Name fighters whose peak came 10+ years since turning pro

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  1. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's quite rare but here are few names:

    Jercey Joe Walcott
    Archie Moore
    Henry Cooper
    Wladimir Klitschko

    Who else would you name?
     
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  2. LittleRed

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    Bernard Hopkins
    Roberto Duran
    Jack Johnson
    John Jackson
    John Johnson
    Jack Jackson
     
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  3. Big Ukrainian

    Big Ukrainian Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who are the last three? :lol:
     
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  5. cuchulain

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    Lennox Lewis
    BHop
     
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  6. Boxing125

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    Steve Collins
    Carlos Monson
     
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  7. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joey Giardello
    Rodolfo Gonzalez
    Georgie Benton
     
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  8. jowcol

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    OK, forgive me, but Patterson came immediately to mind.
    One could argue that he was a better HW AFTER the two Sonny blowouts, though he, obviously, was mismanaged in his first reign. Most of his 'losses' after Sonny were his OWN undoing.
    Should have run the table twice against Quarry and against Ellis.
    Monzon and Valdez also come to mind though Carlos rose to the top much sooner whereas Rodrigo turned pro in 1962 at the age of 16 and didn't come 'Stateside' until the early 70's. People tend to ignore the protractive wars fighters waged in their younger days.
    Jersey Joe also comes to mind.
    I've missed a few I'm sure.
     
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    Sergio Martinez
     
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  10. Unforgiven

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    I'd say his peak performance was the KO of Johansson in 1960.
    He looked pretty good the first time he won the title too, against Moore in 1956.
     
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  11. Berlenbach

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    Mike Weaver.
     
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  12. Rope-a-Dope

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  13. atberry

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    Steve Collins completed his Eubank and Benn double wins more than 10 years after turning pro..
     
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  15. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A few modern ones

    Johnny Nelson
    Guillermo Jones
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Jose Luis Castillo
    Orlando Salido
    Marcos Maidana is arguable
    Amir Khan is also arguable
    Peter Quillin could be another one to come, he's just gone into his 11th year as a pro
    Israel Vazsquez
     
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