I'm gonna go with Bernard Hopkins, his 'amateur' career being boxing in jail.
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Re: What great fighters fought without having an amature career?
I'm gonna go with Bernard Hopkins, his 'amateur' career being boxing in jail.
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Not bad. Never thought of him. I have two others in mind.
“If you want loyalty, buy a dog.” Ricky Hatton
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Give me a clue, as I have got one, are they already in the HoF?
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I can't think of any that didn't have an amateur career, I can think of a couple that had very few amatuer fights, like Margarito & Paul Willaims
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Pachuggers might correct me on this. But I think Manny went straight to pro-boxing from selling stolen cigarrettes.Jim Lampley also keep saying that he was a kickboxer first?
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Originally Posted by Killa From Manila
Pachuggers might correct me on this. But I think Manny went straight to pro-boxing from selling stolen cigarrettes.
What, Lampley was a kickboxer? HHhmmmm.
“If you want loyalty, buy a dog.” Ricky Hatton
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Think "J"
“If you want loyalty, buy a dog.” Ricky Hatton
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James Toney only had 30 odd fights - George Foreman around 18 I think.
Think "J"
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Apologies for going slightly off thread, not a boxing great but Olo Afolabi never boxed as an amature.
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Olo Afolabi is not a bad one at all. But I have three in mind.
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What about Matt Skelton? I heard he only had a few other fights.
What about Audley Harrison, his amateur career is far from stellar
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im not going to say he is a great fighter but rahman never had a amature career and won the hw title. not super impressive be better than i have done
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I know he is not a great boxer but Steve Robinson had a very sucsesfull time in the pros with very little time in the amateur game.
One of my top fighters of all time as I used to watch his fights as a kid.
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