Premature/early world title shots...

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  1. gasman

    gasman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Name fighters who have been handed a world title shot very early in their career. Did it help or hinder there career in the long-run?

    Should fighters avoid an early title shot and get well-schooled in the sweet science before taking the step up? Or should they take the shot when they get the chance?
     
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  2. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Witters early title shot didn't really do him any favours.
     
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  3. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If you count it as a 'world title' (more like one of the WBA's gimmicks), Ortiz certainly didn't come out of the Maidana fight very well.
     
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  4. Billy-Willins

    Billy-Willins R.I.P Sir Bobby Robson Full Member

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    Sometimes it helps sometimes it backfires badly, an early loss in a career at world title level also depends how they performed if they loose. Worked out a good gamble for Robin Reid against Nardiello. Others arent so fortunate.
     
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  5. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    Vargas won a light middleweight title in his 15th fight, beat some very good opponents and was on the verge of becoming a huge star. Then he ran into Felix Trinidad.
     
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  6. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Shumenov is surely a shout for premature as well. I'm not saying he isn't good enough but 'premature' would describe his title shot after only 9 fights!
     
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  7. mossy141

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    the lad who fought campillo....dont know his name he had very few fights
     
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  8. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Haye got one after 11 fights best thing that happend
    Evander got one early
    Gamboa probably isnt far off
     
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  9. brown bomber

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  10. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  11. kosaros

    kosaros Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  12. GazOC

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  13. FLINT ISLAND

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    How green was Ryan Rhodes when they put him in with that yank?
     
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  14. gasman

    gasman Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How about Leon Spinks he had about 7 fights and then beat Ali to claim the title, however what happened to him after that? Check the losses, why did he lose so many after that?
     
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  15. FULLTHROTTLE

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    Amir Khan
     
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