Name me some fighters who turned pro with out the big mangers and promoters

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  1. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    and had to come up the hard way, but still went on to have good careers?
     
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    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Pac.
     
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  3. dubztep

    dubztep The Original Dub Full Member

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    audley harrison :lol:
     
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  4. dubztep

    dubztep The Original Dub Full Member

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    not really, i give him enough respect for fighting out of the se asia circuit, bt once he came to us he was all about top rank
     
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  5. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    They werent his promoters when he fought MAB.
     
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    brood3 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Paul Williams, Vernon Forrest, and Arturo Gatti. Thats all I got.
     
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    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    no he wasnt, he didnt sign with TR until after the 3rd Morales rematch.

    Even when Pac won the flyweight title, none of the big promoters wanted any part of him.
     
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    Gaz S Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bernard Hopkins
     
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  9. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yeah i agree hopkins come up the hard way
     
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  10. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    By the ime he signed with Top rank he was already a HOF who was a 3 weight division champ. He wasnt nurtured to a title, yet alone 3 championships, 2 lineal.
     
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    was leonard a free agent?
     
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  12. klion22

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    Winky Wright. That guy fought all over Europe.
     
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    how about carlos baldomir or ricardo mayorga????
     
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    Roy Jones JR
     
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    koki_kameda Koki Kameda Full Member

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    Koki Kameda
     
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