Who had the worst start has a pro boxer but won a LEGIT Championship??

[armyash]

JMM got DQ'd on his debut

[armyash]

Henry Armstrong too but back then it was acceptable to be human and suffer a few defeats.

[p4pking]

Freddie Pendleton was the best one I could think of, good call ICB. He didn't just get off to a poor start then find his winning ways, he lost a lot of fights all the way through but had a lot of tools. Bit like an Emmanuel Augustus I'd say, only clearly better and was consistently very good during his peak, win or lose. Had some fun fights to watch. I don't know offhand how many fights Baldomir lost before he upset Judah, but he's about as unlikely a champion as you can find; although really he just cashed in on Judah being a basketcase and wasn't very good.

[ICB]

Freddie Pendleton was the best one I could think of, good call ICB. He didn't just get off to a poor start then find his winning ways, he lost a lot of fights all the way through but had a lot of tools. Bit like an Emmanuel Augustus I'd say, only clearly better and was consistently very good during his peak, win or lose. Had some fun fights to watch. I don't know offhand how many fights Baldomir lost before he upset Judah, but he's about as unlikely a champion as you can find; although really he just cashed in on Judah being a basketcase and wasn't very good.

Yea Freddie Pendleton was very good in his prime, he reminded me of Junior Jones style wise. His performances against Ruelas, Lopez, Whitaker, Mayweather, Randall, Bramble, Paez, Trice, showed he was world class.

He has got to have one of the most misleading record's of all time, because at first glance his record suggests he's just a journeyman. When infact he's former world champion who beat alot former world champions in there prime.

[Hulk]

Mayorga lost his pro debut. Then went on to lose against practically every big name he fought

[THE THIRD MAN]

Carlos Monzon was 16-3 with 1 no contest after his first 20 fights within 18 months of his debut. Probably all against Argentinian cab drivers, not the auspicious debut to pro boxing that would see him regarded as arguably the greatest Middleweight of all time? He never lost again in the next 13 years and 67 fights.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Recently, Orlando Salido.. This man earned his the hard way.. like those old school fighters from the
40s...

This dude turned pro at the age of 15 without an amatuer background.. If that wasn't enough, his promoter matched him tough from the get go and nothing was handed to him like so many of these fighters today.. He had to learn on the job which explains all those losses early in his career.. 8 of his losses came in between the ages of 15-21 and it's more than understandable why..

That's why Juanma fucked up.. Guys like Orlando Salido are dangerous because they actually learned how to fight under harsh circumstances.. Salido is a hard ass fighter and if Juanma doesn't fix his trigger happy ways, he's going to get KTFO again..

Salido is such a feel good story.. They need to make a movie about him and not no freakin Mickey Ward... wtf.