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Boxing prodigies. How old were these boxers when they won their first world title?
Wilfred Benitez. 17 yrs 3-6-1976
Terry McGovern. 19 yrs ?-?-1900
Pipino Cuevas. 18 yrs 7-?-1977
Tony Canzoneri. 19 yrs 10-?-1927
Netrnoi Vorasingh 19yrs 5-?-1978
Mike Tyson. 20 yrs 11-?-1986
Ben Villaflor. 19 yrs 4-?-1972
Mando Ramos. 20 yrs 2-?-1969
Hiroki Ioka. 19 yrs 10-?-1987
Floyd Patterson. 21 yrs ?-?-1956
The only one I know offhand is Tyson at 20. The rest i would need to Google haha.
I want to say Benitez won his at 17.
Correct and hard to believe! Most of us were still trying to avoid any type of commitment at that age.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker
I think my biggest concern at that age was when they were going to release the new Grand Theft Auto game
Patterson was 21. Other than what has already been answered I haven't got a clue with the rest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDNM-V6v15M
Lionel Rose was just 19 when he defeated the great Fighting Harada in Tokyo in 1968.
No mean feat considering Harada was the only man to ever beat the great Eder Jofre
Check out the question again.Quote:
Originally Posted by bzkfn