Jst read another thread where someone said Jaidon 'The Chin Checker' LOL Codrington started boxing at 20. Was just wondering if there was any other pro's out there who started late. Ive just started again after 7 years and im 23.

i dont tihnk he started at 20, he went pro at 20, im pretty sure he was an AM when he was younger. i could be wrong, but im pretty sure he didnt start boxing when he was 20. hes 23 now, and he turned pro in 2004, so...... he didnt start boxing at 20 and go pro at 20, that aint happenin!

didnt he win golden gloves some years back? i think u got the wrong info about jaidon...

B-Hop started late

B-Hop started late

actually b-hop boxed on and off since he was 8 years old.

but age is only a number anyway. if u want it bad enough, work ur ass off and get it!

yeh it was someone on here who mentioned codrington but then i remembered hearing his dad made him run thru the projects at 5 in the morn when he was eleven so it was obviously bollocks

Nigel Benn didn't start until he was 17.

actually b-hop boxed on and off since he was 8 years old.

but age is only a number anyway. if u want it bad enough, work ur ass off and get it!

Yeah he boxed on and off but never got serious until his early 20's in prison.

Yeah he boxed on and off but never got serious until his early 20's in prison.

word! kinda like me, minus the prison part...

Marciano started as an amateur at 23. Quite a few heavyweights started late.

Marciano started late

Audley Harrison first put on a pair of gloves when he was 19 (not a great example lol)

Chris Eubank started when he was 16

Nigel Benn started when he was over-18 he started boxing in the army

B-Hop was kinda on and off


Theres loadsa world champs that started late. My advice to you is to just enjoy boxing at amateur level and if you're dedicated and find you have a lot of talent for it then you should take it further.

Nigel Benn could have started when he was 25. He was that naturally talented!

It all depends on the individual and basically the two factors are natural talent and hard work

Marciano started in his 20's but then he just trained harder than everyone else

yeah. jaidon started young. read about him in my everlast catalog =)

'kid chocolate' peter quillen started late i think.
he only had around 10 amature fights b4 turning pro.

rocky marciano and paul williams started at 23! kermit cintron at 19! there are loads! grady brewer turned pro at 28 and had only started at 19 so there are loads!

rocky marciano and paul williams started at 23! kermit cintron at 19! there are loads! grady brewer turned pro at 28 and had only started at 19 so there are loads!

paul williams didnt start at 23. he went pro at 23, he been boxing for years.

im 20 but ive been training in the dynamics of sparring since i was like 10, but the physicallity of it isnt there yet just the know how.
on the contender they say corington has only boxed for 3 years and hes 23.

im 20 but ive been training in the dynamics of sparring since i was like 10, but the physicallity of it isnt there yet just the know how.
on the contender they say corington has only boxed for 3 years and hes 23.

boxed profesionally for 3 years. he was an AM since he was like 12 or 13 or something like that.

yea see i thought they said started boxing all together, but as you said, i think your right that would make sense.

he talked about how his dad would make him get up real early and run as a kid, most likely to train.

Antonio Tarver turned pro at 28.