Best fighters who started boxing late.

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  1. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sixteen strikes me as a good age to define as "late", but anything around that age can qualify. All eras, all weight classes.

    Go.
     
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  2. hmm

    hmm damn chairs Full Member

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    hmm says...
    shiet... I can barely think of any that started at 16 and were good..
     
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  3. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :rofl

    I know. We need our historians on this one.

    Recently, there's Nate Campbell.
     
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  4. djm

    djm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The prison guys start late. Clifford Etienne took up the sport in prison (I think), same with Ron Lyle. Getting started in their 20's.
     
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  5. djm

    djm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hopkins started in prison, too, I think. I don't think he boxed as a kid.
     
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  6. Detroit

    Detroit Get Money Full Member

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    Ronald Hearns:D
     
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  7. jgorst05

    jgorst05 Active Member Full Member

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    hopkins as the obvious answer. Matt skelton from uk started at 37 and managed to get a title shot at hw
     
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  8. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    hopkins started pretty old. Nate Campbell as well. Cintron started at 19 but hes a little ***** so he doesnt count.
     
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  9. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    :rofl
     
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  10. hmm

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    hmm says ^^:rofl.
     
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  11. hmm

    hmm damn chairs Full Member

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    hmm says... Chavez Jr.'s first fight at 18 but he's not great.....
    Rocky Marciano's first amatuer fight was at age 23..... that's if I'm correct
     
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  12. BlueApollo

    BlueApollo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :rofl
     
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  13. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Dwight (Braxton) Muhammad Qawi- did not start boxing untill he was in rahway prision in NJ, and turned pro upon his release.
     
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  14. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    Eh... Nate Campbell, Kermit Cintron, Sergio Martinez... I can't think right now...
     
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  15. hmm

    hmm damn chairs Full Member

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    hmm says... Hasim Rahman at 20 I think
    Paul Williams was 18


    damn i'm really thinking for this
     
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