Name a fighter that was knocked out before he made it big ???

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  1. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    Rocky Balboa
     
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  2. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    tyson fury, wlad, mike weaver, wilder. i'm sure many more.
     
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  3. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes, many, many more!

    If we go back to the "good old days" where 100+ fight careers were the norm, rather than the exception, boxers were (obviously) a lot more active… and, as a consequence, suffered more defeats than today.

    Throughout history, there have probably been at least a couple of hundred future champions, who suffered inside-the-distance defeats BEFORE capturing a world crown.

    Looking only at future world champions, who were stopped in their FIRST pro fight, we can add (to those already mentioned):

    Edgar Cardenas
    Freddy Castillo
    Miguel Canto
    Tae-Shik Kim
    Jose Luis Bueno
    Felix Machado
    Daniel Jimenez
    Benny Leonard
    Willie Ritchie
    Bruno Arcari
    Pipino Cuevas
    Tommy Freeman
    Sebastian Sylvester
    Johnny Wilson
    Michael Bentt
    Manny Melchor
    Sho Kimura
     
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  4. kevinreid001

    kevinreid001 Punchdrunk101 Full Member

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    Mate exact same but I put a pound in Prescott each round for round 1 to 5 at 100-1 each round. Was goin crazy as soon seen the first jab connect. Was a nice 101 pound back lol but Was gutted didn’t put more on each round but had never heard Prescott at time And like bet underdog just for value
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Adonis Stevenson? Was he big when he was KO'ed?
     
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  6. Sphillips

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    Tyson Fury?

    Wilder?
     
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  7. Hanz Cholo

    Hanz Cholo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was Big, but there are levels to BIG
    had he KO’d Trinidad he would have surpassed Oscar Big!!
     
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  8. MorvidusStyle

    MorvidusStyle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The most epic one was Joshua getting KO'd by Pricey.
    I don't care if it was just sparring, the sparring was real enough to KO Joshua.
     
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  9. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Jack Dempsey
     
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  10. jquest

    jquest Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Zolani Tete, Lucien Bute (I consider him only really making it big after the Andrade fights), Dillian Whyte, Danny Jacobs, Marco Huck
     
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  11. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    I always say the same name, Henry Armstrong.

    One of the best boxers ever born, was knocked out in his first fight. Later on, he was the champion of the world in three weights at the same time, when there were only 8 weights, at-the-same-time. Something completely amazing.
     
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  12. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's amazing. Smaller gloves too.
     
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  13. drenlou

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    Marco Antonio Barrera. Koed by Junior Jones
     
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  14. Kingmaffe

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    Shannon Briggs was ko’ed by Darrol “Doin’ Damage” Wilson (awesome alias) in three rounds.
     
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  15. Vince Voltage

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    Ken Norton
     
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