Are there any good fighters with NO Amateur background?

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  1. irishny

    irishny Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Anthony Mundine fought 4 amateur fights when he was 17,went away and became a professional rugby league player and then went pro in boxing at 25!

    So basically he had no amateur career
     
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  2. lv lurker

    lv lurker fly on the wall Full Member

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    Qawi, no amateur career whatsoever.
     
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  3. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    The best fighter of all time with no amatuer background is GENERO HERNANDEZ. 1-2 as an amatuer.
     
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  4. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Never heard that before
     
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  5. boricua100%

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    Wilfredo Vazquer Jr. is going up now at 122 and has no amateur backround
     
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  6. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    JCC maybe
     
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  7. paloalto00

    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah 99 fights, 95-4
     
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  8. boxeo#1

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    Interesting! Thanks for that.
     
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  9. boxeo#1

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    ;)
    My bad.
     
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  10. paloalto00

    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's still impressive since usually who are that accomplished in the amateurs start as children
     
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  11. TonyD407

    TonyD407 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    cintron was a wrestler in wwf before he was a boxer

    ......i think he was doink the clown :yep
     
    TonyD407, Dec 8, 2009
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  12. MAG1965

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    Duran and Benitez did not have great amatuer experiences. Hearns and Leonard did, and they are all in the same class. It is hard to find a boxer who uses the ring and moves around great who did not have an amatuer background. Which shows you how great Benitez was.
     
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  13. No10Point

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    Lots -( not reading entire thread)
    How about Sergio Martinez?
     
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  14. Atritionist

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    That's what is was about to post, Martinez started boxing at the age of 19, i think that's what I heard the HBO commentators say. before that he was playing soccer.
     
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  15. Ashstrodamus

    Ashstrodamus Rodney Dangerfield of ESB Full Member

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    What about Michael Grant? I thought he had little or no ammy background.
     
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