Which fighter was matched hardest early in there careers?

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  1. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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  2. he grant

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    Sam Mcvey getting thrown in w Jack Johnson ...
     
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  3. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Saoul Mamby.
     
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  4. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How so? The best guys he faced in his first 25-30 fights were Victor Ortiz and notable journeyman Angel Robinson Garcia.
     
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  5. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Faced Edwin Viruet in his 14th fight, which was a draw.
     
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  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Jim Jeffries would have to be in any discussion about hard matching early in your career.
     
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  7. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Viruet was around the same point in his career, though. Neither man had taken on anything resembling world class opposition by that point.
     
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  8. doug.ie

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  9. burt bienstock

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    Yes Dougie. Not even close.
    Jimmy Britt was was fed to the lions at the beginning of his career.
    At the start of his career in his first 16 bouts, he faced 6 world champions
    Terry McGovern
    Battling Nelson
    Joe Gans
    Young Corbett
    Frank Erne
    Kid Lavigne
    Wow ! His mgr didn't like Britt....
     
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  10. tommy the hat

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    Leon Spinks was thrown in with a faded Ali in only his 8th pro fight and got away with it, and partyed the title away in the rematch in his 9th fight. But in in his 10th fight he was put in with an undefeated Gerrie Coetzee overseas and was blasted out of there in 1 round. In his 15th fight he was thwown in with Larry Holmes and taken out in 3. Although he beat a shot Ali, being thrown in so soon into his career didnt allow Leon to develop properly into a world class professional like he should have.
     
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  11. jaffay

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    Nobody mentiond Joe Jeanette
     
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