The Most Resillient Fighter

[cotto16]

A resilient fighter is one who came back from a career ending injury, from the brink of defeat to win, to come back from a devasting loss, from club fighter to champion, to come back from a long retirement and get back to winning ways, to prove every one wrong and do something no else's thinks you can do.
For me Vinny Pazienza, Johnny Nelson, Roberto Duran, Librado Andrade, Ray Leanard, Craig Bodzianowski and Feddie Pendelton all come to mind. Who you got put your reason why you think this fighter is resillient

[rizkybizness]

miguel angel junito cottito, jr

[talip bin osman]

juan manuel marquez in his first fight with manny pacquiao...

rogers mtagwa beating tomas villa by KO in the 10th...

careerwise its pazmanian devil...

[koboy]

Big George Foreman. After a humiliating loss to Ali in 1974 and a boxing tour circus and a stint as a preacher, he recaptures the HW title from Michael Moorer 20 years later and becomes the oldest heavyweight champion ever.

[Benny Leonard]

Willie Pep has to be on this list

[Silencers]

Willie Pep.

[AntonTheMeh]

so, when are you gonna post your daily "fighters who started late thread" ?

[Owlzfan84]

Yea this one has to go to willie pepp.

Also more recent, Miguel Cotto had a pretty serious injury from a car accident. A lot of ppl thought he would have to retire. But he didnt and became one of the best in the sport.

[Walt Liquor]

pep and paz. that broken neck was horrible

[Benny Leonard]

B-Hop wasn't a pro yet but he was stabbed in the back and almost died or something like that.

Same with Rahman before he started as a pro:

Professional career
Rahman grew up in Baltimore, but unlike most championship boxers, got a relatively late start in the sport. He was an enforcer for drug dealers, and in his section of the city he was portrayed as a young Frank Lucas, he's known for surviving several shootings.[1] He nearly died in a car accident (which left him with a permanent scar on his cheek) and once survived a shooting where five bullets entered his body. [2] He took up boxing at age 20 and had just 10 amateur bouts before making his pro debut on December 3, 1994 at age 22. Source: Wiki

James Braddock can get a mention.


Frazier was legally blind in one eye and his "good" eye might not have been that good.
I think Sam Langford was the same with Frazier with basically fighting blind.


How about Kostya Tszyu: he had 3 serious injuries that needed surgery and was counted out many times. Long bouts of inactivity.
At least a mention worthy.