What great fighters fought without having an amature career?

No, not Marciano. He did have an amature career, though a strange one.

I'm gonna go with Bernard Hopkins, his 'amateur' career being boxing in jail.

Not bad. Never thought of him. I have two others in mind.

Give me a clue, as I have got one, are they already in the HoF?

Chavez Jr. " April Fools " !!!!

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

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?

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

I'm gonna go with Bernard Hopkins, his 'amateur' career being boxing in jail.

I've heard that he had a few amateur fights either right after jail or right before going in.

Tim Witherspoon

The baddest man in boxing right now ... Easily ... Nate Campbell!!!

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Give me a clue, as I have got one, are they already in the HoF?

Think "J"

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. Jim Lampley also keep saying that he was a kickboxer first?

What, Lampley was a kickboxer? HHhmmmm.

Originally Posted by holmcall

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. Jim Lampley also keep saying that he was a kickboxer first?

What, Lampley was a kickboxer? HHhmmmm.

Lol! Lampley was referring Pac.

Originally Posted by holmcall

Originally Posted by JazMerkin

Give me a clue, as I have got one, are they already in the HoF?

Think "J"

James Toney only had 30 odd fights - George Foreman around 18 I think.

Apologies for going slightly off thread, not a boxing great but Olo Afolabi never boxed as an amature.