Transitional bouts

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    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You know when someone mentions an up and coming fighter's 'Doug Jones' moment ? Before they peak,they meet a boxer who extends them,and sometimes they sneak through by the seat of their pants. They become a better fighter in consequence. Here's a few examples.


    Muhammad Ali - Doug Jones
    George Foreman - Gregorio Peralta 1
    Joe Frazier - Oscar Bonavena 1
    Mike Tyson - James Tillis

    Any more that you can think of ?
     
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    Joe Louis - Max Schmelling 1

    To say that this was a baptism of fire for Joe,would be a major understatement. More like a Dante's Inferno !

    Sugar Ray Leonard - Roberto Duran 1
    Thomas Hearns - Sugar Ray Leonard 1
     
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    Obviously I forgot to add that sometimes a first loss can up a fighter's game.
     
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