GREAT fighters with limited amateur experience

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  1. kraLL

    kraLL Member Full Member

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    I would like to know which great fighters had little or no amateur experience ? Also does anyone know Marcianos amateur record ?
    Thanks.
     
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    Dwight Qawi
    Salvador Sanchez
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Roberto Duran

    I've read different figures on Rocky Marciano's amateur record. 8-4, 9-4.
     
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  3. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i think hopkins never had many fights
     
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    He had a lot as a kid, but I think when he got out of prison he went straight to the pros without going back to amateur fighting.
     
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    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Eubank(s) had **** all.

    Hopkins had quite a few didnt he?...like 80 or 90.
     
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  6. My2Sense

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    Harold Johnson and Joey Giardello had little or none.
     
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    Despite winning the gold medal in Mexico City, George Foreman only had around 25 amateur fights.
     
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    manny pacquiao, mike tyson
     
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  9. JOSEY WALES

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    Marciano fought as an amature in the army during WW2 and drew with Doctor Jack Mathews over 4 rounds . Dr Jack told me over a pint once .
     
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    McCall had almost no amateur career. Can't fault what the man's accomplished.

    Jimmy Young.
     
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    Mike tyson had alot of 'unofficial' ameatur bouts :yep
     
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  12. GPater11093

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    most of the mexicans never had amatuer fights
     
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  13. cotto20

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    Pipno cuevas and ramirez had no amature boxing experience, also sandy saddler didnt have much, and joey giardello had none at all
     
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    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Is it something in the water in mexican they always have cast iron chins, big hearts and always go out on there sheild, the true mexican boxers that is!
     
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    hhascup Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rocky was 8-4

    1. April 15, 1946 Henry Lester L-DQ3
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    (AAU Championship Tournament Portland, Oregon August, 1946)

    2. August 23, Frederic L. Ross KO 1
    3. August 23, Richard Jarvis KO 1
    4. August 23, Joe DeAngelis L 3

    1947
    (Massachusetts State Amateur Heavyweight Championship, Boston, January, 1947)

    5. January 17, Jim Connolly KO1
    6. Jan 17, Bob Girard L3

    1948
    (Massachusetts/Rhode Island Golden Gloves Tournament Lowell, Massachusetts January 1948)

    7. Jan 26, Joe Sidlaskis KO1
    8. Charlie Mortimer KO 3
    (Rocky wins Ma-RI Golden Gloves Tournament)

    (New England Tournament of Champions, Feb 1948)

    9. George McInnis TKO1
    (Rocky wins New England Tournament of Champions)

    (Golden Gloves All-East Coast Championships New York, New York March 1948)

    10. March 1, Coley Wallace L 3

    (AAU Olympic tryouts in Boston, 1948, March)
    11. Fred Fischera KO
    12. George McGinnis W 3
    (Rocky wins AAU Heavyweight Championship)
     
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