Which recent fighter had the best debut opponent?

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  1. colinthfc

    colinthfc Guest

    Mike Middleton summed up Audley's career. Fury's first opponent was a complete joke, but his next opponents made up for it. Degale's first opponent was durable, but made him look bad.

    Therefore who do you think had the best debut opponent?
     
    colinthfc, Jun 30, 2009
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  2. zulander

    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How recent are we going?
    David Haye?
    1st fight Toney Booth
     
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  3. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Riddick Bowe first opponent Lionel Butler.
     
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  4. nulty

    nulty Guest

    Is that the bloke who folded against LL?
     
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  5. Lewisbell

    Lewisbell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Maskaev had some guy who was 21(15)-0
     
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  6. nulty

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    I think Ali showed balls with his choice of first opponent. A black man in the american south fighting the neighbouring towns chief of police.
     
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  7. superfly98

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    Wow thats tough especially in the time were talking
     
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  8. Lewisbell

    Lewisbell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Some poor sod got a prime Floyd Patterson as a debut, however he did knock him down
     
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  9. fenian 67

    fenian 67 Active Member Full Member

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    pete rademaker or something.fighting for the heavyweight title on his debut.and people complain about fighters being fast tracked to title shots nowadays :rofl
     
    fenian 67, Jul 2, 2009
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  10. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  11. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    I think hes his own promoter :lol:
     
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  12. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    That shows his debut opponent, Walter Edwards, as also making his debut and then losing three of his subsequent four fights?! :?
     
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  13. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Look past that, mate. I saw everyone struggling to name an actual tough debut so I thought this guy reflected a good start of a career. Stop picking at straws. Just look at the amount of fights it took him to go 12 rounds!
     
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  14. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    I've been following Shumenov's career with interest, just not really a relevant choice for the actual subject of the thread!
     
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  15. Losfer_Words

    Losfer_Words Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've already conceded that but, as I've also said, I thought his was a very good example of a brilliant start to a career.:good
     
    Losfer_Words, Jul 3, 2009
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