What is the youngest/oldest age a fighter has turned pro?

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  1. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Not any old fighter that nobody has ever heard of, I mean a relatively well know and / or successful fighter. For example I seem to remember hearing Manuel Medina turned pro very young and Audley Harrison turned pro at a relatively advanced age.
     
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  2. J.R.

    J.R. No Mames Guey Full Member

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    Well in Mexico you're allowed to turn pro at age 15. Guys like Barrera, Margarito, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. have all started out that young.
     
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    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    matt skelton must be a winner.

    never turned pro until he was 35 years old and is the current european heavy champ and has fought for a world title.
     
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  4. unclepaulie

    unclepaulie Run like an antelope! Full Member

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    Nate Campbell and Lawrence Clay-Bey both turned pro relatively late (mid-late 20s I believe)
     
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  5. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    Very good pick, he slipped my mind.
     
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    wilfredo benitez turned pro at 15 and at 17 years old he became champion
     
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    If you ask his fans they'll tell you that Antonio Margarito turned pro at 8 yrs old
     
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  8. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl
     
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    WOW!! That is impressive to say the least! Never knew that!
     
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  10. boricua100%

    boricua100% Boxing Addict Full Member

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    also the mexican jose luis ramirez turned pro at 14 years old
     
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  11. McGrain

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    Les Darcey was 14, I think.
     
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  12. Fat Joe

    Fat Joe Let's have it right Full Member

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    How old was Fraudley exactly?
     
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    :lol:
     
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    Leon Spinks beat ali for his titles in only his 8th pro fight!!!! 13 months after going pro
     
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  15. PaddyD1983

    PaddyD1983 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nice question.

    Wilfredo Benitez I think was youngest ever champion at 17 but not sure how long it took him to win that. But I would assume he either started young or got his shot really early!

    Off the top of my head, Floyd won the SFW within about 2 years I think. Battling Nelson started really early.

    Also found this;

    "The Ring magazine said that Baby Arizmendi was perhaps the youngest person ever to have become a professional boxer; he turned pro at the ripe old age of 13, although some swore he was only seven when he had his first pro fight. (May 1982 issue, p. 14.)"
     
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