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  • titanium
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    #21
    Add Tim Witherspoon.

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    • NChristo
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      #22
      Originally posted by frankenfrank
      Sam Langford ?
      Langford had a somewhat good amateur career from what was recorded of it, he won Featherweight championship in Boston when he was 15 y/o.

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      • Sam Donald
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        #23
        Originally posted by FM3O
        Really?? I would think alot is at LEAST over 60. Having 25 or 30 is NOTHING.
        Depends on what you think.

        I see 25/30 a good experience to jump to pro level

        60 fights is reasonable i guess

        depends on different fighters really.

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          #24
          Pinklon Thomas.
          Mitch Green, though he had 71 fights and 4 NY Golden Gloves, never won a national title.

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            #25
            Originally posted by GAME2010
            I think teddy atlas said on fnr4 tyson has 56 amateur fights?? i think it was 56

            a lot is over 25, well thats what i would class it
            oh that is might be right i'm not sure how many he had I thought 30-40 but george is a good example

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              #26
              I thin Hearns' 150+ was a little much. Hagler had around 50 fights if i'm correct.

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              • any craic lad?
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                #27
                Margarito had something like 15.Andrade is crazy he lost like 15 out 18

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                • Sam Donald
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                  #28
                  whose andrade?

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                  • Joey Giardello
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                    #29
                    Originally posted by GAME2010
                    whose andrade?
                    Librado Andrade he is a supermiddleweight who has boxed for a world title 2 times, he was robbed the first time against lucian bute, He had 15 amateur fights and only won 4 of them

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                    • Joey Giardello
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                      #30
                      Joey giardello had no amateur fights and he went on to become a world champion.

                      Rocky Marciano had 12 amateur fights and won 8.

                      Earnie shavers had 22 amateur fights.

                      Cruiserweight contender ola afolbei had no amateur fights.

                      Former Lightheavyweight champion Prince charles williams had
                      very few amateur fights

                      wbo cruiserweight champion marco huck had no amateur fights.

                      Larry Holmes had 22 amateur fights winning 18.

                      Mathew Saad Muhammed didnt have many amateur fights

                      Irish Middleweight contender Bobby Cassidy had no amateur fights
                      Last edited by Joey Giardello; 05-23-2011, 02:29 PM.

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