Champs who took up boxing late

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  1. alspacka

    alspacka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Most top fighters grew up around boxing from a very young age. I wanna know some exceptions, who first laced their gloves in their late teens or even 20s and learned on the job, along the lines of Wilder and Maravilla.
     
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  2. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    Dwight Muhammad Qawi was 25 when he made his professiional debut. Qawi had zero amateur experience, before capturing the WBC Light heavyweight title and moving on to capture the WBA Cruiserweight title....!!!


    Qawi was enshrined in the IBHOF in 2004
     
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  3. Staminakills

    Staminakills Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wilder started boxing at 19, he never even trained prior to that. It's obvious he's immensely talented albeit raw as fack.

    Cintron also took it up after a wrestling career at 19 or 20/21. Could tell he didn't have any real boxing talent outside he was heavy handed when sitting down.

    But stayed a novice really
     
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  4. alspacka

    alspacka Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good example thanks. This is the thing, when I notice someone's pro debut was late, I usually assume they had an amateur career.

    Others, I got Vasquez jr, and Bhop obviously.
     
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  5. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Rocky Marciano.
     
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  6. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    George Foreman had fighting less than 2 years when went to thw Olympics.
     
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  7. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Bronco McKart?:think
     
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  8. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    McKart was the one that took up boxing to correct his pigeon toe feet, went like 30-5 as an amateur, went pro at 21, only to make money to buy a car, realized he was good enough to compete with the big guys in the light middleweight division...!!!
     
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  9. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Sergio Martinez
     
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  10. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    So he was a late bloomer... I remember the winky-bronco fights on KO Nation..:deal
     
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  11. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    Adonis Creed
     
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  12. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    James Smith, he was 28 when he turned pro.
     
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  13. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  14. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Lucas Browne was nearly 30
     
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  15. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    tarver turned pro at 29 but boxed when he was a little kid
     
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