Late Starters

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  1. stevexx28

    stevexx28 Active Member Full Member

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    Who do you guys know that started boxing at a late age? It helps to know people who started old so i dont feel like wasting my time. I heard winky wright started at 16 and kermit at 19, thats pretty old IMO compared to guys like ODLH or RJJ starting at 6 or whatnot.
     
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  2. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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  3. Florida boy

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  4. Dynamite Kid

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  5. Thread Stealer

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  6. Andrey

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    RON LYLE- 28.

    Don't think anyone beats that.

    Also Tony Thompson started late.



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  7. Benjiabc

    Benjiabc The Nottingham Hitman Full Member

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    thought campbell started at 28?
     
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  8. I_Neutral

    I_Neutral P4P Emeritus Full Member

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    Tarver started late.....can't recollect the age....24,5,6ish

    Also b-hop at 27 i think.
     
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  9. Benjiabc

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    not sure when b hop turned pro, but on a documentary leading up to the fight i saw, hopkins said he started boxing at 8
     
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  10. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    Tarver fought Roy Jones as an amateur I think when he was 13 maybe younger.

    Oh and Hopkins turned pro at 23.
     
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  11. Thread Stealer

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    Both Hopkins and Tarver boxed as kids. They got caught up in trouble in their teen years, with Tarver doing crack and Hopkins going in and out of jail.

    Tarver said he started boxing again when he was Roy in the Olympics in 1988, and had a great amateur career before turning pro after the 1996 Olympics.

    Hopkins went back to the sport when he went to prison. I don't know if he had any amateur fights after prison, but his record is listed at 95-4.
     
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  12. freelaw

    freelaw Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Charlie Zelenoff - 19 or 20 I guess. I may be wrong though..
     
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  13. CJLightweight

    CJLightweight Lightweight Kingpin Full Member

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    tarver, the guy is like nearing 40 now and only got a few pro fights for his age.

    Gamboa:deal i think he's 26 right now..too much amateur days
     
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  14. Dojo

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  15. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's the name I've just wanted to post! :happy
     
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