The great succes stories In boxing

[cotto16]

Dwight Muhamed Qawi coming out of jail at 25 and took up boxing, and becoming world champion and one of the most excting fighters of the 80's.
again.

Ron lyle comeing out of jail at 29 to fight ali, foreman, cooney and young

Librado Andrde winning 4 out of 16 fights as a amature then going on to twice fight for a world title, being robbed 2nd tiime round

Journeyman Freddie Pendleton Becoming world champion

Journeyman Jonny Nelson becoming world champion

Nate campbell takeing up boxing at 25 then at age 37 becoming world champion

Anymore?
also we all know the hopkins story
Vinny Pazienza comeing back from a broken neck to become world champion

[MonsieurGeorges]

Edison Miranda had a rough road

[1000 Left Fist]

Manny Pacquiao.

[MaD RoBoT]

From poorest of the poor, selling cigarettes on streets....

to a construction worker in Malabon....

....to P4P King!!

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Kaasim Ouma...just to be ****ing alive

[-Boxzilla-]

baldomir comes to mind as well. selling feather dusters on the street barely scrapping by etc.

[MANGLER]

Tyson had a ****ed up childhood, ended up becomin the baddest man on the planet.

[SpeedOfLight]

I like the Miranda story. Credit to him.

[F l i c k e r]

wow, i cant believe no one mentioned Bernard Hopkins. He found the right direction in prison. he could have went back to th streets of killadelphia but instead resisted temptations of quick dirty money. and dedicated himself to boxing becoming one of the most dominant champs in history.

[-Boxzilla-]

it was mentioned by the thread-starter....