Examples of successful boxing careers/comebacks that were written off in the beginning? "Rocky, why don't you go home and forget about being a fighter. You'll never make it." - Joe Sarelli (boxing trainer) Rocky Marciano met him after his discharge from military.
Bobby Chacon,it was very tragic tho as his wife told him to not box again,she can't bear his beaten face after fights,plus he was getting old,all that struggle leads to her suicide,which fuelled his spirit on vs Limon IV.
Willie Pep resuming his boxing career after surviving a plane crash. Billy Graham overcoming a heart murmur to have a successful pro career. Eugene Hairston & Mario d'Agata both succeeding as pros despite being deaf. Eugene Criqui becoming a champ w/ a reconstructed jaw. Paul Berlenbach surviving scarlet fever as a child that temporarily left him deaf. Gerrie Coetzee becoming a titlist despite at least a dozen hand surgeries. David Reid becoming a titlist despite his eye impairment. Danny Romero becoming a titlist after surgery & plate insertion around his eye.
Vinny Pazienza winning a belt after the neck injury. Gabriel Ruelas came back to win a belt after a pretty nasty elbow injury suffered against Jeff Franklin.
