examples of fighters who rose quick, & fighters who left it later ?

[Brother Mouzone]

rose quickly :
vargas, got put in with tito to early in his career
reid ,againg faced tito to early
grant, got put in there with lewis to early

rose later:

bhop, was not really recognized by the average fan until he beat tito.
wright, winky did not reach stardom until he beat mosely and tito.
tarver, he was allready a pro for 10 yrs. before he beat jones ..

[JuicyJuice]

Nigel Benn was actually on the dole at the start of 1987,had no money,no job,nothing to his name. He signed up for Frank Warrens Seconds Out series and by the end of 1987 he was driving around London in a Porsche. Benn had too much too soon,he was going to challenge Michael Nunn in 1988,then the following year Nunn made an offer of £ 3million to fight him (it was soon after his Kalambay win). It was all abit crazy. Nigel was a superstar and celebrity after only one year as a pro boxer,when before that he was nothing. Its no wonder he got so complacent (Logan,Watson).

Benn probably had the most meteoric rise of any boxer! He was back living with his parents in 1986 and catching buses everywhere (when he could afford the fares!) but then one year later he had flash cars, flash clothes, flash chicks, nice house, the full load - and mostly just because of his sick natural punching power that caught public imagination (and fights shown on terrestrial ITV at prime times).

[enadeus]

Vargas for sure.

[Moschino045]

Seems more excitin fighters get thrown in early (Tyson, Benn), where the better thinkers take their time (Lennox, Hopkins)

[Pantera2000]

Audley Harrison left it way too late, and I feel Miranda is getting rushed.. and Joe Frazier left it later.

How is Pantera getting rushed? He is 26-0 with 23 KO's coming off a great KO of Howard Eastman. It's funny... 6 months ago people said he has never been tested fighting poor competition. Now he is stepping it up and continuing his dominance. How can you say he is being rushed?

[Rockin']

David Reid was definately rushed. He prevailed in his title fight but soon found he was over his head.

Antonio Tarver is a classic example of taking your time. The guy was a pedigree amatuer and then took his time coming up in the pros.

Rockin'

[JuicyJuice]

Seems more excitin fighters get thrown in early (Tyson, Benn), where the better thinkers take their time (Lennox, Hopkins)

Yeah but the Tyson that fought Spinks takes out Lewis.

And the Benn that fought Barkley takes out Hopkins.

Tyson and Benn too young, too fast, too fresh, too powerful for wily old veterans that Lewis and Hopkins became in their primes of recent years.

[Ruffrican82]

I think Winky did'nt get the respect he deserved ealier in his career..I think he is very underrated

[Mr. Ryan]

Quick:
Oscar De La Hoya
Jeff Lacy
David Reid
Fernando Vargas
Mayweather

Notice that they were all Olympians

Slow:
Margarito
Hopkins
Wright
Juan Manuel Marquez
Aaron Pryor

[Mr. Ryan]

I think Winky did'nt get the respect he deserved ealier in his career..I think he is very underrated

I dunno if Winky Wright deserved the respect earlier as he does now.