did u know adonis stevenson...

He did turn pro late, for reasons already mentioned and has done exceptionally well. I think the success he has had in the ring is a testament to his fitness levels, to maintain very good reflexes and stamina at 37, that's some hard work right there. He's done a very good job since he turned pro late. He could of managed to achieve even more in the sport had he not been such a vile waste of space in his younger years. yes @ both you two. i dont like how it appears he is ducking kovalev (1 of my top 5 fav active boxers now) but given his age and experience, stevenson is quite impressive. When he was involved with the street gang in the late 90s, he was training at the same time to earn a spot on the Canadian Olympic boxing team. Then when the gang was busted, all of that went up in smoke and he went to prison for a ridiculously short period of time, 4 years but he was out in less than two. But that time was long enough to derail his career for a few years. He was released in 2001 and had a short amateur career, losing twice to Pascal. He turned pro in 2006 and went on a bit of a tear before the daunting Darnell Boone stopped him in two rounds in 2010. He took the loss badly and took a year off after it and came back totally refreshed in 2011 and has been quite active since then, avenging his loss to Boone, knocking him out in 6 in 2013 and fighting three more times in 2013 with devastating results for his opponents. He looked like he could go down as a great LHW. Makes it all the sadder that he ran to Haymon instead of fighting Kovalev when he had the chance. thanks for brief summary of his boxing background.! :boxing::boxing: again, fck off irrelevant racist posters.

holy fck i cant believe how racist some people are lol... and to clarify one last time, im not talking about his damn past! im not talking about his personality! im simply talking about how he turned pro so late and has such little amateur experience.

"Unforgivable" for your ignorant ass maybe but not the criminal system. He paid his debt, he was in prison.WRONG!! He did not pay his debt! Crimes like the ones he did put guys away for 10 years! He got off with a slap on the wrist by comparison. He tormented, physically and emotionally abused women and UNDERAGE GIRLS! And because they changed the age law before he went to court, he got off on lessor crimes. For entertainment, Adonis would make the girls box each other in the nude, if they didn't get a knock out adonis would hit them. The victims were aged from 17 to 25 at the time.

Pimpin' aint easy bruh. That **** takes time.

How would we know? What if he tried and couldnt locate them? What if they dont want his apologies? This entire line of thinking is completely ridiculous. Some made up code as an excuse to hate Stevenson. We dont know anything about his personal life right now, so what gives us the right to make **** up?He took the 5th amendment in court which means he did not say anything and certainly would not have apologized because that goes against his legal stance which was to admit nothing. He has no fuking conscience.

Same, far as we know their hasn't been anything shown conclusive that he did do all those things. How would we know? What if he tried and couldnt locate them? What if they dont want his apologies? This entire line of thinking is completely ridiculous. Some made up code as an excuse to hate Stevenson. We dont know anything about his personal life right now, so what gives us the right to make **** up?

HE NEVER APOLOGIZED TO THE GIRLS HE ABUSED. NEVER!!! Until he does, he does not deserve forgiveness. The prick is a LHW champion of the world and he used underage girls as punching bags, not to mention the other things he did to them. You know just small things, like raping them and forcing them into prostitution. AND HE NEVER APOLOGIZED TO THEM!!!!! Every cent the bastard has earned should go to his victims. I'd like to see some proof of these claims. Same, far as we know their hasn't been anything shown conclusive that he did do all those things.

He's done a very good job since he turned pro late. He could of managed to achieve even more in the sport had he not been such a vile waste of space in his younger years.

http://grantland.com/features/adonis-stevenson-pimp-prison-hbo-showtime-boxing-past/

"Unforgivable" for your ignorant ass maybe but not the criminal system. He paid his debt, he was in prison. What's the meaning of prison if he can't get the chance of clean paper after he was in there. Or you would send to a lifelong prison sentence some muscle man (what Stevenson was)? It takes a great willpower to become a world champion in a professional sport and make millions after a past such that. I think his present is the best proof that he changed. Many of the guys who end up in prison can't get back in the civil life. Be happy that Stevenson made it. Are you the type of person who supports death penalties? Most people don't focus on the positive, they always focus on the negative.

Bunch of white knights in this thread.

Are you trying to tell us that Sergio Martinez was a pimp for underage girls?... Hi hater https://ronerickeysmileymorningshow.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/katt-williams.png?w=420 just clic on me

He did turn pro late, for reasons already mentioned and has done exceptionally well. I think the success he has had in the ring is a testament to his fitness levels, to maintain very good reflexes and stamina at 37, that's some hard work right there.

sergio martinez did something similar just wasnt ignorant like this idiot, but cant blame those who hadnt gone to school. actually you can, public school education is free here. lol Are you trying to tell us that Sergio Martinez was a pimp for underage girls?...

HE NEVER APOLOGIZED TO THE GIRLS HE ABUSED. NEVER!!! Until he does, he does not deserve forgiveness. The prick is a LHW champion of the world and he used underage girls as punching bags, not to mention the other things he did to them. You know just small things, like raping them and forcing them into prostitution. AND HE NEVER APOLOGIZED TO THEM!!!!! Every cent the bastard has earned should go to his victims. I'd like to see some proof of these claims.

Some actions don't warrant a second chance. You must not know much of the human mind. Hi genius http://i.wp.pl/a/f/jpeg/26203/snup5.jpeg just clic on me hater

Shut up you ****in idiot, nobody is "hatin" you immature child. The guy committed unforgivable crimes. This wasn't a dui or a bar fight. You're a pathetic groupie. "Unforgivable" for your ignorant ass maybe but not the criminal system. He paid his debt, he was in prison. What's the meaning of prison if he can't get the chance of clean paper after he was in there. Or you would send to a lifelong prison sentence some muscle man (what Stevenson was)? It takes a great willpower to become a world champion in a professional sport and make millions after a past such that. I think his present is the best proof that he changed. Many of the guys who end up in prison can't get back in the civil life. Be happy that Stevenson made it. Are you the type of person who supports death penalties?

Lots of good boxers are turning pro at a very late age. For the best results a fighter should turn pro in his late teens with lots of amateur fights under his belt. Then when he hits his physical peak at 23 to 27 years old he has plenty of experience.

Adonis is a changed man, tell me what crimes he has committed recently. Albeit I admit what he did in the past is very bad but some of us deserve a second chance and I believe he took that chance correctly. This. A HOF member coach gave him that chance and trained him but NSB judges from their couches know it better as usual.

A black guy who is a criminal... Crazy.. You have a black fighter in your avi, so of course you're not racist.