Fighters that improved AFTER a ko loss?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Nigel Benn after getting schooled by Watson, came back to win the wbo middle weight belt, lost to eubank then came back again to defeat mauro galavano for the wbc super middle weight.
     
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    Terrible Terry norris another one. Ko'd by Julian Jackson then made a great comeback as a 3 time light middle champion.
     
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    Roldan too.
     
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    Slipped my mind that one John. That long since I v e seen that fight. Was hearns down or rocked badly in it?
     
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    Jimmy Young after the first fight with Shavers.
    Azumah Nelson after the Salvador Sanchez fight.
     
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    Eusebio Pedroza had a few knockout losses on his record prior to winning a title. Who'd have thought he'd have gone on to make so many defences - and shown great durability - when he got knocked out in 3 of his first 17 fights?
     
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    He was rocked badly. Have a watch of it Ferg. It's a brilliant fight. Tommy at his best and worst.
     
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    I'll catch it edd. Can't beat a good hearns fight for drama.!
     
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    That's what you call character.. Having the determination to keep coming back.
     
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    Eusebio Pedroza after the early ko loss to Zamora.
     
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    But what punchers that were prime did he face?

    Great matchmaking more than anything Ruiz improved upon was the main ingredient.
     
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    I'm sure Manny Pacquiao was KOed twice relatively early in his career when he was still a light flyweight/flyweight. It was probably unthinkable back then that the then puny looking Pac man would go on to have such a stellar ATG career.
     
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    Klitschko and Lewis before him. Both remodelled by Steward.
     
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    Rahman
     
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    Guglielmo "Giacomo" Dempsey
     
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