Name me examples of prospects/young fighters who stepped up too soon

[uppercut510]

Against Julian Jackson?

I just looked, ur right hed already lost twice that's not a good example or the best example

[-DSG-]

you could also say Anthony Joshua when he took on Klitschko in only his 19th fight and even Eddie Hearn said it was soon for AJ but fortunately for Eddie, AJ stepped up and passed the test.

It was a 41 year old klitschko I think the timing was perfect.

[The Comic DON]

Davey Moore vs. Roberto Duran

David Reid vs. Felix Trinidad

You consider Moore fighting Duran being a step up to soon? i It would seem to me to be good matchmaking as Duran looked to be on the downside and Moore had already beaten a couple of champions and was a champion himself.

Plus he was much bigger.

[JayID]

Marvis Frazier vs Larry holmes.

I believe Marvis was 14-0 at the time? While Holmes was 44-0?. Just from memory though i could be way off.

[GhostofDempsey]

You consider Moore fighting Duran being a step up to soon? i It would seem to me to be good matchmaking as Duran looked to be on the downside and Moore had already beaten a couple of champions and was a champion himself.

Plus he was much bigger.

Moore had about 12 pro fights at the time he fought Duran. That was a big step up from anyone he had fought prior. Duran had just destroyed Cuevas in his previous fight and went on to fight Hagler for 15 rounds (with a broken right hand for the last ten rounds) after the Moore fight.

[iamboxing]

my picks.
Canelo stepping up to Mayweather
Julian Williams stepping up to Charlo

Canelo gets beat by Mayweather at any stage in his career. In my opinion.

[Jsmooth9876]

Connor McGregor obviously

[asgarth]

Loma was 25 and had tons of amateur experience. If he had fought Salido a year or two after turning pro at 18 then thats a different story. Loma gets too much credit for what he's done but people forget to look at his age.

tony yoka is 25. Olymic gold and gold in the world amateur championship.
Should he fight against povetkin or ortiz in his third fight?

amateur boxing and pro boxing is a very different game. You need to get accustomed to the changed pace, the longer rounds and the scoring.

Its the same the other way around. Last olympic games weve seen decent, but not elite pro boxers trying their luck at olympic games.
They failed.

[DuckAdonis]

Loma was 25 and had tons of amateur experience. If he had fought Salido a year or two after turning pro at 18 then thats a different story. Loma gets too much credit for what he's done but people forget to look at his age.

He was too inexperienced in the pro's. If Loma would fight Salido now would you still pick Salido to win ?

[HandSpeed303]

In topics like this ( regardless of recorded at the time) Joe Lipsey vs Bernard Hopkins always comes to mind....

Lipsey had yet to fight a fight the caliber of Bhop, and was KO (badley) and never fought again. Joe Lipsey was a very good boxer puncher, wasn't ready for that step up though. Most called it before the fight, just didn't expect that brutal ending.