Most successful boxer in history before they hit 24 years old?

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  1. crimson

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    Villa
    Tyson
    Sanchez

    in that order for me
     
    crimson, Oct 16, 2010
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  3. MAG1965

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    Tyson or Mancini.
     
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  5. Gonzarelli

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    Villa is extremely overrated. Only notable win as far as I'm concerned is a shot Jimmy Wilde.
     
    Gonzarelli, Oct 16, 2010
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    Name Villa's notable wins!
     
    Gonzarelli, Oct 16, 2010
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    juan baby bull diaz
     
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  8. Swarmer

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    He's quite overrated to be honest. I think of him more as a HoF than an ATG participant. Someone mentioned a shot Wilde as one of his victims. that is one of his claims to fame, along with Frankie Genaro. He basically is the father of pinoy boxing though, in the same way that Fighting Harada is his nations early symbol of the sport.

    Fighting Harada actually was an atg though.
     
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    Salvador Sanchez...an ATG before he was allowed to turn 24.
     
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    - Has to be Jimmy Wilde

    - Named "Flyweight Fighter of the Century" along with Miguel Canto by the Associated Press in 1999.

    http://boxing.about.com/library/weekly/aa123099k.htm

    - Died at young age of 23 yrs old after 80 wins and 5 loses.
     
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    Ask EZE. It is not enough that you have to write Hernandez x 2. You have to specify Carlos and Genaro.

    But the post has Hernandez x 3?
     
    pejevan, Oct 16, 2010
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  12. Duck Dodgers

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    All great choices tbh.
     
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    Jeff Fenech was 19-0 and a legit 3 division champ before he was 24
     
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  14. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    And you are forgetting the true best.
    Joe Louis (35-1) Heavyweight champion, 3 defenses
    Notable wins: Carnera TKO6, Levinsky TKO1, Baer KO4, Uzcudun TKO4, Sharkey KO3, Pastor UD10, Braddock KO8, Farr UD15
    Notable loss: Schmeling KO12
    ... and his 24th birthday was a month before the Schmeling re-match.

    Clearly, the answer is Joe Louis. Ketchel is the obvious 2nd and Tyson 3rd. Pacquiao does not belong with the others listed.
     
    Nonito Smoak, Oct 16, 2010
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  15. pound

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    end the thread.
     
    pound, Oct 16, 2010
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