on the day turned pro at a young age with little to no experience. (can’t say they were very successful though)
    But it’d say it’s possible.
     
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  8. AlwaysFirst

    AlwaysFirst Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It’s said that Canelo only had 20 fights or less as a amateur, either way he never won anything important as a amateur since he turned pro at 15 so it doesn’t really count.

    Hopkins didn’t have any amateur fight what I know of, he did have his prison fights though.

    Dwight Muhammad Qawi have no documented amateur fights.
     
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  9. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sugar Lucas Browne didnt lace a boot until his early 30's facts!!
     
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  10. Eel87

    Eel87 Active Member Full Member

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    Yes its been done before. Duran only had 10 or 12 amateur fights I believe. Mundine had no amateur fights. Lots of these amateur records are exaggerated imo. How many did guys like Arguello and Monzon have?
     
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  11. Rope-a-Dope

    Rope-a-Dope Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jung Koo Chang never had an amateur fight.
     
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  12. Jackomano

    Jackomano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Definitely. It ultimately comes down to how ambitious and dedicated the fighter is, since plenty of former Olympic champions have entered the pro ranks and failed to become champions.

    Billy Conn, Dwight Qawi, Johnny Famechon, and Chris Algieri are a few that I can think of that had no amateur experience and became champions.

    Harold Johnson I believe had one amateur fight before turning pro.
     
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  13. MrFoFody

    MrFoFody Boxing Addict Full Member

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  14. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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  15. Sammy123

    Sammy123 Money Maker Staff Member

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    What kind of question is this? Mexicans do it all the time. Turn pro at 15 or whatever and make it from there.
     
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