cotto16
04-16-2009, 12:49 PM
Everyone wrong end went on to become good fighters past or present?
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View Full Version : Fighters who were expected to be nothing but club fighters and journeyman but proved cotto16 04-16-2009, 12:49 PM Everyone wrong end went on to become good fighters past or present? Cuauhtémoc1502 04-16-2009, 01:26 PM Mickey Ward and Antonio Margarito come to mind. Dempsey 1919 04-16-2009, 01:32 PM Rocky Marciano definitely comes to mind. poet682006 04-16-2009, 01:53 PM Larry Holmes. "Couldn't get it done in the Olympic trials, oh he's just Ali's sparring partner." Poet TheGreatA 04-16-2009, 05:00 PM Mickey Ward and Antonio Margarito come to mind. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DgnDMzFLEIQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DgnDMzFLEIQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> One of the funnier moments in the sport. Kid McCoy 04-16-2009, 05:09 PM Jimmy Young, went 7-4 in his first 11 fights, but went on to beat Foreman and Lyle and, arguably, Ali, Norton and Shavers. mickey malone 04-18-2009, 12:45 AM Steve Robinson... Steak 04-18-2009, 12:56 AM Saoul Mamby Pipino Cuevas Freddie Pendleton Buster Drayton Carmen Basilio are the ones that come to my mind they all started out with rough careers, but became world champions and beat some very good fighters. all VERY good fighters at their best. they all seemed to fall apart toward the end of their careers too, interestingly enough. |