Fighters who lost their debut but became elite afterwards

**Shadows** · 03-20-2010, 08:50 PM

Alexis Arguello was stopped in his first fight.

**HitmanHattonAY** · 03-20-2010, 08:52 PM

Originally posted by BoxerDood

Do you guys know of any? The only one I can think of is Bernard Hopkins.

i cant think of any

**amaank** · 03-20-2010, 08:53 PM

Juan Manuel Marquez

**hanzoh74** · 03-20-2010, 08:57 PM

Nonito donaire lost his 1st bout then quit, after a while of pondering returned as a better boxer

**BoxerDood** · 03-20-2010, 09:00 PM

Originally posted by hanzoh74

Nonito donaire lost his 1st bout then quit, after a while of pondering returned as a better boxer

I believe that was his second fight. Although I could be wrong.

**Ivansmamma** · 03-20-2010, 09:03 PM

Give Charlie Z some time......

**Thread Stealer** · 03-20-2010, 09:07 PM

Henry Armstrong
The Marquez brothers

**djtmal** · 03-20-2010, 09:08 PM

Originally posted by BoxerDood

Do you guys know of any? The only one I can think of is Bernard Hopkins.

only reason hopkins became elite is because he scaled down two divisions from lightheavy....

**Ivansmamma** · 03-20-2010, 09:09 PM

Originally posted by djtmal

only reason hopkins became elite is because he scaled down two divisions from lightheavy....

Yeah but he could do it so why not do it.

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